Mewbourn et al. indictment - Colorado Attorney General

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Between and including July 10, 2010 and October 5, 2010, in the State of Colorado,over a thing of value, namely: United States Currency, of Duram Plummet, with the value ofMIKEL MEWBOURN, unlawfully, feloniously, and knowingly obtained or exercised control4unlawfully, feloniously, and knowingly possessed, used, or carried upon his person a firearm orother weapon, namely: 357 Magnum Revolver handgun and .40 caliber semiautomatic handgun,Colorado statute § 18-4-401, C.R.S., on May 10, 1990; in violation of 18-12-108(1), C.R.S.On or about October 5, 2010, in the State of Colorado, MIKEL MEWBOURNand MIKEL MEWBOURN was previously convicted of a felony, namely: Theft, as defined byPOSSESSION OF A WEAPON BY A PREVIOUS OFFENDER, § 18-12-108(1), C.R.S. (F6)COUNT EIGHTBetween and including March 27, 2008 and March 31, 2011, in the State of Colorado,obtained or exercised control over the motor vehicle of State Farm Mutual Insurance Company,vehicle for more than twenty-four hours and attempted to alter or disguise or altered or disguisedwithout authorization, or by threat or deception and retained possession or control over the motorthousand dollars; in violation of § 1 8-4-409(2),(3 )(b) and § 10-1-129 C. R. S.the appearance of the motor vehicle, and the value of the motor vehicle was more than twentyMIKEL MEWBOURN and WALTER SMITH unlawfully, feloniously, and knowinglyAGGRAVATED MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT IN THE FIRST DEGREE, C.R.S. 18-4-409(2),(3)(b) (F3)COUNT SEVENBinh Tran, a public servant, by means of deceit, with the intent thereby to alter or affect thepublic servant’s decision, vote, opinion, or action concerning a matter which was to bewas a member; in violation of 18-8-306 and § 10-1-129 C.R.S.Colorado, MIKEL MEWBOURN unlawfully and feloniously attempted to influence Detectiveconsidered or performed by the public servant or the agency or body of which the public servantBetween and including September 14, 2007 and October 16. 2007, in the State ofATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE A PUBLIC SERVANT § 18-8-306, C.R.S. (F-4)COUNT SIXone-thousand dollars or more but less than twenty thousand dollars, without authorization, or bythreat or deception, and intended to deprive Duram Plummer permanently of its use or benefit; inviolation of § 18-4-401(1 )(a),(2)(c), C.R.S.THEFT § 18-4-401(l),(2)(c), C.RS. (F-4)COUNT FIVE
On September 14, 2007, Mikel Mewboum reported to the Denver Police Department thatreference.The facts supporting all other counts in this indictment are incorporated herein byhis 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello automobile was stolen while he was dining at a restaurant at the5550 Maranello at a warehouse so that he could sell individual parts for profit. Smith was awarelate June or early July, 2010. In addition, Mewbourn gave Mr. Plummer other Ferrari parts,In June, 2010, Mewbourn used an eBay account under the name “wsmithracing” toIn November, 2009, Mewboum recruited Walter Smith to help disassemble the FerrariIran, Mewbourn reported that his car was taken without his knowledge or permission whilePolice investigation led by Detective Binh Tran. Through the course of that investigation,car was alleged by Mewbourn to have been stolen. Through his several statements to DetectiveHyatt Hotel in South Denver with Michaela Taylor. Mewbourn’s report resulted in a DenverDetective Tran spoke with Mewboum by telephone and personally, visited the scene of thereported crime, and interviewed several parties who were working at the Hyatt Hotel when theparked and secured at the Hyatt Hotel. He further reported that he had personally parked thefrom the same valet on that evening, but that his car was not in the space where he left it.that he gave him and that someone had switched keys. That key was collected and retained as$38,764.91 for his equity in the vehicle. The lienholder was paid $76,216.29. State Farmthe theft.automobile and given his key to a valet working at the hotel. He stated that he retrieved a keyMewbourn later reported that he believed the key that he was given by the valet was not the keyevidence by Detective Tran. Detective Tran reviewed surveillance tape from the Hyatt from thenight of the incident with Mewboum. The video showed a silver Ferrari that matched thedescription of Mewbourn’s car leaving the area on the evening of the reported theft whileMewbourn was still dining at the hotel restaurant. Detective Iran was never able to recover thevehicle and it has remained listed as a stolen vehicle in the police database.Mewbourn’s Ferrari 550 Maranello was insured by State Farm. Sometime afterMewbourn reported the vehicle stolen to the police, he made the same report to State Farm, whobegan investigating the claim. Through the course of that investigation, Mewboum’s statementsregarding the theft of his Ferrari remained consistent with his initial report to police. Mewboumbecame the title holder to the Ferrari after paying Mewboum’s insurance claim as the result ofthat Mewbourn had claimed that the Ferrari had been stolen and accepted insurance proceeds forOver the course of a week, Smith and Mewbourn cut the Ferrari into smaller pieces.the loss. Mewbourn offered and Smith agreed to accept $10,000 in exchange for his assistance.Bend Oregon, agreed to purchase the engine. Plummer agreed to pay $10,000 for the engine andprovided State Farm with his other key to the vehicle. At the conclusion of the State FarmInvestigation on March 28, 2008, Mewboum’s claim was honored and State Farm paid himadvertise a used Ferrari engine for sale. As the result of the advertisement, Duram Plummer ofother parts and Mewbourn personally delivered the engine to Mr. Plummer in Bend, Oregon inincluding a steering column with the ignition intact. Subsequently, Mr. Plummer agreed topurchase a Ferrari transmission from Mewbourn and paid him $2,800 on July 10, 2010 usingMewbourn’s Paypal account. That transmission has never been shipped to Mr. Plummer and aFerrari transmission matching its description was recovered by investigators when Mewboum ‘Shome was searched.Inspection of the engine that was sold to Mr. Plummer by Mewbourn revealed an engineThe facts supporting counts TWO through EIGHT are as follows:
Page 1 and 2: Centennial, Colorado 80112Plaintiff
Page 3 and 4: Mikel MewbournIATT 0801U1SERVANT,
Page 5 and 6: 1437 Bannock Street_____________1CO
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Page 11 and 12: On October 7, 2010, Mewbourn gained
Page 13 and 14: May 25, 2009. Mewbourn stated, thro
Page 15 and 16: C.R.S.or more of the conspirators;
Page 17 and 18: CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT, C.R.S.
Page 19 and 20: COUNT TWENTY-ONECONSPIRACY TO COMMI
Page 21 and 22: VIOLATION OF BAIL BOND CONDITIONS,

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