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Letter to Judge regarding restitution from Dustin Sean McCabe — USA v. McCabe (Dkt. 140, S.D. Fla.)

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Dustin Sean McCabe's letter of November 7, 2025 to United States District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, entered on the docket November 13, 2025 as Document 140 in Case 9:24-cr-80103-AMC in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, states that McCabe's attorneys entered into a stipulation regarding restitution without McCabe's knowledge, input, or consent. The letter says McCabe has no objection to the restitution amount or to the restitution hearing, rescheduled for November 17, going ahead without McCabe present, and complains that attorneys John Musca, Ms. Francis and Mr. O'Sullivan made decisions without telling McCabe.

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Filed November 12, 2025 in USA v. McCabe; one of 239 filings from this case.

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Court	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Filed	2025-11-12

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“Letter to Judge regarding restitution from Dustin Sean McCabe — USA v. McCabe (Dkt. 140, S.D. Fla.).” U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, No. 9:24-cr-80103-AMC, Doc. 140, filed 2025-11-12. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-dustin-sean-mccabe-flsd-673624/2025-11-12-gov-uscourts-flsd-673624-140-0-doc-140/, SHA-256 3f8719abb44304d4cf2f151ffd7c4226866fcc89982ed2dc352254891fdc7fee.

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Case 9:24-cr-80103-AMC Document 140 Entered on FLSD Docket 11/13/2025 Page 1 of 3
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St. Lucie County Jail

900 N. Rock Road NOV 12 2025

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November 7, 2025

The Honorable Aileen M. Cannon

United States District Judge

Alto Lee Adams, Sr. United States Courthouse
101 South U.S. Highway 1, Chambers 4044
Fort Pierce, FL 34950

Re: United States v. Dustin Sean McCabe, Case No. 1:21-cr-20416-AIC-1
Dear Judge Cannon,

I am writing to respectfully bring to your attention several serious concerns regarding recent filings
related to restitution and the hearing originally scheduled for October 30, later rescheduled for
November 17.

I was never informed by my attorneys that they entered into a stipulation regarding restitution. This
was done without my knowledge, input, or consent. Instead, I was approached this week by an
unidentified man who stated he was "doing a favor" for attorney John Musca. Only after reviewing
the paperwork he asked me to sign did I learn that a waiver of my court appearance — and a
stipulation regarding restitution — were prepared.

I have no objection to the restitution amount even though I have never seen the supporting
documents, and I have no objection to the Court having the restitution hearing without my presence.
But I am concerned that this is just one more time that my attorneys have made decisions and
representations to the Court without my knowledge.

I hired John Musca because of his boating and admiralty experience. But he disappeared and played
no role in my trial. He would not answer my phone calls and blocked my number from the jail. Now
he has prepared "stipulations" and "waivers" but hasn’t talked to me in over a year. Then one day
Ms. Francis and Mr. O’Sullivan showed up and said they were representing me. We were close to
trial and I had no choice. But they knew nothing about boating or admiralty. And not only did they
make decisions throughout trial without telling me, they ignored all my requests, questions and
suggestions. I did not know what to do.

And here I am again. I have not spoken with any of my attorneys since I was convicted. They did not
contact me or talk to me before sentencing and they have not talked to me about restitution. I am not
complaining about the amount — it seems reasonable and I will take responsibility for it. But I just
wanted you to know that I am beyond frustrated by how I have been treated and ignored by my own
attorneys. My intent in writing is not to assign blame but to ensure the record reflects that I was
neither informed of nor involved in the decisions now presented as my own.

Respectfully,

Dustin Sean McCabe
Typed and mailed by his sister, Krista McMahan, at his request.
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