Exhibit Appearance Bond — USA v. Distefano (Dkt. 61.1)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · No. 1:24-cr-00424 · Doc. 61-1 · 2025-04-17 · Docket on CourtListener

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AO 98 (Rev. 12/11) Appearance Bond
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the 
__________ District of __________
United States of America
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v.
Case No.
Defendant
APPEARANCE BOND
Defendant’s Agreement
I, 
(defendant), agree to follow every order of this court, or any 
court that considers this case, and I further agree that this bond may be forfeited if I fail:
( X )
to appear for court proceedings;
( X )
if convicted, to surrender to serve a sentence that the court may impose; or
(
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to comply with all conditions set forth in the Order Setting Conditions of Release.
Type of Bond
(
) (1)   This is a personal recognizance bond. 
(
) (2)   This is an unsecured bond of $ 
.
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) (3)   This is a secured bond of $
, secured by:
(
) (a)  $
, in cash deposited with the court.
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) (b)  the agreement of the defendant and each surety to forfeit the following cash or other property
(describe the cash or other property, including claims on it – such as a lien, mortgage, or loan – and attach proof of
ownership and value):
.
If this bond is secured by real property, documents to protect the secured interest may be filed of record.
(
) (c)  a bail bond with a solvent surety (attach a copy of the bail bond, or describe it and identify the surety):
.
Forfeiture or Release of the Bond
Forfeiture of the Bond.  This appearance bond may be forfeited if the defendant does not comply with the above
agreement.  The court may immediately order the amount of the bond surrendered to the United States, including the
security for the bond, if the defendant does not comply with the agreement.  At the request of the United States, the court
may order a judgment of forfeiture against the defendant and each surety for the entire amount of the bond, including
interest and costs.
Francesco Distefano
24-CR-424-1
Francesco Distefano
X
1,000,000
X
157 Oak Mill Street, Addison, Illinois, 60101
4N383 8TH Avenue, Addison, Illinois, 60101
X
Case: 1:24-cr-00424 Document #: 61-1 Filed: 04/17/25 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:267

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AO 98 (Rev. 12/11) Appearance Bond
Release of the Bond.  The court may order this appearance bond ended at any time.  This bond will be satisfied and the
security will be released when either: (1) the defendant is found not guilty on all charges, or (2) the defendant reports to
serve a sentence.
Declarations
Ownership of the Property.  I, the defendant – and each surety – declare under penalty of perjury that:
(1)
all owners of the property securing this appearance bond are included on the bond;
(2)
the property is not subject to claims, except as described above; and
(3)
I will not sell the property, allow further claims to be made against it, or do anything to reduce its value
while this appearance bond is in effect.
Acceptance.  I, the defendant – and each surety – have read this appearance bond and have either read all the conditions
of release set by the court or had them explained to me.  I agree to this Appearance Bond.
I, the defendant – and each surety – declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true.  (See 28 U.S.C. § 1746.)
Date:
Defendant’s signature
Surety/property owner – printed name
Surety/property owner – signature and date
Surety/property owner – printed name
Surety/property owner – signature and date
Surety/property owner – printed name
Surety/property owner – signature and date
CLERK OF COURT
Date:
Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk
Approved.
Date:
Judge’s signature
Sam DiStefano, Trustee of the DiStefano Family Living Trust 
dated December 5, 2016 
Connie Lomonaco DiStefano,Trustee of the DiStefano Family 
Living Trust dated December 5, 2016  
Sam DiStefano
Case: 1:24-cr-00424 Document #: 61-1 Filed: 04/17/25 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:268

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