Judgment (Sentencing Order) as to Francesco Distefano (1) — USA v. Distefano (Dkt. 125, N.D. Ill.)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · No. 1:24-cr-00424 · Doc. 125 · 2026-03-20 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
Northern District of Illinois 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
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JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE 
v. 
 
 
FRANCESCO DISTEFANO 
 
Case Number: 
1:24-CR-00424(1) 
 
USM Number: 
35385-511 
 
Robert A. Fisher 
Defendant’s Attorney 
 
THE DEFENDANT: 
☒ pleaded guilty to count(s) 1 of the Second Superseding Indictment. 
☐ pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)       which was accepted by the court. 
☐ was found guilty on count(s)       after a plea of not guilty. 
 
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses: 
Title & Section / Nature of Offense 
Offense Ended 
Count 
18:1343.F Fraud By Wire, Radio, Or Television 
07/20/2020 
1ss 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 10 of this judgment.  The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform 
Act of 1984. 
☐ The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)       
☒ Original, Superseding Indictment and counts 2ss-17ss of the Second Superseding Indictment dismissed on the motion of the United States. 
It is ordered that the defendant must 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 must notify the court and United States Attorney of material changes in economic circumstances. 
 
March 19, 2026 
Date of Imposition of Judgment 
 
_______________________________________________ 
Signature of Judge 
Jeremy C. Daniel, United States District Judge 
 
Name and Title of Judge 
3/20/2026 
_______________________________________________ 
Date
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Sheet 2 – Imprisonment 
Judgment – Page 2 of 10 
DEFENDANT:  FRANCESCO DISTEFANO 
 
 
CASE NUMBER:  1:24-CR-00424(1) 
 
 
IMPRISONMENT 
 
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of:  
78 months as to count 1ss of the Second Superseding Indictment.  
 
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The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: FPC Terre Haute, IN. 
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The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal. 
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The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district: 
 
 
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at       on       
 
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as notified by the United States Marshal. 
 
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The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons: 
 
 
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before 2:00 pm on       
 
 
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as notified by the United States Marshal. 
 
 
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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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DEFENDANT:  FRANCESCO DISTEFANO 
 
 
CASE NUMBER:  1:24-CR-00424(1) 
 
 
SUPERVISED RELEASE 
 
Upon release from imprisonment, you shall be on supervised release for a term of:  
three (3) years as to count 1ss of the Second Superseding Indictment.  
 
MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE  
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C § 3583(d) 
 
The court imposes those conditions identified by checkmarks below: 
 
 
You must, during the term of supervised release: 
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(1)  not commit another Federal, State, or local crime. 
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(2)  make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A, or any other statute authorizing a sentence of restitution. 
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(3)  not unlawfully possess a controlled substance. 
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(4)  participate in an approved program for domestic violence. [[For a first conviction of a domestic violence crime, as defined 
in 18 U.S.C. § 3561(b).]] 
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(5)  comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. §20913). [[For a person 
required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.]] 
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(6)  cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample if the collection of such a sample is authorized by law.  
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(7)  refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance AND submit to one drug test within 15 days of release on 
supervised release and at least two periodic tests thereafter, up to 104 periodic tests for use of a controlled substance during 
each year of supervised release.  [This mandatory condition may be ameliorated or suspended by the court for any defendant 
if the presentence report or other reliable sentencing information indicates a low risk of future substance abuse by the 
defendant.] 
 
 
DISCRETIONARY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE  
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C § 3563(b) AND 18 U.S.C § 3583(d) 
 
Discretionary Conditions — You must comply with the following conditions during the term of supervised release because such conditions 
are reasonably related to the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553(a)(1) and (a)(2)(B), (C), and (D); such conditions involve no greater 
deprivations of liberty that is reasonably necessary for the purposes indicated in 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553 (a)(2) (B), (C), and (D); and such 
conditions are consistent with any pertinent policy statements issued by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 994(a)(2).  
 
