Christopher “Chris” Badsey’s January 2024 Email to LIT
JAN 23, 2024 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: JUL 3, 2024
“ANDREW LEHMAN FRAUD”
“I have multiple documentation of the fraud and monies he has taken from me used me under pretenses of getting money back etc
He is still actively soliciting cash from people and not doing what he says. My self and others are out a lot of money because of his fraud and his scheme
He used my company EIN numbers and I believe he got substantial funding and never came through and took our money”
– Ch B (reelaxe1@gmail.com)
First Defense International Security Services Corp Overview
First Defense International Security Services Corp filed as a Statement & Designation By Foreign Corporation in the State of California on Monday, June 29, 2020 and is approximately four years old, as recorded in documents filed with California Secretary of State.
A corporate filing is called a foreign filing when an existing corporate entity files in a state other than the state they originally filed in. This does not necessarily mean that they are from outside the United States.
JUL 7, 2021 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: JUL 3, 2024
JUL 3, 2024
Above is the date LIT Last updated this article.
ORDER Continuing Sentencing Hearing 87
by Judge Josephine L. Staton
that Defendant Christopher Badsey’s sentencing hearing is continued from 5/10/2024
to 7/19/2024 at 9:30 AM.
(jp) (Entered: 05/08/2024)
MINUTES OF Status Conference held before Judge Josephine L. Staton as to Defendant Christopher John Badsey.
The Court and counsel confer regarding the Ex Parte Application to relieve the Federal Public Defender and appoint CJA counsel.
The Application is granted, separate order issued.
Patrick McLaughlin, CJA counsel makes his appearance.
The government shall file their motion for a finding of a breach of their plea agreement no later than February 23, 2024.
Defendant shall have 14 days to file their opposition.
The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshals.
Attorney for Government: Melissa Rabbani. Attorney for Defendant(s): Partick McLaughlin.
Courtroom Deputy: Gabriela Garcia. Time in Court: 13 mins. Court Reporter: Amy Diaz.
THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (gga) (Entered: 02/13/2024)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (Southern Division – Santa Ana)
CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 8:21-cr-00124-JLS-1
| Case title: USA v. Badsey | Date Filed: 07/07/2021 |
| Assigned to: Judge Josephine L. Staton | ||
| Defendant (1) | ||
| Christopher John Badsey REG 54440-509 |
represented by | Patrick William McLaughlin Law Offices of Patrick McLaughlin 205 South Broadway Suite 902 Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-437-0122 Fax: 213-628-3908 Email: pwmclaughlin50@gmail.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Designation: CJA AppointmentJonathan K. Ogata Federal Public Defenders Offices 321 East 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-894-2854 Email: jonathan_ogata@fd.org TERMINATED: 09/15/2022 Designation: Public Defender or Community Defender AppointmentMichael L. Brown , II Federal Public Defenders Office 321 East 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-894-5327 Fax: 213-894-0081 Email: michael_l_brown@fd.org TERMINATED: 02/09/2024 Designation: Public Defender or Community Defender Appointment |
| Pending Counts | Disposition | |
| 18:1343, 2(a) WIRE FRAUD (1-4) |
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| 18:1957 LAUNDERING MONETARY INSTRUMENTS (5-6) |
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| Highest Offense Level (Opening) | ||
| Felony | ||
| Terminated Counts | Disposition | |
| None | ||
| Highest Offense Level (Terminated) | ||
| None | ||
| Complaints | Disposition | |
| None |
| Plaintiff | ||
| USA | represented by | Melissa Sedrish Rabbani AUSA- Office of US Attorney Santa Ana Division 411 West 4th Street Suite 8000 Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-338-3500 Fax: 714-338-3561 Email: melissa.rabbani@usdoj.gov LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Designation: Assistant US AttorneyKristin N. Spencer AUSA – Office of US Attorney Santa Ana Division 411 West 4th Street Suite 800 Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-338-3531 Fax: 714-338-3708 Email: kristin.spencer@usdoj.gov ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Designation: Assistant US Attorney |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
|---|---|---|
| 11/08/2023 | 70 | ORDER Continuing the Sentencing Hearing 69 by Judge Josephine L. Staton as to Defendant Christopher John Badsey that the sentencing hearing be continued from 12/8/2023 to 2/9/2024 at 11:30 AM. (jp) (Entered: 11/08/2023) |
| 01/26/2024 | 71 | SENTENCING MEMORANDUM filed by Plaintiff USA as to Defendant Christopher John Badsey (Rabbani, Melissa) (Entered: 01/26/2024) |
| 01/26/2024 | 72 | SENTENCING MEMORANDUM filed by Defendant Christopher John Badsey (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-C)(Brown, Michael) (Entered: 01/26/2024) |
| 01/29/2024 | 73 | (IN CHAMBERS) SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Josephine L. Staton as to Defendant Christopher John Badsey. The time of the Sentencing hearing is reset to 1:30 p.m. on 2/9/2024.THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (gga) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 01/29/2024) |
| 02/08/2024 | 77 | EX PARTE APPLICATION to Continue Sentencing Hearing from 2/9/2024 to 5/10/2024. Filed by Plaintiff USA as to Defendant Christopher John Badsey. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Rabbani, Melissa) (Entered: 02/08/2024) |
