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18 U.S.C.j 1519
18 U.S.C.1242
UNITED STATES O F AM ERICA
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W ILLIAM D.W HEELER,

Defendant.
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INDICTMENT
The G rand Jury charges that:

COUNT O NE
Falsification ofRecords
18 U.S.C.: 1519

On oraboutOctober9,2013,in Palm M ach County,within the Southern District

ofFlorida,the defendant,
W ILLIAM D.W HEELER,
was a deputy ofthe Corrections Division ofthe Palm Beach Sherifs Oce, when he

did knowingly m ake false entries in a record with the intentto impede,obstruct, and

influence the investigation and properadministration ofamatterwithinthejurisdictionof

a depadment and agency of the United States, speci
fically the Federal Bureau of
lnvestigation,and in relation to and contemplation ofsuch a matter. Specifically,in an

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lncident Repod dated October 9,2013, defendantW ILLIAM D .W HEELER m ade the

following entry,know ing itto be false: ''W hen lgrabbed his w risthe tried to pullaway
and began m aking threats to m e Iooking in my direction while gargling up saliva.

grabbed a hold of his jaw redirecting itforward,so he couldn't spiton me.He then
grabbed m y rightfurearm digging his fingernails into m e lbegan to pullaway pulling
.

him outofthe chairand onto the ground causing his face to hitthe floor Igave him a
.

knee strike to his uppertorso area which caused him to finally release his grip ''
.

Allin violation ofTitle 18,United States Code,Section 1519

CO UNT TW O
Deprivation ofRiqhts UnderColorofLaw

18 U.S.C.q 242
On oraboutOctober9,2013,in Palm Beach County,w i
thin the Southern District
ofFlorida,the defendant,

W ILLIAM D.W HEELER,

was a deputy ofthe Corrections Division ofthe Palm Beach Sherif s O#ice, and w hile

acting undercolorofIaw,did physically assaultJ.S.resulting in bodily injury,and did

thereby willfully deprive J.S.ofthe rightsecured and protected by the Constitution and

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$

Iaws ofthe United States notto be deprived ofIiberty withoutdue process oflaw by one
acting undercolorofIaw .
AIIin violation ofTitle 18,United States Code,Section 242

A TRUE BILL.

orperson ofthe Grand Jury

VAN ITA G UPTA

Acting AssistantAttorney G eneral
United States Depadm entofJustice
CivilRights Division

W IFREDO A.FERR
United States Attorney

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SUSAN OSBO RNE
AssistantUnited States Attorney

. W .TUNNAG E
TrialAttorney

CivilRights Division

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SOUTHERN
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CASE NO.

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Dpes thiscase oriqinate from a m atterpending in the Nodhern Region ofthe U.S,Attorney's Office
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO URT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT O F FLO RIDA
PENA LTY SHEET

Defendant's Nam e:W ILLIAM D.W HEELER

Case No:

Count #:1
Falsification ofrecords
Title 18,United States Code,Section 1519
*M ax.Penalty:20 years'im prisonm ent,5 years supervised release, and a $250,000 fine

Count #:2
Deprivation ofriqhts undercolorofIaw

Title 18,United States Code,Section 242

*Max.Penalty:10years'imprisonment,3 yearssupervised release,and a $250,000fine

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U N IT ED STA TES D ISTR IC T C O U R T

SO UTH ERN D ISTRICT O F FLO RIDA
CA SE N UM BER :

BO ND R EC O M M END ATIO N

DEFENDANT:W ILLIAM D.W HEELER

$100,000 PersonalSurety Bond

(PersonalSurety)(CorporateSurety)(Cash)(Pre-TrialDetention)

By:

A SA: Susan Os orne

LastKnow n Address:

W hatFacility:

Agentts):

FBI,Stu Robinson
(FBI) (SECRET SERVICE) (DEA) (IRS) (ICE) (OTHER)