Here is the part I found interesting (cleaned up):
At trial, the government introduced as evidence eleven money orders, purporting to be payments for defendant's tax debt, that were mailed to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") on defendant's behalf ("the Money Orders"). William C. Kerr, an "expert on financial fraud and fictitious instruments," was called as one of the government's witnesses. Mr. Kerr testified that the Money Orders were fictitious. Defendant also admitted that they were fictitious.
Defendant filed a motion for a new trial on September 12, 2018. This is based on allegedly newly discovered evidence that shows that the Money Orders were not fictitious, as they have been monetized by the government and deposited in various financial funds. Defendant claims that, after the trial, he was "able to find a confidential source [who] [had] appropriate access to the necessary banking screens and ... was willing to research the instruments and provide such research data... under a private trust agreement that include[d] strict confidentiality and non-disclosure of the confidential source." This source allegedly used "the instrument numbers and personal identifying information of [defendant] to search the banking system..." and locate the Money Orders. Defendant also submitted a "Notice of and Assignment of Claim in Subrogation and Demand for Deposition of Charges," purporting to assign to the government all of his alleged property interests in these financial funds.
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