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EI LEEN M. DECKERUni t ed St at es At t or neyLAWRENCE S. MI DDLETONAssi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or neyChi ef , Cr i mi nal Di vi si onBENJ AMI N R. BARRON ( Cal . Bar No. 257094)
Assi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or neyDeputy Chi ef , OCDETF Sect i on1400 Uni t ed St at es Cour t house312 Nort h Spr i ng St r eetLos Angel es, Cal i f or ni a 90012 Tel ephone: ( 213) 894- 3542Facsi mi l e: ( 213) 894- 0142E- mai l : ben. bar r on@usdoj . gov
At t orneys f or Pl ai nt i f fUNI TED STATES OF AMERI CA
UNI TED STATES DI STRI CT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DI STRI CT OF CALI FORNI A
UNI TED STATES OF AMERI CA,
Pl ai nt i f f ,
v.
DANI EL CHAM,
Def endant .
No. CR 14- 591- DDP
PLEA AGREEMENT FOR DEFENDANTDANI EL CHAM
1.
Thi s const i t ut es t he pl ea agreement bet ween def endant
DANI EL CHAM ( “def endant ”) and t he Uni t ed St at es At t or ney’ s Of f i ce f or
t he Cent r al Di st r i ct of Cal i f or ni a ( t he “USAO”) i n t he above-
capt i oned case. Thi s agr eement i s l i mi t ed t o t he USAO and cannot
bi nd any ot her f eder al , st at e, l ocal , or f or ei gn pr osecut i ng,
enf or cement , admi ni st r at i ve, or r egul at or y aut hor i t i es.DEFENDANT’ S OBLI GATI ONS
2.
Def endant agr ees t o:
a.
At t he ear l i est opport uni t y request ed by t he USAO and
pr ovi ded by t he Cour t , appear and pl ead gui l t y t o count s one and t en
of t he i ndi ct ment i n Uni t ed St ates v. Dani el Cham, CR No. 14- 591- DDP,
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whi ch char ges def endant : as t o count one, wi t h di st r i but i on of
oxycodone, i n vi ol at i on of Ti t l e 21, Uni t ed St at es Code, Sect i ons
841( a) ( 1) , ( b) ( 1) ( C) ; and, as t o count t en, wi t h money l aunder i ng, i n
vi ol at i on of Ti t l e 18, Uni t ed St at es Code, Sect i on 1956( a) ( 1) ( B) ( i ) .
b.
Not cont est f act s agr eed t o i n t hi s agr eement .
c.
Abi de by al l agr eement s r egardi ng sent enci ng cont ai ned
i n thi s agr eement .
d. Appear f or al l cour t appear ances, sur r ender as order ed
f or servi ce of sent ence, obey al l condi t i ons of any bond, and obey
any ot her ongoi ng cour t or der i n t hi s mat t er .
e.
Not commi t any cr i me; however , of f enses t hat woul d be
excl uded f or sent enci ng pur poses under Uni t ed St at es Sent enci ng
Gui del i nes ( “U. S. S. G. ” or “Sent enci ng Gui del i nes”) § 4A1. 2( c) ar e not
wi t hi n t he scope of t hi s agr eement .
f . Be t r ut hf ul at al l t i mes wi t h Pr et r i al Ser vi ces, t he
Uni t ed St at es Probat i on Of f i ce ( “USPO”) , and t he Cour t .
g.
Pay t he appl i cabl e speci al assessment at or bef or e the
t i me of sent enci ng unl ess def endant l acks t he abi l i t y t o pay and
pr i or t o sent enci ng submi t s a compl et ed f i nanci al st at ement on a f or m
t o be pr ovi ded by t he USAO.
FORFEI TURE AND FI NANCI AL ACCOUNTABI LI TY
3.
Def endant f ur t her agr ees:
i .