| 02/08/2024 | 78 | ORDER GRANTING Government’s Ex Parte Application for Order Continuing Sentencing Hearing 77 by Judge Josephine L. Staton as to Christopher John Badsey (1). The Sentencing hearing currently scheduled for 2/9/2024, is continued to 5/10/2024, at 9:30 AM. The Court sets a status conference in this matter for 2/9/2024 at 1:30 PM. Defendant is ORDERED to appear at the status conference. (jp) (Entered: 02/08/2024) |
| 02/08/2024 | 79 | EX PARTE APPLICATION for Order for RELIEVING FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER AND APPOINTMENT OF CJA COUNSEL BASED ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DECLARATION OF MICHAEL L. BROWN II Filed by Defendant Christopher John Badsey. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Brown, Michael) (Entered: 02/08/2024) |
| 02/09/2024 | 80 | ORDER by Judge Josephine L. Staton. Granting 79 EX PARTE APPLICATION for Order as to Christopher John Badsey (1) (rolm) (Entered: 02/12/2024) |
| 02/09/2024 | 81 | MINUTES OF Status Conference held before Judge Josephine L. Staton as to Defendant Christopher John Badsey. The Court and counsel confer regarding the Ex Parte Application to relieve the Federal Public Defender and appoint CJA counsel. The Application is granted, separate order issued. Patrick McLaughlin, CJA counsel makes his appearance. The government shall file their motion for a finding of a breach of their plea agreement no later than February 23, 2024. Defendant shall have 14 days to file their opposition. The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshals. Attorney for Government: Melissa Rabbani. Attorney for Defendant(s): Partick McLaughlin. Courtroom Deputy: Gabriela Garcia. Time in Court: 13 mins. Court Reporter: Amy Diaz. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (gga) (Entered: 02/13/2024) |
| 02/23/2024 | 82 | NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Order for Finding Defendant in Breach of Plea Agreement Filed by Plaintiff USA as to Defendant Christopher John Badsey. Motion set for hearing on 4/12/2024 at 10:30 AM before Judge Josephine L. Staton. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Melissa Rabbani) (Rabbani, Melissa). Modified on 2/26/2024 (jp). (Entered: 02/23/2024) |
| 04/05/2024 | 86 | ORDER by Judge Josephine L. Staton GRANTING Government’s Motion for Order Finding Defendant in Breach of Plea Agreement 82 as to Christopher John Badsey (1). See document for further information. (jp) (Entered: 04/05/2024) |
| 05/07/2024 | 87 | STIPULATION to Continue Sentencing Hearing filed by Defendant Christopher John Badsey (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(McLaughlin, Patrick) (Entered: 05/07/2024) |
| 05/07/2024 | 88 | ORDER Continuing Sentencing Hearing 87 by Judge Josephine L. Staton that Defendant Christopher Badsey’s sentencing hearing is continued from 5/10/2024 to 7/19/2024 at 9:30 AM. (jp) (Entered: 05/08/2024) |
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| 07/03/2024 12:22:39 |
As he enters bankruptcy in Houston, how much of the $200,000 did Rahsaan King pay back to those investors he stole from @SECGov @FortWorth_SEC ?
The SEC’s complaint alleges that during 2017 and 2018, Students of Strength raised over $1 million from more than twenty investors. pic.twitter.com/M5h7mKVyYZ
— lawsinusa (@lawsinusa) July 2, 2024
Lake Forest Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Buyers of Medical-Grade Gloves Out of $3.2 Million During COVID-19 Pandemic Shortage
APR 12, 2023 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: JUL 3, 2024
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man pleaded guilty today to defrauding companies who in mid-2020 paid for COVID-related medical protective equipment that was never delivered, causing more than $3 million in losses.
Christopher John Badsey, 62, of Lake Forest, pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud.
According to his plea agreement, in June and July of 2020, Badsey lied to three victim companies when he told them he had access to millions of boxes of nitrile gloves through his Irvine-based company, First Defense International Security Services Corp. (FDI). This type of personal protective equipment was in high demand and short supply during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Badsey agreed by contract to sell millions of boxes of gloves to each of the three companies. But Badsey told the companies’ representatives that before they could inspect the gloves, which he claimed were stored in a warehouse in Los Angeles, the companies would be required to pay deposits of upwards of $1 million to FDI. In fact, Badsey did not have any gloves stored in any warehouse.
Badsey instructed the companies to wire the deposits to accounts controlled by himself, FDI or a co-schemer. Relying on Badsey’s false statements, the companies wired a total of $3,231,990 to these accounts.
As part of his plea agreement, Badsey has agreed to forfeit all title and interest in money or items derived from his crimes, including a yacht, a pontoon boat, two Mercedes-Benz automobiles, two Ford pickup trucks, an RV, a tractor, three ATVs, miscellaneous fishing equipment, and $58,923 in cash.
United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton scheduled a September 15 sentencing hearing, at which time Badsey will face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each wire fraud count.
The FBI investigated this matter.
Assistant United States Attorneys Melissa S. Rabbani and Kristin N. Spencer of the Santa Ana Branch Office are prosecuting this case.
Contact
Ciaran McEvoy
Public Information Officer
ciaran.mcevoy@usdoj.gov
(213) 894-4465
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