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VIOLATION:

18 USC S 1343

INDICTMENT
THE GRAND JURY CHARGES:
At all times material to this Indictment:

1.

From on or about January 2014,to on or about December, 2015, JONATHAN

JERNIGAN was a financial specialist for the Children's Medical Group in Mobile, Alabama
responsible for managing accounts payable and receivable and maintaining various financial
records. JONATHAN JERNIGAN devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to
defraud Children's Medical Group by obtaining money from Children's Medical Group's
corporate purchasing card (PNC Bank Visa Signature Business Option credit card with number
ending in2414) "PNC credit card," by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations
and promises, well knowing atthe time that the pretenses, representations and promises were and

would be false when made, did cause to be transmitted in interstate commerce certain signs
signals and sounds by means of wire communication, via the internet.

2.

JONATHAN JERNIGAN in furtherance of the execution of the above described

scheme and attempting to do so, used his company PNC credit/debit card for personal use either
as a separate purchase or comingled

with acceptable purchases causing a loss to Children's
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Medical Group of approximately $L67,737.

COUNT ONE
The Grand Jury realleges and incorporates numbered paragraphs 1-2 of this Indictment as

if fully

set forth herein.

From on or about January 2014, to on or about December, 2015, in the Southern District
of Alabama, Southern Division, the defendant,

JONATHAN JERNIGAN
having devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud and in furtherance

of

executing the above described scheme and attempting to do so, knowingly caused to be
transmitted by wire interstate commerce, via the internet from Alabama to Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, a uedit card purchase on Children's Medical Group credit card, wherein on or
about September 19,2015, JONATHAN JERNIGAN purchased services in the amount

of

$8794.03 from Diamond's Men's Club in Mobile, Alabama,thereby causing a loss to Children's

Medical Group.
In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.

COUNT TWO
The Grand Jury realleges and incorporates numbered paragraphs 1-2 of this Indictment as

if fully

set forth herein.

From on or about January 2014, to on or about December, 2015, in the Southern District
of Alabama, Southern Division, the defendant,

JONATHAN JERNIGAN
having devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud and in furtherance of
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executing the above described scheme and attempting to do so, knowingly cause to be
transmitted by wire interstate commerce via the internet from Alabama to Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania a credit card purchase on Children's Medical Group credit card, wherein on or
about November 77,2075, JONATHAN JERNIGAN purchased services in the amount

of

$604.99 from Walmart in Mobile, Alabama, thereby causing a loss to Children's Medical Group.

In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.

COUNT TTIREE
The Grand Jury realleges and incorporates numbered paragraphs 1-2 of this Indictment as

if fully

set forth herein.

From on or about January 2014, to on or about December, 2015, in the Southern District
of Alabama, Southern Division, the defendant,

JONATHAN JERNIGAN
having devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud and in furtherance of
executing the above described scheme and attempting to do so, knowingly cause to be
transmitted by wire interstate commerce via the internet from Alabama to Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania a credit card purchase on Children's Medical Group credit card wherein on or
about November 29,2015, JONATHAN JERNIGAN purchased services in the amount

of

$7,570.00 from Diamond's Men's Club in Mobile, Alabama, thereby causing a loss to Children's

Medical Group.
In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.

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COUNT FOUR
The Grand Jury realleges and incorporates numbered paragraphs 1-2 of this Indictment as

if fully

set forth herein.

From on or about January 2014, to on or about December, 2015, in the Southem District
of Alabama, Southem Division, the defendant,

JONATHAN JERNIGAN
having devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud and in furtherance of
executing the above described scheme and attempting to do so, knowingly cause to be
transmitted by wire interstate commerce via the internet from Alabama to Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania a credit card purchase on Children's Medical Group credit card wherein on or
about November 29,2015, JONATHAN JERNIGAN purchased services in the amount

of

$3,340.00 from Diamond's Men's Club in Mobile, Alabama, thereby causing a loss to Children's

Medical Group.

In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.

COUNT FIVE
The Grand Jury realleges and incorporates numbered paragraphs 1-2 of this Indictment as

if fully

set forth herein.

From on or about January 2014, to on or about December, 2015, in the Southern District
of Alabama, Southern Division, the defendant,

JONATHAN JERNIGAN
having devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud and in furtherance of

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executing the above described scheme and attempting to do so, knowingly cause to be
transmitted by wire interstate commerce via the internet from Alabama to Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania a credit card purchase on Children's Medical Group credit card wherein on or
about November 29,2015, JONATHAN JERNIGAN purchased services in the amount

of

$1,820.00 from Diamond's Men's Club in Mobile, Alabama, thereby causing a loss to Children's

Medical Group.
In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.

F'ORF'EITURE NOTICE
The Grand Jury realleges and incorporates numbered paragraphs 1-2 of this Indictment
as

if fully

set forth herein for the purpose

of alleging forfeitures pursuant to Title

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United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(C) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2a6t@).
Upon conviction of the offenses set forth in Counts 1-5 of this Indictment, the defendant,

JONATHAN JERNIGAN
shall forfeit to the United States of America, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code,

981(aXlXC) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), any property, real or personal,
that constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the offense.

If any of the property described above, as a result of any act or omission of the defendant:

a.

cannot be located uponthe exercise ofdue diligence;

b"

has been transferred or sold to, or deposited

c.

has been placed beyond the

d.

has been substantially diminished in value; or

e.

has been commingled

with,

a

third party;

jurisdiction of the court;

with other property which cannot be divided
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without difficulty,
the United States of America shall be entitled to forfeiture of substitute property pursuant to

Title

21, United States Code, Section 853@), as incorporated by Title 28, United States Code, Section
2461(c).

All pursuant to Title

18, United States Code, Section

981(a)(l)(C) and Title 28, United

States Code, Section 2461(c).

A TRUE BILL

FOREMAN, UNITED STATES GRAND JURY
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
KENYEN R. BROWN
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
By:

PHER
BAUGH
ted States Attorney

VICKI M. DAVIS
Assistant U. S. Attorney
Chief, Criminal Division

DECEMBER 2016

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PENALTY PAGE
STYLE OF'CASE:

UNITED STATES v. JONATHAN JERNIGAN

DEF'ENDANT:

JONATHAN JERNIGAN

USAO NO:

16R00287

AUSA:

Christopher H. Baugh

CODE VIOLATION:
COUNTS 1 - 5:

18 USC 1343,

Wire Fraud

PENALTY:
COUNTS 1 .5:

20yrs/$250,000/3yrs SRT/$100 SA

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