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Kimberly D. Bose,
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Federal Communications Commission.
Jeffrey J. Gee,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division,
Enforcement Bureau.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[DA 15–1130]
Notice of Debarment; Federal Lifeline
Universal Service Support Mechanism
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Enforcement Bureau
(Bureau) gives notice of Oscar Enrique
Perez-Zumaeta’s debarment from the
federal Lifeline universal service
support mechanism (Lifeline program)
for a period of three years. During this
debarment period, Mr. Perez-Zumaeta is
prohibited from participating in
activities associated with or related to
the Lifeline program, including the
receipt of funds or discounted services
through the Lifeline program, or
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consulting with, assisting, or advising
applicants or service providers
regarding the Lifeline program.
DATES: Debarment commences on the
date Mr. Perez-Zumaeta receives the
debarment letter or October 29, 2015,
whichever comes first, for a period of
three years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Celia Lewis, Paralegal Specialist,
Federal Communications Commission,
Enforcement Bureau, Investigations and
Hearings Division, Room 4–A422, 445
12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Celia Lewis may be contacted by
telephone at (202) 418–7456 or email at
Celia.Lewis@fcc.gov. If Ms. Lewis is
unavailable, you may contact Mr. Kalun
Lee, Deputy Chief, Investigations and
Hearings Division, by telephone at (202)
418–0796 or email at Kalun.Lee@
fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Bureau debars Mr. Perez-Zumaeta for a
period of three years pursuant to 47 CFR
54.8 and 0.111(a)(14). Mr. PerezZumaeta’s conviction for money
laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C.
1957(a) and 18 U.S.C. 2, in connection
with fraudulent claims against the
Lifeline program is the basis for this
debarment. Attached is the Notice of
Debarment, DA 15–1130, which was
mailed to Mr. Perez-Zumaeta and
released on October 5, 2015. The
complete text of the Notice of
Debarment is available for public
inspection and copying during regular
business hours at the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portal II, 445 12th
Street SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. In addition, the
complete text is available on the FCC’s
Web site at https://www.fcc.gov.
October 5, 2015
DA 15–1130
SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN
RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Oscar Enrique Perez-Zumaeta
c/o William P. Earley
Federal Public Defender-OKC
215 Dean A McGee Ave
Suite 109
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Re: Notice of Debarment, File No. EB–
IHD–15–00019209
Dear Mr. Perez-Zumaeta:
The Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) hereby
notifies you that, pursuant to section
54.8 of the Commission’s rules, you are
prohibited from participating in
activities associated with or related to
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the federal low-income support
mechanism (Lifeline program) for three
years from either the date of your
receipt of this Notice of Debarment or of
its publication in the Federal Register,
whichever comes first (Debarment
Date).1
On June 8, 2015, the Commission’s
Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) sent you a
notice of suspension and initiation of
debarment proceeding (Notice of
Suspension) that was published in the
Federal Register on July 9, 2015.2 The
Notice of Suspension suspended you
from participating in any activities
associated with or related to the Lifeline
program, including receiving funds or
discounted services through the Lifeline
program, or consulting with, assisting,
or advising applicants or service
providers regarding the Lifeline
program.3 It also described the basis for
initiating debarment proceedings
against you, the applicable debarment
procedures, and the effect of debarment.
As discussed in the Notice of
Suspension, on November 7, 2014, you
were convicted of money laundering in
violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957(a) and 18
U.S.C. 2, in connection with fraudulent
claims against the federal Lifeline
program.4 You owned and managed
PSPS Sales LLC (PSPS), a California
entity that recruited low-income
individuals to apply for Lifeline
telephone service through Icon
Telecom, Inc. (Icon).5 Specifically, you
pled guilty to one count of money
laundering for depositing a $52,390.00
check from Icon into a PSPS bank
account, despite knowing that more
1 47 CFR 54.8(e), (g); 47 CFR 0.111 (delegating to
the Bureau authority to resolve universal service
suspension and debarment proceedings). In 2007,
the Commission extended the debarment rules to
apply to all federal universal service support
mechanisms, including the Lifeline program. See
Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service
Fund Management, Administration, & Oversight,
Report and Order, 22 FCC Rcd 16372, 16410–12
(2007) (Program Management Order) (renumbering
section 54.521 of the universal service debarment
rules as section 54.8 and amending paragraphs
(a)(1), (a)(5), (c), (d), (e)(2)(i), (e)(3), (e)(4), and (g)).
