Leid Stories - 02/12/14

The IRP6 & the FBI, Chapter 3: A Blizzard of Federal Charges

 

On June 9, 2009, four years and four months after their offices were raided by 21 armed FBI agents, six executives of Investigative Resource Planning Solutions (IRP Solutions)—David A. Banks, Demetrius K. Harper, Gary L. Walker, Clinton A. Stewart, David S. Zirpolo and Kendrick Barnes—found themselves facing 25 counts each on federal conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud charges.

But it was the second time federal prosecutors convened a grand jury to consider the charges. A grand jury was convened on Feb. 6, 2007, but unanimously found no reason to indict. Bent on a conviction in the case, federal prosecutors convened another grand jury the following month and got what they wanted—an indictment.

Leid Stories delves into the unusual legal maneuverings that produced the charges and that raise serious questions about the possible violation of the defendants’ constitutional rights.