Tr ut hf ul l y t o di scl ose t o l aw enf or cementof f i ci al s, at a dat e and t i me t o be set by the USAO, t he l ocat i on of ,
def endant ’ s owner shi p i nt er est i n, and al l ot her i nf or mat i on known t o
def endant about , al l moni es, pr oper t i es, and/ or asset s of any ki nd,
der i ved f r om or acqui r ed as a r esul t of , or used t o f aci l i t at e t he
commi ssi on of , def endant ’ s i l l egal acti vi t i es, and t o f or f ei t al l
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f or f ei t ur e sent enci ng, and i ncor por at i on of t he f or f ei t ur e i n t he
j udgment . Def endant acknowl edges t hat f or f ei t ure of t he asset s i s
par t of t he sent ence t hat may be i mposed i n thi s case and wai ves any
f ai l ur e by t he Cour t t o advi se def endant of t hi s, pur suant t o Feder al
Rul e of Cr i mi nal Pr ocedur e 11( b) ( 1) ( J ) , at t he t i me t he Cour t accept s
def endant ’ s gui l t y pl eas.
e.
Not t o assi st any ot her i ndi vi dual i n any ef f or t
f al sel y t o cont est t he f or f ei t ur e of t he asset s descr i bed above.
f . Not t o cl ai m t hat r easonabl e cause t o sei ze t he assets
was l acki ng.
g.
To prevent t he t r ansf er , sal e, dest r uct i on, or l oss of
any and al l assets descr i bed above to t he ext ent def endant has t he
abi l i t y t o do so.
h.
To f i l l out and del i ver t o t he USAO a compl et ed
f i nanci al st at ement l i st i ng def endant ’ s asset s on a f or m pr ovi ded by
t he USAO.
i .
That f or f ei t ure of asset s descr i bed above shal l not be
count ed t owar d sat i sf act i on of any speci al assessment , r est i t ut i on,
or cost s t he Cour t may i mpose.
THE USAO’ S OBLI GATI ONS
4.
The USAO agrees t o:
a.
Not cont est f act s agr eed t o i n t hi s agr eement .
b.
Abi de by al l agr eement s r egardi ng sent enci ng cont ai nedi n thi s agr eement .
c.
At t he t i me of sent enci ng, move to di smi ss t he
r emai ni ng count s of t he i ndi ct ment as agai nst def endant . Def endant
agr ees, however , t hat at t he t i me of sent enci ng t he Cour t may
consi der , or not consi der , any di smi ssed char ges i n det er mi ni ng t he
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appl i cabl e Sent enci ng Gui del i nes r ange, t he pr opr i et y and ext ent of
any depar t ur e f r om t hat r ange, and t he sent ence t o be i mposed.
d.
At t he t i me of sent enci ng, pr ovi ded t hat def endant
demonst r ates an accept ance of r esponsi bi l i t y f or t he of f ense up t o
and i ncl udi ng t he t i me of sent enci ng, r ecommend a t wo- l evel r educt i on
i n t he appl i cabl e Sent enci ng Gui del i nes of f ense l evel , pur suant t o
U. S. S. G. § 3E1. 1, and r ecommend and, i f necessary, move f or an
addi t i onal one- l evel r educt i on i f avai l abl e under t hat sect i on.
e. Not r ecommend i mposi t i on of a f i ne agai nst def endant
i n t hi s mat t er .
f .
Except f or cri mi nal t ax vi ol at i ons ( i ncl udi ng
conspi r acy t o commi t such vi ol at i ons chargeabl e under 18 U. S. C.
§ 371) , not seek f ur t her cr i mi nal char ges agai nst def endant f or
vi ol at i ons ar i si ng out of t he f acts set f or t h i n t he f actual basi s
sect i on of t hi s agr eement or i n t he suppor t i ng af f i davi t f or t he
sear ch war r ant docket ed i n thi s di st r i ct as 14- 0934M and capt i oned
“I n t he Mat t er of t he Search of 1800 Sout h Buenos Ai r es Dr i ve,
Covi na, CA 91724. ” Def endant underst ands t hat t he USAO i s f r ee t o
cr i mi nal l y pr osecut e def endant f or any ot her unl awf ul past conduct or
any unl awf ul conduct t hat occur s af t er t he dat e of t hi s agr eement .