2 Letter from Jeffrey J. Gee, Chief, Investigations
and Hearings Division, FCC Enforcement Bureau, to
Oscar Enrique Perez-Zumaeta, Notice of suspension
and initiation of debarment proceeding, 30 FCC Rcd
6121 (Enf. Bur. 2015); 80 FR 39430–01, July 9, 2015.
3 47 CFR 54.8(a)(1), (d).
4 Any further reference in this letter to ‘‘your
conviction’’ refers to your guilty plea and
subsequent sentencing in United States v. PerezZumaeta, Criminal Docket No. 5:14–cr–00165–D–1,
Plea Agreement (W.D. Okla. filed Nov. 07, 2014)
(Plea Agreement). See also Lifeline & Link Up
Reform & Modernization, WC Docket No. 11–42, CC
Docket No. 96–45, WC Docket No. 03–109, Report
and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 6656 (2012) (Lifeline
Reform Order).
5 United States v. Perez-Zumaeta, Criminal
Docket No. 5:14–cr–00165–D–1, Indictment at 1–2
(W.D. Okla. filed June 03, 2014) (Indictment).
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than $10,000.00 of those funds was the
result of criminal fraud against the
Commission.6 Pursuant to section
54.8(c) of the Commission’s rules, your
conviction of criminal conduct in
connection with the Lifeline program is
the basis for this debarment.7
In accordance with the Commission’s
debarment rules, you were required to
file with the Commission any
opposition to your suspension or its
scope, or to your proposed debarment or
its scope, no later than 30 calendar days
from either the date of your receipt of
the Notice of Suspension or of its
publication in the Federal Register,
whichever date occurred first.8 The
Commission received no opposition
from you.
For the foregoing reasons, you are
debarred from involvement with the
Lifeline program for three years from the
Debarment Date.9 During this debarment
period, you are excluded from
participating in any activities associated
with or related to the Lifeline program,
including the receipt of funds or
discounted services through the Lifeline
program, or consulting with, assisting,
or advising applicants or service
providers regarding the Lifeline
program.10
Sincerely yours,
Jeffrey J. Gee,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division,
Enforcement Bureau.
cc: Johnnay Schrieber, Universal Service
Administrative Company (via email)
Rashann Duvall, Universal Service
Administrative Company (via email)
Chris M. Stevens, United States
Attorney’s Office, Western District of
Oklahoma (via email)
Scott E. Williams, United States
Attorney’s Office, Western District of
Oklahoma (via email)
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Notice to All Interested Parties of the
Termination of the Receivership of
10362, First National Bank of Central
Florida, Winter Park, FL
Notice is hereby given that the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (‘‘FDIC’’)
as Receiver for First National Bank of
Central Florida, Winter Park, FL (‘‘the
Receiver’’) intends to terminate its
receivership for said institution. The
FDIC was appointed receiver of First
National Bank Central Florida on April
29, 2011. The liquidation of the
receivership assets has been completed.
To the extent permitted by available
funds and in accordance with law, the
Receiver will be making a final dividend
payment to proven creditors.
Based upon the foregoing, the
Receiver has determined that the
continued existence of the receivership
will serve no useful purpose.
Consequently, notice is given that the
receivership shall be terminated, to be
effective no sooner than thirty days after
the date of this Notice. If any person
wishes to comment concerning the
termination of the receivership, such
comment must be made in writing and
sent within thirty days of the date of
this Notice to: Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, Division of
Resolutions and Receiverships,
Attention: Receivership Oversight
Department 32.1, 1601 Bryan Street,
Dallas, TX 75201.
No comments concerning the
termination of this receivership will be
considered which are not sent within
this time frame.
Dated: October 26, 2015.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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6 Plea
Agreement at 2; Indictment at 16–17; see
also United States Attorney’s Office, Western
District of Oklahoma, Press Release, Final
Defendant Sentenced to Serve 42 Months in Prison
for Money Laundering in Connection with Federal
Wireless Telephone Program Subsidies, Apr. 23,
2015, available at https://www.justice.gov/usaowdok/pr/final-defendant-sentenced-serve-42months-prison-money-laundering-connectionfederal.
