Mr. Faraj, the amount of money Mr. Smego is to receive for his time for trial prep and trial is not $3,500 as I indicated below, but is actually $8,000.
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From: Martin, Michael C. (USAMIE)
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 11:46 AM
To: Haytham Faraj
Cc: Corken, Cathleen (USAMIE)
Subject: US v Hamama GJ Transcript of Agent Rankin
Mr. Faraj, attached is a transcript of the grand jury testimony of Agent Rankin.
<< File: GJ Transcript-Rankin-12-16-09.pdf >>
In addition, I am informing you that D. Robert Smego has been retained by the government as an expert witness and has an agreement with the government to receive $3,500 to compensate him for time spent on trial preparation and the trial itself. In addition, Mr. Smego has received $3,000 to date for his consulting services on the above captioned case. Mr. Smego will receive reimbursement for his travel expenses from Iraq to the United States for trial. Michael Rochford has been retained by the government as an expert witness and has an agreement with the government to receive $8,234 to compensate him for time spent on trial preparation and the trial itself.
Michael C. Martin
Assistant United States Attorney
Eastern District of Michigan
211 West Fort Street, Room 2268
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 226-9670