Def endant agr ees t hat at t he t i me of sent enci ng t he Cour t may
consi der t he uncharged conduct i n det er mi ni ng t he appl i cabl e
Sent enci ng Gui del i nes r ange, t he pr opr i et y and ext ent of anydepar t ur e f r om t hat r ange, and the sent ence to be i mposed af t er
consi der at i on of t he Sent enci ng Gui del i nes and al l ot her r el evant
f act or s under 18 U. S. C. § 3553( a) .
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NATURE OF THE OFFENSES
5. Def endant under st ands t hat f or def endant t o be gui l t y of
t he cr i me char ged i n count one, t hat i s, di st r i but i on of oxycodone,
i n vi ol at i on of Ti t l e 21, Uni t ed St at es Code, Sect i ons 841( a) ( 1) and
( b) ( 1) ( C) , t he f ol l owi ng must be t r ue:
a.
def endant knowi ngl y and i nt ent i onal l y di st r i but ed
oxycodone, knowi ng that i t was a cont r ol l ed subst ance;
b. t he di st r i but i on of oxycodone was out si de t he usual
cour se of pr of essi onal pr act i ce and wi t hout a l egi t i mat e medi cal
pur pose; and
c.
def endant act ed wi t h t he i nt ent t o di st r i but e t he
oxycodone out si de t he usual cour se of pr of essi onal pr act i ce and
wi t hout a l egi t i mat e medi cal pur pose.
A doct or “di st r i but es” a cont r ol l ed subst ance by t he act of
wr i t i ng a pr escri pt i on f or a cont r ol l ed subst ance.
6. Def endant under st ands t hat f or def endant t o be gui l t y of
t he cr i me char ged i n count t en, t hat i s money l aunder i ng, i n
vi ol at i on of Ti t l e 18, Uni t ed St at es Code, Sect i on 1956( a) ( 1) ( B) ( i ) ,
t he f ol l owi ng must be t r ue:
a.
The def endant conduct ed a f i nanci al t r ansact i on
i nvol vi ng pr oper t y t hat r epr esent ed t he pr oceeds of a vi ol at i on of
Ti t l e 21, Uni t ed St at es Code, Sect i ons 841( a) ( 1) and 841( b) ( 1) ( C)
( di st r i but i on of oxycodone) ;b.
The def endant knew t hat t he propert y r epresent ed t he
pr oceeds of such unl awf ul conduct ; and
c.
The def endant knew t hat t he t r ansact i on was desi gned
i n whol e or i n par t t o conceal and di sgui se t he nat ur e and t he sour ce
of t he pr oceeds of such unl awf ul conduct .
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PENALTI ES
7. Def endant underst ands t hat t he st at ut ory maxi mum sent ence
t hat t he Cour t can i mpose f or a vi ol at i on of Ti t l e 21, Uni t ed St at es
Code, Sect i ons 841( a) ( 1) , ( b) ( 1) ( C) , i s: 20 year s i mpr i sonment ; a
l i f et i me per i od of super vi sed r el ease; a f i ne of $1, 000, 000 or t wi ce
t he gr oss gai n or gr oss l oss r esul t i ng f r om t he of f ense, whi chever i s
gr eat est ; and a mandat ory speci al assessment of $100. Def endant
under st ands t hat t he st at ut or y mi ni mum t er m of super vi sed r el ease
t hat t he Cour t must i mpose i s a t er m of super vi sed r el ease not l ess
t han t hr ee year s.
8.
Def endant underst ands t hat t he st at ut ory maxi mum sent ence
t hat t he Cour t can i mpose f or a vi ol at i on of Ti t l e 18, Uni t ed St at es
Code, Sect i on 1956( a) ( 1) ( B) ( i ) , i s: 20 year s i mpr i sonment ; a t hr ee-
year per i od of super vi sed r el ease; a f i ne of $500, 000 or t wi ce t he
gr oss gai n or gr oss l oss r esul t i ng f r om t he of f ense, whi chever i s
gr eat est ; and a mandat ory speci al assessment of $100.
