Judgment and Commitment as to Amanda Christian (9) — USA v. Thomas et al. (Dkt. 569, N.D. Ga.)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia · No. 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS · Doc. 569 · 2022-09-13 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
ATLANTA DIVISION 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
v. 
 
AMANDA CHRISTIAN 
 
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JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE    
 
Case Number:    1:20-cr-00296-09-JPB-CMS  
USM Number:   55929509 
 
GABE BANKS 
    Defendant’s Attorney 
 
THE DEFENDANT: 
 
The defendant pleaded guilty to count 34s. 
 
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of the offense: 
 
Title & Section 
Nature of Offense 
Offense Ended 
Count 
 
 
 
 
18 U.S.C. § 1349 
CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT 
FRAUD 
August 2020 
34s 
 
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 8 of this judgment.  The sentence is imposed pursuant 
to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. 
 
It is 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 material changes in economic circumstances. 
 
 
 
09/13/2022 
 
Date of Imposition of Judgment 
 
 
 
 
 
Signature of Judge 
 
J. P. BOULEE, U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
Name and Title of Judge 
 
9/13/2022 
 
Date 
 
 
 
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DEFENDANT:   AMANDA CHRISTIAN 
CASE NUMBER:  1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-9  
 
    Judgment -- Page 2 of 8 
 
 
Judgment in a Criminal Case 
Sheet 2 -- Imprisonment 
 
IMPRISONMENT 
 
 
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for 
a total term of:  FORTY-ONE (41) MONTHS as to Count 34s of the Second Superseding Indictment. 
 
 
The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:  Designation to a facility 
nearest to South Carolina as possible, with the option to enroll in programs under the First Step Act and placement 
in RDAP, if deemed necessary after evaluation. 
 
 
The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of 
Prisons:   As notified by the United States Marshal 90 days from today’s date. 
 
 
 
 
 
RETURN 
 
I have executed this judgment as follows:   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defendant delivered on 
 
  to 
 
 
at  
, with a certified copy of this judgment. 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES MARSHAL 
 
 
 
 
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL 
 
 
 
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DEFENDANT:   AMANDA CHRISTIAN 
CASE NUMBER:  1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-9  
 
    Judgment -- Page 3 of 8 
 
 
Judgment in a Criminal Case 
Sheet 3 -- Supervised Release 
 
SUPERVISED RELEASE 
 
 
Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of:  THREE (3) YEARS. 
 
 
 
 
 
MANDATORY CONDITIONS 
 
 
1. You must not commit another federal, state or local crime. 
2. You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance. 
3. You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must 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. 
4. You must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing 
a sentence of restitution.   Restitution payments must be made to Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District 
of Georgia, 2211 U.S. Courthouse, 75 Ted Turner Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA 30303. 
5. You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. 
 
You must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any other 
conditions on the attached page. 
 
 
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DEFENDANT:   AMANDA CHRISTIAN 
CASE NUMBER:  1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-9  
 
    Judgment -- Page 4 of 8 
 
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION  
 
As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supervision.  These conditions are 
imposed because they establish the basic expectations for your behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum tools needed 
by probation officers to keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition. 
 
1. You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours of your 
release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different 
time frame. 
2. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how 
and when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed. 
3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting permission 
from the court or the probation officer. 
4. You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer. 
5. You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live or anything about your living 
arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If 
notifying the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation 
officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change. 
6. You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the probation 
officer to take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view. 
7. You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officer excuses you 
from doing so.  If you do not have full-time employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer 
excuses you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your 
job responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation officer 
at least 10 days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 
hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change. 
8. You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity.  If you know someone has been 
convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of 
the probation officer. 
9. If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours. 
10. You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or dangerous weapon (i.e., anything 
that was designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another person such as 
nunchakus or tasers). 
11. You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant 
without first getting the permission of the court. 
12. If the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation officer may 
require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instruction.  The probation officer may contact 
the person and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk. 
13. You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision. 
 
 
U.S. Probation Office Use Only 
 
A U.S. probation officer has instructed me on the conditions specified by the court and has provided me with a written copy of this 
judgment containing these conditions. For further information regarding these conditions, see Overview of Probation and Supervised 
Release Conditions, available at:  www.uscourts.gov 
 
I understand that a violation of any of these conditions of supervised release may result in modification, extension, or revocation of my 
term of supervision. 
 
 
Defendant's Signature 
 
 
Date 
 
 
USPO's Signature 
 
 
Date 
 
 
 
 
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DEFENDANT:   AMANDA CHRISTIAN 
CASE NUMBER:  1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-9  
 
    Judgment -- Page 5 of 8 
 
 
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION 
 
As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following special conditions of supervision. 
 
You must make full and complete disclosure of your finances and submit to an audit of your financial documents 
at the request of your probation officer. You must provide the probation officer with full and complete access to 
any requested financial information and authorize the release of any financial information.  The probation office 
may share the financial information with the United States Attorney's Office. 
 
You must not incur new credit charges, or open additional lines of credit without the approval of the probation 
officer. 
 
You must submit your person, property, house, residence, vehicle, papers, computers (as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 
1030(e)(1)), other electronic communications or data storage devices or media, or office, to a search conducted 
by a United States Probation Officer.  Failure to submit to a search may be grounds for revocation of release.  
You must warn any other occupants that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition.  An 
officer may conduct a search pursuant to this condition only when reasonable suspicion exists that you violated a 
condition of your supervision and that areas to be searched contain evidence of this violation.  Any search must 
be conducted at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner. 
 
