United States v. Al Clint Laroche — M.D. Fla., Fort Myers Division, No. 2:23-cr-00013-TPB-NPM

Case summary

Al Clint Laroche was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division, No. 2:23-cr-00013-TPB-NPM, before District Judge Thomas P. Barber. A criminal complaint filed under seal on October 31, 2022 charged him with false statement to a lending institution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1014, and the arrest warrant issued the same day describes the offense in those terms. He was arrested on November 8, 2022, released on an appearance bond, waived a speedy indictment, and on January 27 and January 30, 2023 filed waivers of indictment and a consent to entry of a plea of guilty. A defense motion states that he was sentenced on May 18, 2023 to 24 months in the Bureau of Prisons followed by 36 months of supervised release.

Case at a glance

What was he charged with?

False statement to a lending institution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1014. The arrest warrant issued October 31, 2022 describes the offense in those words and records that it rests on a complaint. The government's unopposed motion for an ends-of-justice finding states that he was arrested on November 8, 2022 on a criminal complaint charging him with false statements to a lending institution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1014 and was released on bond. The criminal docket sheet of the removal proceedings lists the complaint as "18:1014 False Statement to Lending Institution" with no pending or terminated counts.

What was he sentenced to?

A defense motion filed June 12, 2023 states that he was sentenced on May 18, 2023 to 24 months in the Bureau of Prisons, to be followed by 36 months of supervised release, that he was being permitted to self-surrender, that on May 31, 2023 he was designated to F.C.I. Allenwood Low in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, and that his self-surrender date was June 15, 2023. The motion asks the court to extend that date by 30 days to July 15, 2023 and records that the Assistant United States Attorney objected to the request. No order on the motion and no judgment are on this page.

What do the procedural filings show?

The government moved on October 31, 2022 to seal the criminal complaint and related documents, which the court granted the same day. Following his arrest, an initial appearance in Rule 5(c)(3) and Rule 40 proceedings was held on November 16, 2022, when he waived removal and identity hearings under Rules 5 and 5.1, an appearance bond was entered and an order of removal issued. He signed a waiver of the right to a speedy indictment, tolling the time to be charged through January 31, 2023, which the court accepted on November 30, 2022. Waivers of indictment were filed on January 27 and January 30, 2023, together with a consent regarding entry of a plea of guilty, A standing order under the Due Process Protections Act was entered on the docket on November 8, 2022, and a further such order on January 27, 2023.

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