9.
Def endant under st ands, t her ef ore, t hat t he t otal maxi mum
sent ence f or t he of f enses t o whi ch def endant i s pl eadi ng gui l t y i s:
40 year s i mpr i sonment ; a l i f et i me per i od of super vi sed r el ease; a
f i ne of $1, 500, 000 or t wi ce t he gr oss gai n or gr oss l oss r esul t i ng
f r om t he of f enses, whi chever i s great est ; and a mandat or y speci al
assessment of $200.
10.
Def endant under st ands t hat super vi sed r el ease i s a per i odof t i me f ol l owi ng i mpr i sonment dur i ng whi ch def endant wi l l be subj ect
t o var i ous r est r i ct i ons and r equi r ement s. Def endant under st ands t hat
i f def endant vi ol at es one or mor e of t he condi t i ons of any super vi sed
r el ease i mposed, def endant may be r et ur ned t o pr i son f or al l or par t
of t he t er m of super vi sed r el ease aut hor i zed by st at ut e f or t he
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of f ense t hat r esul t ed i n t he t er m of super vi sed r el ease, whi ch coul d
r esul t i n def endant ser vi ng a t ot al t er m of i mpr i sonment gr eat er t han
t he st atut ory maxi mum st ated above.
11.
Def endant under st ands t hat , by pl eadi ng gui l t y, def endant
may be gi vi ng up val uabl e gover nment benef i t s and val uabl e ci vi c
r i ght s, such as t he r i ght t o vot e, t he r i ght t o possess a f i r ear m,
t he r i ght t o hol d of f i ce, and t he r i ght t o ser ve on a j ur y.
Def endant under st ands t hat once t he cour t accept s def endant ’ s gui l t y
pl ea, i t wi l l be a f eder al f el ony f or def endant t o possess a f i r ear m
or ammuni t i on. Def endant under st ands t hat t he convi ct i on i n t hi s
case may al so subj ect def endant t o var i ous ot her col l at er al
consequences, i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed t o r evocat i on of pr obat i on,
par ol e, or super vi sed r el ease i n anot her case and suspensi on or
r evocat i on of a pr of essi onal l i cense ( such as, f or exampl e, any
medi cal l i cense hel d by def endant and any f eder al r egi st r at i on
r el at i ng t o t he pr escri pt i on or di spensat i on of cont r ol l ed
subst ances) . Def endant under st ands t hat unant i ci pat ed col l at er al
consequences wi l l not serve as gr ounds t o wi t hdr aw def endant ’ s gui l t y
pl eas.
12.
Def endant under st ands t hat , i f def endant i s not a Uni t ed
St at es ci t i zen, t he f el ony convi ct i on i n t hi s case may subj ect
def endant t o: r emoval , al so known as deport at i on, whi ch may, under
some ci r cumst ances, be mandat or y; deni al of ci t i zenshi p; and deni alof admi ssi on t o t he Uni t ed St at es i n t he f ut ur e. The cour t cannot ,
and def endant ’ s at t orney al so may not be abl e to, advi se def endant
f ul l y r egar di ng t he i mmi gr at i on consequences of t he f el ony convi ct i on
i n t hi s case. Def endant underst ands that unexpect ed i mmi gr at i on
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consequences wi l l not serve as gr ounds t o wi t hdr aw def endant ’ s gui l t y
pl ea.
13.
Def endant underst ands t hat under 21 U. S. C. § 862a,
def endant wi l l not be el i gi bl e f or assi st ance under st at e pr ogr ams
f unded under t he Soci al Secur i t y Act or Feder al Food St amp Act or f or
f eder al f ood st amp pr ogr am benef i t s, and t hat any such benef i t s or
assi st ance recei ved by def endant ’ s f ami l y member s wi l l be reduced t o
ref l ect def endant ’ s i nel i gi bi l i t y.
