Judgment as to Bernard Okojie (1), Count(s) — USA v. Okojie (Dkt. 123, S.D. Ga.)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia · No. 4:22-cr-00084-LGW-BWC · Doc. 123 · 2023-10-03 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
Bernard Okojie )
, Case Number: 4:22CR00084-1
USM Number: 06553-510
)
) John J. Ossick, Jr.

THE DEFENDANT: Defendant's Attorney
C] pleaded guilty to Count(s)
L] pleaded nolo contendere to Count(s) which was accepted by the court.

was found guilty on Counts 1,2, and 3 after a plea of not guilty.

The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:

Title & Section Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count
18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 1344, | Conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud January 31, 2021 |
and 1349

18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2 Wire fraud July 21, 2020 2

See Page 2 for Additional Count of Conviction
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.

CJ] The defendant has been found not guilty on Count(s)

C] Count(s) of the Indictment shall be dismissed as to this defendant on the motion of the United States.

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.

October 2, 2023

Date of Imposition,

Signftysé of Judge

LISA GODBEY WOOD
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Name and Title of Judge

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Date
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DEFENDANT: Berard Okojie

CASE NUMBER: 4:22CR00084-1

ADDITIONAL COUNTS OF CONVICTION

Title & Section Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count

18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(1)(B)(i), Money laundering conspiracy January 31, 2021 3
1956(h), and 1957
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DEFENDANT: Berard Okojie
CASE NUMBER: 4:22CR00084-1
IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total
term of: 64 months. This term is comprised of 64 months as to each of Counts 1, 2, and 3, to be served concurrently.

Dd The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
To the extent that space and security can accommodate this request, the Court recommends that the defendant be designated to

the facility closest to the defendant’s home in Atlanta, Georgia,

The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:

Oat O am CO pm. on

© _asnotified by the United States Marshal.

(} The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:

J  before2p.m.on Wednesday, November 1, 2023

as notified by the United States Marshal.

asnotified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.

RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows:
Defendant delivered on to
at , with a certified copy of this judgment.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
By

DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
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DEFENDANT: Bernard Okojie
CASE NUMBER: 4:22CR00084-1
SUPERVISED RELEASE

Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of: 3 years as to each of Counts 1, 2, and 3, to be served
concurrently.

MANDATORY CONDITIONS

You must not commit another federal, state, or local crime.

You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.

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.

C) The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court’s determination that you pose a low risk of future

substance abuse. (Check, ifapplicable.)

4, You must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence of
restitution. (Check, if applicable.)

5. You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (Check, if applicable.)

6. (1 You must comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. § 20901, et seq.)
as directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of Prisons, or any state sex offender registration agency in the location where
you reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (Check, if applicable.)

7. O You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (Check, if applicable.)

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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: Bernard Okojie

CASE NUMBER: 4:22CR00084-1

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. Affer 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 a
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 permission from the court.

12. Ifthe 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 that 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 USS. probation officer has instructed me on the conditions specified by the court and has provide 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.

Defendant’s Signature Date

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DEFENDANT: Bemard Okojie

CASE NUMBER: 4:22CR00084-1

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

1. You must provide the probation officer with access to any requested financial information and authorize the release of any
financial information. The probation office may share financial information with the U.S. Attorney's Office.

2. You must not incur new credit charges, or open additional lines of credit without the approval of the probation officer.

3. You must pay the financial penalty in accordance with the Schedule of Payments sheet of this judgment. You must also notify
the court of any changes in economic circumstances that might affect the ability to pay this financial penalty.

4. You must submit your person, property, house, residence, office, vehicle, papers, computers (as defined in 18 U.S.C. §
1030(e)(1)),; other electronic communications or data storage devices or media, 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. The probation officer may conduct a search under this
condition only when reasonable suspicion exists that you have violated a condition of supervision and that the areas to be
searched contain evidence of this violation. Any search must be conducted at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner.
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DEFENDANT: Bernard Okojie

CASE NUMBER: 4:22CRO00084-1

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments.

Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment **
TOTALS $300 $1,946,283.50 None N/A N/A
C1) 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 nonfederal
victims must be paid before the United States is paid.

Name of Payee Restitution Ordered Priority or Percentage
Small Business Administration (SBA/DFC) $1,946,283.50 1
TOTALS $1,946,283.50

() Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $

O ‘The defendant must pay interest on restitution and a fine 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).

Xx The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:
& the interest requirement is waived forthe OO fine & restitution.

C sthe interest requirement for the C) fine C1 restitution is modified as follows:

* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-299,

** Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-22. .

*** Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 for offenses committed
on or after September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996.
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DEFENDANT: Bernard Okojie
CASE NUMBER: 4:22CR00084-1

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 $ 300 due immediately, balance due

O _sonot later than ,or
( inaccordance [|] C, (J D, (CO E,or F below;
(1 Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with Oc, 1 OD, or 0 F below); or
CO #=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 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 $4 Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3664(f)(3)(B), nominal payments of either quarterly installments of a minimum of $25 if working
non-UNICOR or a minimum of 50 percent of monthly earnings if working UNICOR shall be made. Upon release from
imprisonment and while on supervised release and thereafter, nominal payments of a minimum of $450 per month shall be
made. Payments are to be made payable to the Clerk, United States District Court, for disbursement to the victim.

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.

OO 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.

(1 The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.
() The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):

(1) 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) fine principal,
(5) fine interest, (6) community restitution, (7) JVTA Assessment, (8) penalties, and (9) costs, including cost of prosecution and
court costs.

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