7 47 CFR 54.8(c).
8 Id. § 54.8(e)(3)–(4). Any opposition had to be
filed no later than July 12, 2015.
CFR 54.8(g).
CFR 54.8(a)(1), (d), (g).
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owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The applications will also be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than November 23,
2015.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice
President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas
City, Missouri 64198–0001:
1. Carroll County Bancshares, Inc.,
Carrollton, Missouri; to acquire up to
24.99 percent of the voting shares of
Adams Dairy Bancshares, Inc., and
thereby indirectly acquire Adams Dairy
Bank, both in Blue Springs, Missouri.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
(Robert L. Triplett III, Senior Vice
President) 2200 North Pearl Street,
Dallas, Texas 75201–2272:
1. Community Bank Holdings of
Texas, Inc., Corsicana, Texas; to acquire
100 percent of StarBanc Holding
Company, and thereby indirectly
acquire Star Bank of Texas, both in Fort
Worth, Texas.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 26, 2015.
Michael J. Lewandowski,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
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The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[DA 15-1130]
Notice of Debarment; Federal Lifeline Universal Service Support
Mechanism
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) gives notice of Oscar Enrique
Perez-Zumaeta's debarment from the federal Lifeline universal service
support mechanism (Lifeline program) for a period of three years.
During this debarment period, Mr. Perez-Zumaeta is prohibited from
participating in activities associated with or related to the Lifeline
program, including the receipt of funds or discounted services through
the Lifeline program, or consulting with, assisting, or advising
applicants or service providers regarding the Lifeline program.
DATES: Debarment commences on the date Mr. Perez-Zumaeta receives the
debarment letter or October 29, 2015, whichever comes first, for a
period of three years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Celia Lewis, Paralegal Specialist,
Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, Investigations
and Hearings Division, Room 4-A422, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554. Celia Lewis may be contacted by telephone at (202) 418-7456 or
email at Celia.Lewis@fcc.gov. If Ms. Lewis is unavailable, you may
contact Mr. Kalun Lee, Deputy Chief, Investigations and Hearings
Division, by telephone at (202) 418-0796 or email at Kalun.Lee@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau debars Mr. Perez-Zumaeta for a
period of three years pursuant to 47 CFR 54.8 and 0.111(a)(14). Mr.
Perez-Zumaeta's conviction for money laundering in violation of 18
U.S.C. 1957(a) and 18 U.S.C. 2, in connection with fraudulent claims
against the Lifeline program is the basis for this debarment. Attached
is the Notice of Debarment, DA 15-1130, which was mailed to Mr. Perez-
Zumaeta and released on October 5, 2015. The complete text of the
Notice of Debarment is available for public inspection and copying
during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center,
Portal II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. In
addition, the complete text is available on the FCC's Web site at
https://www.fcc.gov.
Federal Communications Commission.
Jeffrey J. Gee,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau.
October 5, 2015
DA 15-1130
SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Oscar Enrique Perez-Zumaeta
c/o William P. Earley
Federal Public Defender-OKC
215 Dean A McGee Ave
Suite 109
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Re: Notice of Debarment, File No. EB-IHD-15-00019209
Dear Mr. Perez-Zumaeta:
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) hereby notifies
you that, pursuant to section 54.8 of the Commission's rules, you are
prohibited from participating in activities associated with or related
to the federal low-income support mechanism (Lifeline program) for
three years from either the date of your receipt of this Notice of
Debarment or of its publication in the Federal Register, whichever
comes first (Debarment Date).\1\
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\1\ 47 CFR 54.8(e), (g); 47 CFR 0.111 (delegating to the Bureau
authority to resolve universal service suspension and debarment
proceedings). In 2007, the Commission extended the debarment rules
to apply to all federal universal service support mechanisms,
including the Lifeline program. See Comprehensive Review of the
Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, & Oversight,
Report and Order, 22 FCC Rcd 16372, 16410-12 (2007) (Program
Management Order) (renumbering section 54.521 of the universal
service debarment rules as section 54.8 and amending paragraphs
(a)(1), (a)(5), (c), (d), (e)(2)(i), (e)(3), (e)(4), and (g)).