FACTUAL BASI S
14.
Def endant admi t s t hat def endant i s, i n f act , gui l t y of t he
of f enses t o whi ch def endant i s agr eei ng t o pl ead gui l t y. Def endant
and t he USAO agr ee t o t he st at ement of f act s pr ovi ded bel ow and agr ee
t hat t hi s st at ement of f acts i s suf f i ci ent t o suppor t pl eas of gui l t y
t o t he charges descr i bed i n t hi s agr eement but i s not meant t o be a
compl et e r eci t at i on of al l f act s r el evant t o t he under l yi ng cri mi nal
conduct or al l f act s known t o ei t her par t y t hat r el at e t o t hat
conduct .
On March 9, 2014, def endant , a medi cal doct or , i ssuedpr escr i pt i ons f or cont r ol l ed dr ugs i ncl udi ng oxycodone( “t he pr escr i pt i ons”) t o a per son posi ng as a pat i ent butwho was, i n f act , an under cover l aw enf or cement of f i cer .Def endant i ssued t he pr escr i pt i ons whi l e act i ng, andi nt endi ng t o act , out si de t he usual cour se of pr of essi onalpr act i ce and wi t hout a l egi t i mat e medi cal pur pose. I nexchange f or t he pr escr i pt i ons, t he under cover of f i cer gavedef endant $300 i n money order s ( “t he money order s”) .
The f ol l owi ng day, Mar ch 10, 2014, def endant deposi t ed t hemoney order s i nto a Bank of Amer i ca account endi ng i nnumber s 0392, whi ch was hel d i n t he name of a corpor at i oncal l ed Good Li f e 2 LLC. Def endant made t hi s deposi tknowi ng t hat t he money or ders r epr esent ed proceeds of t heunl awf ul di st r i but i on of cont r ol l ed subst ances vi a t hepr escr i pt i ons, and knowi ng t hat t he t r ansact i on wasdesi gned t o conceal and di sgui se t he natur e and sour ce oft he money order s.
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SENTENCI NG FACTORS
15. Def endant under st ands t hat i n det er mi ni ng def endant ’ s
sent ence t he Cour t i s r equi r ed t o cal cul at e t he appl i cabl e Sent enci ng
Gui del i nes r ange and t o consi der t hat r ange, possi bl e depar t ur es
under t he Sent enci ng Gui del i nes, and t he ot her sent enci ng f act or s set
f or t h i n 18 U. S. C. § 3553( a) . Def endant under st ands t hat t he
Sent enci ng Gui del i nes ar e advi sory onl y, t hat def endant cannot have
any expect at i on of r ecei vi ng a sent ence wi t hi n t he cal cul at ed
Sent enci ng Gui del i nes r ange, and that af t er consi der i ng the
Sent enci ng Gui del i nes and t he ot her § 3553( a) f act or s, t he Cour t wi l l
be f r ee t o exer ci se i t s di scr et i on t o i mpose any sent ence i t f i nds
appr opr i ate up to t he maxi mum set by st at ut e f or t he cr i mes of
convi cti on.
16.
Except as set f or t h i n par agr aphs 4( d) and 4( e) , def endant
and t he USAO have no agr eement as t o t he appropr i at e sent ence or t he
appl i cabl e Sent enci ng Gui del i nes f act or s. Except as set f or t h i n
par agr aphs 4( d) and 4( e) , bot h par t i es r eserve t he r i ght t o seek any
sent ence wi t hi n the st atut ory maxi mum, and to ar gue f or any cr i mi nal
hi st or y scor e and cat egor y, base of f ense l evel , speci f i c of f ense
char act er i st i cs, adj ust ment s, depar t ur es, and var i ances. Def endant
under st ands t hat par agr aphs 4(c) and 4( f ) ( r egar di ng di smi ssal of
count s and agr eement not t o f ur t her pr osecut e def endant f or cer t ai n
unchar ged conduct ) i n no way l i mi t t he argument s t hat t he USAO mayr ai se bef or e t he Cour t i n any cont ext , or t he suppor t i ng f act s and
evi dence t hat t he USAO may present bef ore t he Cour t , such as
r egar di ng t he Sent enci ng Gui del i nes cal cul at i on or t he f act or s under
18 U. S. C. § 3553( a) .
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17. Def endant underst ands t hat t here i s no agr eement as t o
def endant ’ s cr i mi nal hi st or y or cr i mi nal hi st or y cat egor y.
