ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE 692 Motion to Go on a Religious Pilgrimage as to… — USA v. Thomas et al (Dkt. 698)

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Document 698, filed 06/29/23 in Criminal Action No. 1:20-CR-296-JPB-CMS-16, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, is a two-page order denying without prejudice Charles Hill, IV's pro se request to go on a religious pilgrimage, Doc. 692. The order recounts that Hill pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on September 29, 2021 and received five years of probation on January 12, 2022, with the first twenty-seven months in home detention, after a downward variance tied to a serious health condition. His requested trip ran from October 12 to October 27, 2023, while he would still be on home detention. The court says it cannot allow international travel under those circumstances. A footnote says he may renew the motion after home detention ends.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
ATLANTA DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
 
v. 
 
CRIMINAL ACTION NO.  
          1:20-CR-296-JPB-CMS-16 
CHARLES HILL, IV, 
 
 
 
Defendant. 
 
 
ORDER  
 
This matter comes before the Court on Charles Hill, IV’s (“Defendant”) 
Request to Go on a Religious Pilgrimage [Doc. 692].  This Court finds as follows:  
 
On August 10, 2021, a grand jury indicted Defendant for conspiracy to 
commit wire fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.  [Doc. 290].  Defendant pled 
guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on September 29, 2021.  [Doc. 384].  On 
January 12, 2022, this Court sentenced Defendant to probation for a term of five 
years, with the first twenty-seven months to be served in home detention.  [Doc. 
412].  Because of a serious health condition, Defendant received a significant 
downward variance to permit the imposition of a probationary, rather than 
custodial, sentence.   
Case 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS     Document 698     Filed 06/29/23     Page 1 of 2

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On June 12, 2023, Defendant filed a pro se1 motion asking this Court to 
participate in an international religious trip from October 12, 2023, to October 27, 
2023.  [Doc. 692].  Defendant, however, is still serving his sentence of home 
detention and will be serving that sentence in October 2023.  As noted previously, 
Defendant’s serious medical condition was a significant factor in this Court’s 
decision to impose a non-custodial sentence, particularly where his co-
conspirators, convicted of similar offenses, are serving terms of imprisonment.  
Under these circumstances, this Court cannot permit Defendant to participate in 
international travel while on home detention.  Defendant’s Request to Go on a 
Religious Pilgrimage [Doc. 692] is therefore DENIED WITHOUT 
PREJUDICE.2  
SO ORDERED this 29th day of June, 2023. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Defendant was represented by counsel in the plea and sentencing but is proceeding pro 
se in the instant post-conviction matter. 
2 Defendant may renew his motion after the end of his period of home detention. 
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