You must, during the term of supervision: 
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(1)     provide financial support to any dependents if you are financially able to do so. 
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(2)     make restitution to a victim of the offense under18 U.S.C. § 3556 (but not subject to the limitation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663(a)  
         or 3663A(c)(1)(A)).  
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(3)      give to the victims of the offense notice pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 3555, as follows:          
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(4)      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. You must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or  
          expected change in employment.  
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(5)     refrain from engaging in the following occupation, business, or profession bearing a reasonably direct relationship  
          to the conduct constituting the offense, or engage in the following specified occupation, business, or profession only to a  
          stated degree or under stated circumstances;      . 
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(6)     not knowingly meet or communicate with any person whom you know to be engaged, or planning  
          to be engaged, in criminal activity.  
☐  You must not knowingly visit the following type of places:      . 
            ☒    You must not knowingly meet or communicate with the following persons: Sargis Urumieh and Alfredo Manzo. 
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(7)    refrain from ☐ any or ☒ excessive use of alcohol (defined as ☒ having a blood alcohol concentration  
         greater than 0.08; or ☐      ), and from any use of a narcotic drug or other controlled substance, as defined in § 102  
         of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 802), without a prescription by a licensed medical practitioner. 
☒ 
(8)    not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, destructive device, or other dangerous weapon (that is, anything that was  
         designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another person). 
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DEFENDANT:  FRANCESCO DISTEFANO 
 
 
CASE NUMBER:  1:24-CR-00424(1) 
 
 
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(9)  
☐     participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in a substance abuse treatment program, which may  
                     include urine testing up to a maximum of 104 tests per year. 
   ☒    participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in a mental health treatment program, and you must take  
        any medications prescribed by the mental health treatment provider. 
       ☐   participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in the following medical care:       .) 
☐ 
 
(10)     (intermittent confinement, only to be imposed for a violation of a condition of supervised release during the first year of  
supervision and only when facilities are available (USSG § 5D1.3(b)(3)(P))): remain in the custody of the Bureau of 
Prisons during nights, weekends, or other intervals of time, totaling       [no more than the lesser of one year or the 
term of imprisonment authorized for the offense], during the first year of the term of supervised release for the following 
period      . 
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(11)     (community confinement): reside at or participate in the program of a community corrections facility  
            (including a facility maintained or under contract to the Bureau of Prisons) for all or part of the term of supervised  
            release for a period of       months. 
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(12)     work in community service for       hours as directed by a probation officer. 
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(13)     reside in the following place or area:     , or refrain from residing in a specified place or area:     . 
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(14)    not knowingly leave from the federal judicial district where you are being supervised, unless  
          granted permission to leave by the court or a probation officer. The geographic area of the Northern District of  
          Illinois currently consists of the Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Will,  
          Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago. 
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(15)    report to the probation office in the federal judicial district to which you are released within 72 hours of your                    
 
release from imprisonment.  You shall thereafter report to a probation officer at reasonable times as directed by the court  
          or a probation officer.  
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(16)    ☒ 
allow a probation officer to visit you  ☒ at any reasonable time or  ☐ as specified:      ,  
 
 
☒ at home 
☒  at work 
☒  at school 
☒  at a community service location
 
☒  other reasonable location specified by a probation officer 
 
  
You must allow the probation officer to take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that the  
probation officer observes in plain view. 
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(17)    notify a probation officer within 72 hours of any change in residence, employer, or workplace. You must, subject to any  
constitutional or other legal privilege, answer truthfully any questions asked by a probation officer.  
 
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(18)    notify a probation officer within 72 hours of being arrested, charged with a crime, or questioned by a law        
          enforcement officer. 
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(19)  home confinement only as a substitute for imprisonment (18 U.S.C. § 3563(b)(19) 
 
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(a)(i) (home incarceration) for a period of __ months, you are restricted to your residence at all times except for 
medical necessities and court appearances or other activities specifically approved by the Court. 
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(a)(ii) (home detention) for a period of __ months, you are restricted to your residence at all times except for 
employment; education; religious services; medical, substance abuse, or mental health treatment; attorney visits; 
court appearances; court-ordered obligations; or other activities pre-approved by the probation officer. 
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(a)(iii) (curfew) for a period of __ months, you are restricted to your residence every day. 
 