You must permit confiscation and/or disposal of any material considered to be contraband or any other item which 
may be deemed to have evidentiary value of violations of supervision. 
 
You must submit to substance abuse testing to determine if you have used a prohibited substance. You must not 
obstruct, attempt to obstruct, or tamper with any testing methods. You must pay all or part of the costs of testing 
based on your ability to pay unless excused by the probation officer.  If deemed necessary by the probation officer, 
you must participate in an alcohol and / or other substance abuse treatment program and follow the rules and 
regulations of that program. The probation officer will supervise your participation in the program (provider, 
location, modality, duration, intensity, etc.). You must pay all or part of the costs of the program based on your 
ability to pay unless excused by the probation officer. 
 
 
 
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DEFENDANT:   AMANDA CHRISTIAN 
CASE NUMBER:  1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-9  
 
    Judgment -- Page 6 of 8 
 
 
Judgment in a Criminal Case 
Sheet 5 -- Criminal Monetary Penalties 
 
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES 
 
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6. 
 
 
 
Special Assessment 
 
TOTAL 
$100 
 
The Court finds that the defendant does not have the ability to pay a fine and cost of incarceration.  The Court 
waives the fine and cost of incarceration in this case. 
 
 
 
Fine 
 
TOTAL 
$0 
 
 
 
Restitution 
 
TOTAL 
$835,542.00 to be paid jointly and severally. 
 
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 nonfederal victims must be paid before the United States is paid. 
 
Name of Payee 
Restitution Ordered 
 
Cross River Bank - Legal Department  
400 Kelby Street, 14th Floor  
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024  
legaldept@crossriverbank.com   
 
Small Business Administration/DFC  
Attn: Paul Keenan  
721 19th St.  
3rd Floor, Room 301  
Denver, CO 80202  
 
CDC Small Business Finance  
c/o Law Offices of Todd Kobernick  
2448 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 220  
San Diego, CA 92106  
 
$805,504.49 (jointly and severally with Darrell 
Thomas, Bern Benoit, Jerry Baptiste, Christian 
Petty, Denesseria Slaton, and Teldrin Foster)  
 
 
$24,912.51 (jointly and severally with Darrell 
Thomas, Bern Benoit, Jerry Baptiste, Christian 
Petty, Denesseria Slaton, and Teldrin Foster) 
 
 
 
$5,125.00 (jointly and severally with Darrell 
Thomas, Rick McDuffie, and Teldrin Foster) 
TOTAL: 
$835,542.00  
 
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. 
 
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DEFENDANT:   AMANDA CHRISTIAN 
CASE NUMBER:  1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-9  
 
    Judgment -- Page 7 of 8 
 
 
Judgment in a Criminal Case 
Sheet 6 -- Schedule of Payments 
 
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS 
 
Having assessed the defendant's ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows: 
 
A.    Lump sum payment of $ due immediately, balance due: 
 
     not later than _____, or 
 
     in accordance with    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 _____ days  (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 _____ days (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:  You must pay the above noted 
financial penalties in accordance with the Schedule of Payments sheet of the Judgment. Payment of criminal 
monetary penalties is due during the period of imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those 
payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are to be made 
payable to the Clerk, U.S. District Court, 2211 U.S. Courthouse, 75 Ted Turner Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303. 
Any balance that remains unpaid at the commencement of the term of supervision shall commence within 60 days 
after release from imprisonment on the following terms: payable at a rate of no less than $250 monthly to U.S. 
District Court Clerk. You must notify the Court of any changes in economic circumstances that might affect the 
ability to pay this financial penalty. 
 
Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary 
penalties is due during the period of 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. 
 
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Joint and Several  
Name  
 
Case No. 
 
 
Joint and Several Amount 
Payee 
Darrell Thomas 
1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-1 
$805,504.49  
 
Cross River Bank 
$24,912.51 
Small Business 
Administration/DFC 
$5,125 
CDC Small Business Finance 
Bern Benoit  
1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-4 
$805,504.49  
 
Cross River Bank 
$24,912.51 
Small Business 
Administration/DFC 
$5,125 
CDC Small Business Finance 
Jerry Baptiste 
1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-13 $805,504.49  
 
Cross River Bank 
$24,912.51 
Small Business 
Administration/DFC 
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DEFENDANT:   AMANDA CHRISTIAN 
CASE NUMBER:  1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-9  
 
    Judgment -- Page 8 of 8 
 
$5,125 
CDC Small Business Finance 
Christian Petty 
1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-12 $805,504.49  
 
Cross River Bank 
$24,912.51 
Small Business 
Administration/DFC 
$5,125 
CDC Small Business Finance 
Denesseria Slaton 
1:21-cr-00179-JPB-1   
$805,504.49  
 
Cross River Bank 
$24,912.51 
Small Business 
Administration/DFC 
$5,125 
CDC Small Business Finance 
Teldrin Foster 
1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS-20 $805,504.49  
 
Cross River Bank 
$24,912.51 
Small Business 
Administration/DFC 
$5,125 
CDC Small Business Finance 
 
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The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution. 
 
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The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):   
 
  
The defendant shall forfeit the defendant's interest in the following property to the United States:   
 
 
 
Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) AVAA 
assessment, (5) fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) JVTA assessment, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, 
including cost of prosecution and court costs. 
 
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