ORDER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002-6003 GRANTING IMMUNITY AND REQUIRING TESTIMONY — VASILIY MELNIK

TROY L. NUNLEY, District Judge.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 6002 that Vasiliy Melnik give testimony or provide other information which he refuses to give or to provide information with respect to his knowledge concerning the purchase of homes and loan applications submitted to lending institutions in connection with the charged fraud scheme in the above-referenced case, in this case on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination as to all matters about which he may be asked to testify in this trial.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no testimony or other information compelled under this order, or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony or other information, shall be used against Vasiliy Melnik in any criminal case, except that Vasiliy Melnik shall not be exempted by this order from prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement pursuant to this order, or otherwise failing to comply with this order, and that immunity granted herein is co-extensive with 18 U.S.C. § 6002.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division ___________________________________________________________________________________ Assistant Attorney General Washington, D.C. 20530 JAN 09 2015 The Honorable Benjamin B. Wagner United States Attorney Eastern District of California 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, California 95814 Attention: David J. Ward, Lee Bickley, and Michael D. Anderson Assistant U.S. Attorney Re: United States v. Vera Kuzmenko, et al. Dear Mr. Wagner:

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by 18 U.S.C. § 6003(b) and 28 C.F.R. § 0.175(a), I hereby approve your request for authority to apply to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California for an order, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002-6003, requiring Vasily Melnik to give testimony or provide information in the above matter and in any further proceedings resulting therefrom or ancillary thereto.

Sincerely, Leslie R. Caldwell Assistant Attorney General PAUL M. O'BRIEN DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL CRIMINAL DIVISION