18.
Def endant and t he USAO r eser ve t he r i ght t o ar gue f or a
sent ence out si de t he sent enci ng r ange est abl i shed by t he Sent enci ng
Gui del i nes based on t he f act or s set f or t h i n 18 U. S. C. § 3553( a) ( 1) ,
( a) ( 2) , ( a) ( 3) , ( a) ( 6) , and ( a) ( 7) .
WAI VER OF CONSTI TUTI ONAL RI GHTS
19. Def endant under st ands t hat by pl eadi ng gui l t y, def endant
gi ves up t he f ol l owi ng r i ght s:
a.
The r i ght t o persi st i n a pl ea of not gui l t y.
b.
The r i ght t o a speedy and publ i c t r i al by j ury.
c.
The r i ght t o be r epresent ed by counsel –- and i f
necessary have t he cour t appoi nt counsel - - at t r i al . Def endant
under st ands, however , t hat , def endant r et ai ns t he r i ght t o be
r epr esent ed by counsel –- and i f necessary have t he cour t appoi nt
counsel –- at ever y ot her st age of t he pr oceedi ng.
d.
The r i ght t o be presumed i nnocent and t o have t he
bur den of pr oof pl aced on t he government t o pr ove def endant gui l t y
beyond a r easonabl e doubt .
e.
The r i ght t o conf r ont and cr oss- exami ne wi t nesses
agai nst def endant .
f .
The r i ght t o t est i f y and t o present evi dence i n
opposi t i on t o t he char ges, i ncl udi ng t he r i ght t o compel t heat t endance of wi t nesses t o t est i f y.
g.
The r i ght not t o be compel l ed t o t est i f y, and, i f
def endant chose not t o t est i f y or pr esent evi dence, t o have t hat
choi ce not be used agai nst def endant .
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h. Any and al l r i ght s t o pur sue any af f i r mat i ve def enses,
Four t h Amendment or Fi f t h Amendment cl ai ms, and ot her pr et r i al
mot i ons t hat have been f i l ed or coul d be f i l ed.
WAI VER OF APPEAL OF CONVI CTI ON
20.
Def endant under st ands t hat , wi t h t he except i on of an appeal
based on a cl ai m t hat def endant ’ s gui l t y pl eas wer e i nvol unt ar y, by
pl eadi ng gui l t y def endant i s wai vi ng and gi vi ng up any r i ght t o
appeal def endant ’ s convi ct i ons on t he of f enses t o whi ch def endant i s
pl eadi ng gui l t y.
LI MI TED MUTUAL WAI VER OF APPEAL OF SENTENCE AND COLLATERAL ATTACK
21.
Def endant gi ves up t he r i ght t o appeal t he f ol l owi ng:
( a) t he pr ocedur es, any and al l not i ce pr ovi si ons, and cal cul at i ons
and f i nal sums and amount s descr i bed i n Paragr aph 3 of t hi s agreement
r el at ed t o f or f ei t ur e; and ( b) any of t he f ol l owi ng condi t i ons of
pr obat i on or super vi sed r el ease i mposed by t he Cour t : t he condi t i ons
set f or t h i n Gener al Or der s 318, 01- 05, and/ or 05- 02 of t hi s Cour t ;
t he dr ug t est i ng condi t i ons mandated by 18 U. S. C. §§ 3563( a) ( 5) and
3583( d) ; and t he al cohol and dr ug use condi t i ons aut hor i zed by 18
U. S. C. § 3563( b) ( 7) .
22.
