Judgment as to Chad Brandon Thomas (1), Count(s) — USA v. Thomas (Dkt. 75, E.D. Tenn.)

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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee · No. 2:22-cr-00076-JRG-CRW · Doc. 75 · 2023-08-25 · Docket on CourtListener

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AO 245B (Rev. TNED 10/2019) Judgment in a Criminal Case 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE GREENEVILLE DIVISION 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE 
v. 
Case Number: 2:22-CR-00076-JRG-CRW(1) 
CHAD BRANDON THOMAS 
USM#28415-510  
Donna Michael Bolton 
Defendant’s Attorney 
THE DEFENDANT: 
☒
pleaded guilty to count(s):   1 of the Information
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pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)   which was accepted by the court.
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was found guilty on count(s)   after a plea of not guilty.
ACCORDINGLY, the court has adjudicated that the defendant is guilty of the following offense(s): 
Title & Section and Nature of Offense 
Date Violation Concluded Count 
18:1343                                 Wire Fraud  
07/31/2020 
1 
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 7 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing 
Reform Act of 1984 and 18 U.S.C. § 3553. 
☐The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s).
☐All remaining count(s) as to this defendant are dismissed upon motion of the United States.
IT IS ORDERED that the defendant shall 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 shall notify the court and the United States attorney of any material change in the 
defendant's economic circumstances. 
August 21, 2023 
Date of Imposition of Judgment 
Signature of Judicial Officer 
J Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge 
Name & Title of Judicial Officer 
Date 
August 25, 2023
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AO 245B (Rev. TNED 10/2019) Judgment in a Criminal Case 
DEFENDANT: 
CASE NUMBER: 
CHAD BRANDON THOMAS 
2:22-CR-00076-JRG-CRW(1) 
Judgment - Page 2 of 7 
IMPRISONMENT 
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of: 
40 months as to count one.  This sentence shall be served concurrently to any sentence imposed in Wise County, Virginia, General 
District Court Docket Numbers GT21007204-00, GT21007204-01 and GT21007204-02, and to any sentence imposed in Sullivan 
County, Tennessee, General Sessions Court Docket Number 2023-RR-61987, for Violation of Order of Protection. 
☒The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
1.
Credit for time served from 10/25/22 to the present.
2.
Participate in the Bureau of Prisons 500 hour of substance abuse treatment program or alternatively any available
substance abuse treatment while in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons
3.
Receive a complete physical and mental health evaluation and receive appropriate treatment while in the custody of the
Bureau of Prisons.
4.
Participate in a full range of educational classes and training to learn a trade or marketable skills while incarcerated.
5.
Designation to the BOP federal facility FMC Butner, NC.
☒The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
☐The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
☐at
☐
a.m. 
☐ 
p.m. 
on
☐as notified by the United States Marshal.
☐The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:
☐before 2 p.m. on   .
☐as notified by the United States Marshal.
☐as notified 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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AO 245B (Rev. TNED 10/2019) Judgment in a Criminal Case 
DEFENDANT: 
CASE NUMBER: 
CHAD BRANDON THOMAS 
2:22-CR-00076-JRG-CRW(1) 
Judgment - Page 3 of 7 
SUPERVISED RELEASE 
Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall 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.
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The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you pose a low risk of future
substance abuse. (check if applicable)
4.
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You must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentencing
of restitution.  (check if applicable) 
5.
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You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)
6.
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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 which 
you reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable) 
7.
☐ 
You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (check if applicable)
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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AO 245B (Rev. TNED 10/2019) Judgment in a Criminal Case 
DEFENDANT: 
CASE NUMBER: 
CHAD BRANDON THOMAS 
2:22-CR-00076-JRG-CRW(1) 
Judgment - Page 4 of 7 
 
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 mandatory, standard, and any special 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. 
 
 
Defendant’s Signature 
 
 
Date 
 
 
 
 
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AO 245B (Rev. TNED 10/2019) Judgment in a Criminal Case 
DEFENDANT: 
CASE NUMBER: 
CHAD BRANDON THOMAS 
2:22-CR-00076-JRG-CRW(1) 
Judgment - Page 5 of 7 
 
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION 
 
1. The defendant must participate in a program of testing and treatment for drug and/or alcohol abuse, as 
directed by the probation officer, until such time as the defendant is released from the program by the 
probation officer. 
 
