USA v. Thomas et al — Charles Hill IV filings, N.D. Ga., Atlanta

Case summary

Charles Hill, IV was defendant 16 in United States v. Thomas et al., No. 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. He pleaded guilty on September 29, 2021 to Count Twenty-Five of the Second Superseding Indictment, conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349, with the offense ended July 2020. On January 12, 2022 Judge J. P. Boulee sentenced him to five years' probation, the first 27 months of which must be served in home detention with location monitoring, and ordered a $100 special assessment, a waived fine and restitution of $1,004,805 — $829,160.85 to CDC Small Business Finance Corporation and $175,644.15 to the Small Business Administration. A final order of forfeiture was entered September 26, 2024.

Case at a glance

What was Hill sentenced to?

Probation for a term of five years as to Count 25s, in which the first twenty-seven months, or eight hundred and ten days, must be served in home detention, with the defendant restricted to his residence at all times except as permitted, subject to location monitoring at his own cost in part.

What restitution was ordered?

$1,004,805 in total, against a recorded total loss of the same amount: $829,160.85 to CDC Small Business Finance Corporation and $175,644.15 to the Small Business Administration's Denver office. The court waived the fine, finding no ability to pay, and imposed a $100 special assessment.

What was forfeited?

Real property at 503-505 Rockwell Street, S.W., Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, forfeited by a consent preliminary order of October 6, 2021 under 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(2) and 21 U.S.C. § 853(a). The final order and judgment of forfeiture of September 26, 2024 entered judgment for $62,500.00 as substitute res for that property.

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