Supervised Release Jurisdiction Transferred to USDC - Central — USA v. Thomas et al. (Dkt. 1203, N.D. Ga.)

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Supervised release transfer papers for Bern Benoit, Document 1203 filed 12/03/25 in Case 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS in the Northern District of Georgia. A Probation Office memorandum dated December 2, 2025 requests transfer of jurisdiction, listing the offense of conviction as Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud and the sentence as 27 months BOP custody followed by 60 months TSR. The attached Transfer of Jurisdiction form gives supervised release dates of 9/07/2023 to 9/06/2028 and states that Mr. Benoit resides in California and has no ties to the Northern District of Georgia. It records an order transferring jurisdiction signed by J.P. Boulee dated 10-2-2025 and an order accepting jurisdiction by the Central District of California effective November 25, 2025.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
PROBATION OFFICE 
900 U.S. COURTHOUSE 
DONNA M. HIGH 
CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER 
75 TED TURNER ORNE SW 
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-3309 
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TO: 
FROM: 
DATE: 
SUBJECT: 
Clerk of Court 
Northern District of Georgia 
Atlanta Division 
Sr: USPO Shekevia Hawkins 
Northern District of Georgia 
Telephone: (470) 725-9523 
December 2, 2025 
REQUEST TO ACCEPT TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION 
Case Name: Bern Benoit 
Docket Number (District): I :20-CR-00296-04 
Offense of Conviction: Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire 
Fraud 
Sentence: 27 months BOP custody, followed by 60 months TSR 
Please initiate Transfer of Jurisdiction from your district to the Northern District of 
Georgia and submit appropriate forms to your Court. Upon receipt, Transfer of 
Jurisdiction forms will be forwarded to our Court for final approval. 
Enclosed are signed Transfer of Jurisdiction forms accepting transfer of Jurisdiction to 
the Northern District of Georgia. Please forward to the Clerk's Office in your district 
to complete the transfer process to our Clerk's Office in Atlanta, Georgia. 
Enclosed are signed Transfer of Jurisdiction forms initiating transfer from the 
Northern District of Georgia to your district. Upon return, Transfer of Jurisdiction 
forms wi ll be forwarded to the Clerk's Office in our district to complete the transfer 
process. 
Enclosed are signed Transfer of Jurisdiction forms transferring jurisdiction from the 
Northern District of Georgia to the Central District of California. Please forward all 
case material to their Clerk's Office in Los Angeles, California. 
(404) 215-1950 
FAX(404) 331-0160 
Case 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS     Document 1203     Filed 12/03/25     Page 1 of 2

Case: 2:25-cr-00968, Document: 1, Filed: 11-25-2025, Page 1 of 1 
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DOCKET NUMBER (Fran. Court) 
PROB 22 
(Rev. 01 /24) 
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TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION 
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PROBATIONER/SUPERVISED RELEASEE 
DISTRICT 
DIVISION 
Bern Benoit 
FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE 
Northern District of Georgia 
Atlanta 
Burbank, CA 91505 
U.S.0.C. • Atlanta 
NAME OF SENTENCfNG JUDGE 
DEC 0 20' j 
Honorable J.P. Boulee, U.S. District Judge 
DA TES OF PROBATION/ 
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SUPERVISED RELEASE 
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9/07/2023 
9/06/2028 
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OFFENSE 
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud, I 8 U .S.C. § J 349 
JUSTIFICATION/REASON FOR TRANSFER (e.g., prosocial ties, employment/education opportunities, violation of supervision) 
Mr. Benoit resides in California and does not have any ties to the Northern District of Georgia. The U .S. Probation Office is also 
requesting the transfer of jurisdiction so that further violations can be addressed locally . 
PART 1 - ORDER TRANSFERRING JURISDICTION 
UNITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
Northern District of Georgia 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3605, the jurisdiction of the probationer 
or supervised releasee named above be transferred with the records of this Court to the United States 
District Court for the Central District of California 
upon that Court's order 
of acceptance of jurisdiction. This Court hereby expressly consents that the period of probation or 
supervised release may be changed by the District Court to which this transfer is made without further 
inquiry of this court.* 
10-2-2025 
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Date 
J. (f~ BOULEE 
United States District Judge 
*This sentence mav be deleted in the discretion of the transferring Court. 
PART 2 - ORDER ACCEPTING JURISDICTION 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
Central District of California 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that jurisdiction over the above-named probationer/supervised 
releasee be accepted and assumed by this Court from and after the entry of this order. 
November 25, 2025 
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Effective Date 
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Case 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS     Document 1203     Filed 12/03/25     Page 2 of 2

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