Opinion
22 Cr. 228 (AT)
05-23-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. FRANKLIN RAY, and JOSEPH WINGET, Defendants.
ORDER
ANALISA TORRES, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Upon the application of the United States, by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, by Assistant United States Attorney Matthew Weinberg, dated May 18, 2022;
WHEREAS on or about August 4, 2021, the Government sought and from the Honorable Valerie E. Caproni an order authorizing the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to disclose taxpayer return information relevant to an ongoing investigation
WHEREAS on or about August 5, 2021, Judge Caproni signed such an order (the “Tax Order”);
WHEREAS on or about September 16, 2021, the IRS produced documents to the Government in response to the Tax Order (the “Tax Documents”);
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, giving due consideration to congressional policy favoring the confidentiality of returns and return information as set forth in Title 26, United States Code, the Tax Documents are required to be produced pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
SO ORDERED.