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On June 8, 2015, the Commission's Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) sent
you a notice of suspension and initiation of debarment proceeding
(Notice of Suspension) that was published in the Federal Register on
July 9, 2015.\2\ The Notice of Suspension suspended you from
participating in any activities associated with or related to the
Lifeline program, including receiving funds or discounted services
through the Lifeline program, or consulting with, assisting, or
advising applicants or service providers regarding the Lifeline
program.\3\ It also described the basis for initiating debarment
proceedings against you, the applicable debarment procedures, and the
effect of debarment.
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\2\ Letter from Jeffrey J. Gee, Chief, Investigations and
Hearings Division, FCC Enforcement Bureau, to Oscar Enrique Perez-
Zumaeta, Notice of suspension and initiation of debarment
proceeding, 30 FCC Rcd 6121 (Enf. Bur. 2015); 80 FR 39430-01, July
9, 2015.
\3\ 47 CFR 54.8(a)(1), (d).
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As discussed in the Notice of Suspension, on November 7, 2014, you
were convicted of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957(a)
and 18 U.S.C. 2, in connection with fraudulent claims against the
federal Lifeline program.\4\ You owned and managed PSPS Sales LLC
(PSPS), a California entity that recruited low-income individuals to
apply for Lifeline telephone service through Icon Telecom, Inc.
(Icon).\5\ Specifically, you pled guilty to one count of money
laundering for depositing a $52,390.00 check from Icon into a PSPS bank
account, despite knowing that more
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than $10,000.00 of those funds was the result of criminal fraud against
the Commission.\6\ Pursuant to section 54.8(c) of the Commission's
rules, your conviction of criminal conduct in connection with the
Lifeline program is the basis for this debarment.\7\
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\4\ Any further reference in this letter to ``your conviction''
refers to your guilty plea and subsequent sentencing in United
States v. Perez-Zumaeta, Criminal Docket No. 5:14-cr-00165-D-1, Plea
Agreement (W.D. Okla. filed Nov. 07, 2014) (Plea Agreement). See
also Lifeline & Link Up Reform & Modernization, WC Docket No. 11-42,
CC Docket No. 96-45, WC Docket No. 03-109, Report and Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 6656 (2012)
(Lifeline Reform Order).
\5\ United States v. Perez-Zumaeta, Criminal Docket No. 5:14-cr-
00165-D-1, Indictment at 1-2 (W.D. Okla. filed June 03, 2014)
(Indictment).
\6\ Plea Agreement at 2; Indictment at 16-17; see also United
States Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma, Press
Release, Final Defendant Sentenced to Serve 42 Months in Prison for
Money Laundering in Connection with Federal Wireless Telephone
Program Subsidies, Apr. 23, 2015, available at https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/final-defendant-sentenced-serve-42-months-prison-money-laundering-connection-federal.
\7\ 47 CFR 54.8(c).
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In accordance with the Commission's debarment rules, you were
required to file with the Commission any opposition to your suspension
or its scope, or to your proposed debarment or its scope, no later than
30 calendar days from either the date of your receipt of the Notice of
Suspension or of its publication in the Federal Register, whichever
date occurred first.\8\ The Commission received no opposition from you.
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\8\ Id. Sec. 54.8(e)(3)-(4). Any opposition had to be filed no
later than July 12, 2015.
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For the foregoing reasons, you are debarred from involvement with
the Lifeline program for three years from the Debarment Date.\9\ During
this debarment period, you are excluded from participating in any
activities associated with or related to the Lifeline program,
including the receipt of funds or discounted services through the
Lifeline program, or consulting with, assisting, or advising applicants
or service providers regarding the Lifeline program.\10\
\9\ 47 CFR 54.8(g).
\10\ 47 CFR 54.8(a)(1), (d), (g).
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Sincerely yours,
Jeffrey J. Gee,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division,
Enforcement Bureau.
cc: Johnnay Schrieber, Universal Service Administrative Company (via
email)
Rashann Duvall, Universal Service Administrative Company (via email)
Chris M. Stevens, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of
Oklahoma (via email)
Scott E. Williams, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of
Oklahoma (via email)
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