Opinion
CASE NUMBER: 8:12-cr-97-T-30TBM USM NUMBER: 56308-018
07-31-2012
Defendant's Attorney: Sharon C. Samek, cja.
JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
Defendant's Attorney: Sharon C. Samek, cja.
THE DEFENDANT:
x pleaded guilty to count(s) ONE and TWO of the Indictment.
_ pleaded nolo contendere to count(s) which was accepted by the court.
_ was found guilty on count(s) after a plea of not guilty.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦TITLE & SECTION ¦NATURE OF OFFENSE ¦OFFENSE¦COUNT¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ENDED ¦ ¦ +-----------------------+---------------------------------------+-------+-----¦ ¦46 U.S.C. §§ 70503(a) ¦Conspiracy to Possess With Intent to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(1), 70506(a) and (b); ¦Distribute Five Kilograms or More of ¦March ¦ ¦ ¦21 U.S.C. § 960(b)(1) ¦Cocaine While on Board a Vessel Subject¦2, 2012¦One ¦ ¦(B) ¦to the Jurisdiction of the United ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦States ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------+---------------------------------------+-------+-----¦ ¦46 U.S.C. §§ 70503(a) ¦Possess With the Intent to Distribute ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(1), 70506(a); 18 ¦Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine While¦March ¦Two ¦ ¦U.S.C. §2, and 21 ¦on Board a Vessel Subject to the ¦2, 2012¦ ¦ ¦U.S.C. § 960(b)(1)(B) ¦Jurisdiction of the United States ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 6 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. _ The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s) _ Count.... of the Indictment is dismissed on the motion of the United States. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant must notify the United States Attorney for this district within 30 days of any change of name, residence, or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs, and special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If ordered to pay restitution, the defendant must notify the court and United States Attorney of any material change in economic circumstances.
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JAMES S. MOODY , JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
IMPRISONMENT
After considering the advisory sentencing guidelines and all of the factors identified in Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553(a)(l)-(7), the court finds that the sentence imposed is sufficient, but not greater than necessary, to comply with the statutory purposes of sentencing.
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of ONE HUNDRED and TWENTY (120) MONTHS as to Counts One and Two of the Indictment, all such terms to run concurrently.
_The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
X The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
___ The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district.
_at_a.m./p.m. on _.
_as notified by the United States Marshal.
_The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons.
_before 2 p.m. on_.
_as notified by the United States Marshal.
_as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows:
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Defendant delivered on________________ to ___________________ at ________________________, with a certified copy of this judgment.
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United States Marshal
By: ______________________
Deputy United States Marshal
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of FIVE (5) YEARS as to Counts One and Two of the Indictment, both terms to run concurrently.
The defendant must report to the probation office in the district to which the defendant is released within 72 hours of release from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons. The defendant shall not commit another federal, state, or local crime. The defendant shall not unlawfully possess a controlled substance. The defendant shall refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. The defendant shall submit to one drug test within 15 days of release from imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court.
X The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that the defendant poses a low risk of future substance abuse.
X The defendant shall not possess a firearm, destructive device, or any other dangerous weapon.
X The defendant shall cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer.
If this judgment imposes a fine or restitution it is a condition of supervised release that the defendant pay in accordance with the Schedule of Payments sheet of this judgment.
The defendant must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any additional conditions on the attached page.
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
1) the defendant shall not leave the judicial district without the permission of the court or probation officer;
2) the defendant shall report to the probation officer in a manner and frequency directed by the court or probation officer;
3) the defendant shall answer truthfully all inquiries by the probation officer and follow the instructions of the probation officer;
4) the defendant shall support his or her dependents and meet other family responsibilities;
5) the defendant shall work regularly at a lawful occupation, unless excused by the probation officer for schooling, training, or other acceptable reasons;
6) the defendant shall notify the probation officer at least ten days prior to any change in residence or employment;
7) the defendant shall refrain from excessive use of alcohol and shall not purchase, possess, use, distribute, or administer any controlled substance or any paraphernalia related to any controlled substances, except as prescribed by a physician;
8) the defendant shall not frequent places where controlled substances are illegally sold, used, distributed, or administered;
9) the defendant shall not associate with any persons engaged in criminal activity and shall not associate with any person convicted of a felony, unless granted permission to do so by the probation officer;
10) the defendant shall permit a probation officer to visit him or her at any time at home or elsewhere and shall permit confiscation of any contraband observed in plain view of the probation officer;
11) the defendant shall notify the probation officer within seventy-two hours of being arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer;
12) the defendant shall not enter into any agreement to act as an informer or a special agent of a law enforcement agency without the permission of the court; and
13) as directed by the probation officer, the defendant shall notify third parties of risks that may be occasioned by the defendant's criminal record or personal history or characteristics and shall permit the probation officer to make such notifications and to confirm the defendant's compliance with such notification requirement.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
The defendant shall also comply with the following additional conditions of supervised release:
X Should the defendant be deported, he shall not be allowed to re-enter the United States without the express permission of the appropriate governmental authority.
X The defendant shall cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer.
X The mandatory drug testing provisions pursuant to the Violent Crime Control Act are waived. However, the Court orders the probation officer to conduct random drug testing not to exceed 104 tests per year.
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.
+---------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦ Assessment ¦ Fine ¦ Total Restitution ¦ +---------+------------+--------+-------------------¦ ¦ Totals: ¦$200.00 ¦Waived ¦N/A ¦ +---------------------------------------------------+
___ The determination of restitution is deferred until_. An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be entered after such determination.
___ The defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount listed below.
If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportioned payment, unless specified otherwise in the priority order or percentage payment column below. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3664(i), all non-federal victims must be paid before the United States.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Name of Payee ¦ Total Loss ¦ Restitution Ordered ¦ Priority or Percentage ¦ +---------------+-------------+---------------------+------------------------¦ ¦Totals: ¦$_ ¦$____ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 for the offenses committed on or after September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996.
___ Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $_.
___ The defendant must pay interest on a fine or restitution of more than $2,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full before the fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). All of the payment options on Sheet 6 may be subject to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).
___ The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:
__ the interest requirement is waived for the __ fine _ restitution.
__ the interest requirement for the _ fine _ restitution is modified as follows:
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Having assessed the defendant's ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties are due as follows:
A. X Lump sum payment of $ 200.00 due immediately, balance due
_not later than_, or
_in accordance _C, _ D, _ E or _F below; or
B. _ Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with____C,________D, or__________F below); or
C. _ Payment in equal _________(e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $_____________over a period of_________(e.g., months or years), to commence_______________days (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment; or
D. _ Payment in equal_(e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $___________over a period of _, (e.g., months or years) to commence __________(e.g. 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment to a term of supervision; or
E. _ Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within_____________(e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment. The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant's ability to pay at that time, or
F. _ Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties: Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due during imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court. The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.
___ Joint and Several
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names and Case Numbers (including defendant number), Total Amount, Joint and Several Amount, and corresponding payee, if appropriate:
___ The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.
___ The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):
X The defendant shall forfeit the defendant's interest in the following property to the United States: The Court orders that the defendant forfeit to the United States immediately and voluntarily any and all assets previously identified in the Indictment, that are subject to forfeiture. Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) fine principal, (5) fine interest, (6) community restitution, (7) penalties, and (8) costs, including cost of prosecution and court costs.