The USAO and def endant r eser ve t he r i ght t o appeal any
ot her por t i on of t he sent ence.
23.
Def endant al so gi ves up any r i ght t o br i ng a post -
convi ct i on col l at er al at t ack on any or der of f or f ei t ur e, whet herci vi l , cr i mi nal , or admi ni str at i ve.
RESULT OF WI THDRAWAL OF GUI LTY PLEA
24.
Def endant agr ees t hat i f , af t er ent er i ng gui l t y pl eas
pur suant t o t hi s agr eement , def endant seeks t o wi t hdr aw and succeeds
i n wi t hdr awi ng def endant ’ s gui l t y pl eas on any basi s other t han a
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cl ai m and f i ndi ng t hat ent r y i nt o t hi s pl ea agr eement was
i nvol unt ar y, t hen ( a) t he USAO wi l l be r el i eved of al l of i t s
obl i gat i ons under t hi s agr eement ; and (b) shoul d t he USAO choose t o
pur sue any char ge t hat was ei t her di smi ssed or not f i l ed as a r esul t
of t hi s agr eement , t hen ( i ) any appl i cabl e st at ut e of l i mi t at i ons
wi l l be t ol l ed bet ween t he dat e of def endant ’ s si gni ng of t hi s
agr eement and t he f i l i ng commenci ng any such act i on; and
( i i ) def endant wai ves and gi ves up al l def enses based on t he st at ut e
of l i mi t at i ons, any cl ai m of pr e- i ndi ct ment del ay, or any speedy
t r i al cl ai m wi t h r espect t o any such act i on, except t o t he ext ent
t hat such def enses exi st ed as of t he dat e of def endant ’ s si gni ng t hi s
agr eement .
EFFECTI VE DATE OF AGREEMENT
25.
Thi s agreement i s ef f ect i ve upon si gnat ure and execut i on of
al l r equi r ed cer t i f i cat i ons by def endant , def endant ’ s counsel , and an
Assi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or ney.
BREACH OF AGREEMENT
26.
Def endant agr ees t hat i f def endant , at any t i me af t er t he
si gnat ur e of t hi s agr eement and execut i on of al l r equi r ed
cer t i f i cat i ons by def endant , def endant ’ s counsel , and an Assi st ant
Uni t ed St at es At t or ney, knowi ngl y vi ol at es or f ai l s t o per f or m any of
def endant ’ s obl i gat i ons under t hi s agr eement ( “a br each”) , t he USAO
may decl are t hi s agr eement br eached. Al l of def endant ’ s obl i gat i onsar e mat er i al , a si ngl e br each of t hi s agr eement i s suf f i ci ent f or t he
USAO t o decl are a br each, and def endant shal l not be deemed t o have
cured a breach wi t hout t he expr ess agr eement of t he USAO i n wr i t i ng.
I f t he USAO decl ares t hi s agr eement br eached, and the Cour t f i nds
such a br each t o have occur r ed, t hen: ( a) i f def endant has pr evi ousl y
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ent er ed gui l t y pl eas pur suant t o thi s agr eement , def endant wi l l not
be abl e t o wi t hdr aw t he gui l t y pl eas, and ( b) t he USAO wi l l be
r el i eved of al l i t s obl i gat i ons under t hi s agr eement .
27.
Fol l owi ng t he Cour t ’ s f i ndi ng of a knowi ng br each of t hi s
agr eement by def endant , t hen:
a.
Def endant agr ees t hat : ( i ) any st at ement s made by
def endant , under oat h, at t he gui l t y pl ea hear i ng ( i f such a hear i ng
occur r ed pr i or t o t he br each) ; ( i i ) t he agr eed t o f act ual basi s
st at ement i n t hi s agr eement ; and ( i i i ) any evi dence der i ved f r om such
st at ement s, shal l be admi ssi bl e agai nst def endant i n any such act i on
agai nst def endant , and def endant wai ves and gi ves up any cl ai m under
t he Uni t ed St at es Const i t ut i on, any st at ut e, Rul e 410 of t he Feder al
Rul es of Evi dence, Rul e 11( f ) of t he Feder al Rul es of Cr i mi nal
Pr ocedur e, or any ot her f eder al r ul e, t hat t he st at ement s or any
evi dence der i ved f r om t he st at ement s shoul d be suppr essed or are
i nadmi ssi bl e.
b.
