UNITED STATES ATTORNEY JOYCE WHITE VANCE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE			CONTACT: PEGGY SANFORD
	AUGUST 26, 2009			PHONE: (205) 244-2020
	www.usdoj.gov/usao/aln			FAX: (205) 244-2171

TALLADEGA MAN INDICTED FOR STRUCTURING CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

            BIRMINGHAM, AL - United States Attorney Joyce White Vance and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Roy Sexton announced today that CALVIN WILLS has been indicted by a federal grand jury for structuring financial transactions, obstruction and criminal forfeiture.

            WILLS, 60, of Talladega, was charged in a 35-count indictment filed today at U.S. District Court in Birmingham.

            The indictment charges that between July 1, 2009, and Aug. 19, 2009, Wills structured 33 cash withdrawals at America’s First Federal Credit Union in Talladega.  The indictment charges the cash withdrawals were made in an effort to evade federal reporting requirements.  Federal law requires financial institutions to report all cash transactions in excess of $10,000. The indictment further charges Wills illegally withdrew a total of $326,450.

            Wills faces a maximum sentence of 170 years and a maximum fine of $8.5 million. The government also seeks criminal forfeiture of at least $326,450. 

            Special Agents of the United States Secret Service and United States Army, Criminal Investigative Service, investigated this case.  Special Assistant United States Attorney Davis A. Barlow is prosecuting the case.

            Members of the public are reminded that the indictment contains only charges.  A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

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