A reader posted a comment today saying to look at the A&O bankruptcy trustee’s website. Under recent developments the cite reports that the government has seized personal assets belonging to Abdulwahab, Oncale, White and other defendants:

The Bankruptcy Trustee further understands that (1) defendants Allmendinger, Abdulwahab and White were initially taken into custody, although one or more of the foregoing may have been released pending arraignment and (2) the United States Attorney has seized personal property of multiple of the defendants to secure monetary damages that may be awarded in the future and is seeking to hold such property pending resolution of the criminal counts.

More significant are links to guilty pleas by Russell Mackert and Tomme Bromseth. Mackert pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and cash smuggling. Bromseth pleaded guilty to mail fraud. They could get up to 20 years in prison, but the government is asking for a downward departure because they are cooperating with the government.

As part of their plea deals Mackert and Bromseth agreed to fully cooperate with the government. The short answer for what that means is that it means that Wahab and the rest are going down. Mackert knows where the proverbial bodies are buried and those guys don’t have a prayer of gaining acquittals with Mackert cooperating.

It also means that Mackert committed perjury in this affidavit that he filed in federal court in Mississippi when he was chasing A&O money in the Colson litigation. I raised this issue in January in this post. RJ Stephens did indeed turn out to be just as fictitious as Keyser Soze in the Usual Suspects.

Without question, Mackert could still be prosecuted for perjury in Mississippi. But I doubt he will be.