Shoul d t he USAO choose t o pursue any charge t hat was
ei t her di smi ssed or not f i l ed as a r esul t of t hi s agr eement , t hen:
i .
Def endant agr ees t hat any appl i cabl e st at ut e of
l i mi t at i ons i s t ol l ed bet ween t he dat e of def endant ’ s si gni ng of t hi s
agr eement and t he f i l i ng commenci ng any such act i on.
i i .
Def endant wai ves and gi ves up al l def enses based
on t he st at ut e of l i mi t at i ons, any cl ai m of pr e- i ndi ct ment del ay, orany speedy t r i al cl ai m wi t h r espect t o any such act i on, except t o t he
extent t hat such def enses exi st ed as of t he dat e of def endant ’ s
si gni ng t hi s agr eement .
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COURT AND PROBATI ON OFFI CE NOT PARTI ES
28. Def endant under st ands t hat t he Cour t and t he Uni t ed St ates
Pr obat i on Of f i ce ar e not par t i es t o t hi s agr eement and need not
accept any of t he USAO’ s sent enci ng r ecommendat i ons or t he par t i es’
agr eement s t o f act s or sent enci ng f act or s.
29.
Def endant under st ands t hat bot h def endant and t he USAO ar e
f r ee t o: ( a) suppl ement t he f act s by suppl yi ng r el evant i nf or mat i on
t o t he Uni t ed St at es Probat i on Of f i ce and t he Cour t , and ( b) cor r ect
any and al l f act ual mi sst at ement s r el at i ng t o the Cour t ’ s Sent enci ng
Gui del i nes cal cul at i ons and det er mi nat i on of sent ence. Whi l e t hi s
paragr aph permi t s bot h t he USAO and def endant t o submi t f ul l and
compl et e f act ual i nf or mat i on t o t he Uni t ed St at es Probat i on Of f i ce
and t he Cour t , even i f t hat f actual i nf ormat i on may be vi ewed as
i nconsi st ent wi t h t he f act s agr eed t o i n t hi s agr eement , t hi s
paragr aph does not af f ect def endant ’ s and t he USAO’ s obl i gat i ons not
t o cont est t he f act s agr eed t o i n t hi s agr eement .
30.
Def endant under st ands t hat even i f t he Cour t i gnores any
sent enci ng recommendat i on, f i nds f act s or r eaches concl usi ons
di f f er ent f r om t hose agr eed t o, and/ or i mposes any sent ence up t o t he
maxi mum est abl i shed by st at ut e, def endant cannot , f or t hat r eason,
wi t hdr aw def endant ’ s gui l t y pl eas, and def endant wi l l r emai n bound t o
f ul f i l l al l def endant ’ s obl i gat i ons under t hi s agr eement . Def endant
under st ands t hat no one –- not t he pr osecut or , def endant ’ s at t or ney,or t he Cour t –- can make a bi ndi ng pr edi ct i on or pr omi se regardi ng
t he sent ence def endant wi l l r ecei ve, except t hat i t wi l l be wi t hi n
t he st at ut ory maxi mum.
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NO ADDI TI ONAL AGREEMENTS
31. Def endant under st ands t hat , except as set f or t h her ei n,
t her e ar e no pr omi ses, under st andi ngs, or agr eement s bet ween the USAO
and def endant or def endant ’ s at t or ney, and t hat no addi t i onal
pr omi se, underst andi ng, or agr eement may be ent ered i nt o unl ess i n a
wr i t i ng si gned by al l par t i es or on t he r ecor d i n cour t .
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