2. The defendant must participate in a program of mental health treatment, as directed by the probation 
officer, until such time as the defendant is released from the program by the probation officer. The 
defendant must waive all rights to confidentiality regarding mental health treatment in order to allow 
release of information to the supervising United States Probation Officer and to authorize open 
communication between the probation officer and the mental health treatment provider. 
 
3. The defendant must provide the probation officer with access to any requested financial information. 
 
4. The defendant must not incur new credit charges on existing accounts or apply for additional lines of 
credit without permission of the probation officer until the restitution has been paid in full.  In addition, 
the defendant must not enter into any contractual agreements which obligate funds without the 
permission of the probation officer. 
 
5. The defendant must pay any financial penalty that is imposed by this judgment.  Any amount that 
remains unpaid at the commencement of supervision must be paid on a monthly basis at the minimum 
rate of 10 percent of the defendant’s net monthly income. 
 
6. The defendant must submit his or her person, property, house, residence, vehicle, papers, [computers (as 
defined in Title 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 or designee. Failure to 
submit to a search may be grounds for revocation of release. The defendant 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 the defendant has 
violated a condition of his/her 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. 
 
7. The defendant must not take any prescribed narcotic drug, or other controlled substance, without 
notifying the physician that he/she has a substance abuse problem and without obtaining prior 
permission from his/her probation officer. 
 
8. The defendant must take all medication prescribed by the treatment program as directed. If deemed 
appropriate by the treatment provider or the probation officer, the defendant must submit to quarterly 
blood tests to determine whether the defendant is taking the medication as prescribed. 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
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AO 245B (Rev. TNED 10/2019) Judgment in a Criminal Case 
DEFENDANT: 
CASE NUMBER: 
CHAD BRANDON THOMAS 
2:22-CR-00076-JRG-CRW(1) 
Judgment - Page 6 of 7 
 
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES 
 
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the Schedule of Payments sheet of this judgment. 
 
 
Assessment 
Restitution 
Fine 
AVAA Assessment* 
JVTA Assessment ** 
TOTALS 
$100.00 
$145,761.99 
$.00 
$.00 
$.00 
 
☐ 
The determination of restitution is deferred until  
 An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO245C) 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. 
 
Restitution of $145,761.99 to: 
 
 
SBA/DFC 
 
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Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $  
 
 
 
 
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 under the Schedule 
of Payments sheet of this judgment may be subject to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g). 
 
 
☒ 
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 
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fine 
☒ 
restitution 
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the interest requirement for the 
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fine 
☐ 
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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AO 245B (Rev. TNED 10/2019) Judgment in a Criminal Case 
DEFENDANT: 
CASE NUMBER: 
CHAD BRANDON THOMAS 
2:22-CR-00076-JRG-CRW(1) 
Judgment - Page 7 of 7 
 
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS 
 
Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows: 
 
A 
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Lump sum payment of $145,861.99 due immediately 
☐ 
not later than  
, or 
☒ 
in accordance with 
☐ 
C, 
☐ 
D, 
☐ 
E, or 
☒ 
F below; or 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
B 
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Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with 
☐ 
C, 
☐ 
D, or 
☐ 
F below); or 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
C 
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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 
☒ 
Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties: 
 
 
 
The government may enforce the full amount of restitution ordered at any time, pursuant to Title 
18 U.S.C. §§ 3612 and 3664(m). 
 
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 U.S. District Court, 220 West Depot Street, Suite 200, James H. Quillen 
United States Courthouse, Greeneville, TN, 37743.  Payments shall be in the form of a check or a money order, made payable to 
U.S. District Court, with a notation of the case number including defendant number. 
 
The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed. 
 
☐ 
Joint and Several 
 
See above for Defendant and Co-Defendant Names and Case Numbers (including defendant number), Total Amount, Joint 
and Several Amount, and corresponding payee, if appropriate. 
 
☐ Defendant shall receive credit on his restitution obligation for recovery from other defendants who contributed to the same 
loss that gave rise to defendant's restitution obligation. 
☐ 
The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution. 
☐ 
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: 
 
 
Order of Forfeiture for Money Judgment in the amount of $145,761.99 and filed on August 24, 2023, as Document 74. 
 
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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