from the times directed by the probation officer; or ☐ from __ to __. 
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(b) compliance with this condition, as well as other court-imposed conditions of supervision, shall be monitored by a 
form of location monitoring technology selected at the discretion of the probation officer, and you shall abide                
by all technology requirements. 
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(c) pay all or part of the cost of the location monitoring, at the daily contractual rate, if you are financially able to do 
so. 
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(20)    comply with the terms of any court order or order of an administrative process pursuant to the law of a State, the  
           District of Columbia, or any other possession or territory of the United States, requiring payments by you for the support  
           and maintenance of a child or of a child and the parent with whom the child is living. 
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(21)    be surrendered to a duly authorized official of the Homeland Security Department for a determination on the issue of  
deportability or removal by the appropriate authority in accordance with federal law. If ordered deported or removed, you 
must not remain in or enter the United States without obtaining, in advance, the express written consent of the United 
States Attorney General or the United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. 
 
 
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(22)    submit your person, property, house, residence, vehicle, papers or office, to a search conducted by a United States  
          Probation Officer(s). Failure to submit to a search may be grounds for revocation of release.  You must warn any other  
          occupants that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition. An officer(s) may conduct a search  
          pursuant to this condition only when reasonable suspicion exists that you have violated a condition of your supervision and  
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DEFENDANT:  FRANCESCO DISTEFANO 
 
 
CASE NUMBER:  1:24-CR-00424(1) 
 
 
          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. 
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(23) 
Cybercrime Management: [[if imposed, the Court must select one or more options for types of monitoring, use, and 
payment]] 
☐ (a) General Condition for Cybercrime Management: You must participate in cybercrime management 
and will inform your officer of all computer devices possessed or accessible to you. This includes (a) 
desktop or laptop computers; (b) smartphones, smart watches, and tablets; (c) smart appliances/Internet 
of Things (IoT) devices, including hub or personal assistant devices; and (d) all network accessing 
devices, including internet-connectable gaming systems. You will not acquire or access any new or 
additional computer devices unless approved by your officer. You will also inform your officer of all your 
computer device, internet service provider (ISP), and social media user accounts (local and on-line 
services), both upon entering supervision and in the event that you create or receive additional user 
accounts.  
☐ (a)(i) Monitored Computer Devices with Internet Access: You are allowed use of standard 
computer device(s) (desktop/laptop computers, smartphones/tablets) with internet access and 
will allow the U.S. Probation Office (USPO) to configure, manage, and install monitoring 
software on all of your approved standard computer devices. Your standard computer device(s) 
are limited to those that can be configured, managed, and monitored by the USPO. The 
configuration, management, and monitoring of your standard computer devices shall be specific 
to your court-ordered conditions, risk and needs, and cybercrime management requirements. 
☐ (a)(ii) Monitored Computer without Internet Access: You are allowed use of standard 
computer devices (desktop/laptop computer, smartphones/tablets) without internet access and 
will permit the U.S. Probation Office (USPO) to configure and install monitoring software on 
all of your approved standard computer devices. Your standard computer device(s) are limited 
to those that can be configured, managed, and monitored by the USPO. The configuration, 
management, and monitoring of your standard computer devices shall be specific to your court-
ordered conditions, risk and needs, and Cybercrime Management Program requirements. 
☐ (a)(iii) Unmonitored Computer with Internet Access: You are allowed use of standard 
computer devices (desktop/laptop computers, smartphones/tablets) with internet access and will 
permit the U.S. Probation Office (USPO) to configure and manage all of your approved standard 
computer devices. The approval of your standard computer devices is limited to devices that can 
be configured and managed by the USPO. The configuration and management of your standard 
computer devices shall be specific to your court-ordered conditions, risk and needs, and 
Cybercrime Management Program requirements. 
☐ (a)(iv) Unmonitored Computer without Internet Access: You are allowed use of standard 
computer device(s) (desktop/laptop computer, smartphones/tablets) without internet access and 
will permit the U.S. Probation Office (USPO) to configure and manage all of your approved 
standard computer devices. Your standard computer device(s) are limited to those that can be 
configured and managed by the USPO. The configuration and management of your standard 
computer devices shall be specific to your court-ordered conditions, risk and needs, and 
Cybercrime Management Program requirements. 
☐ (a)(v) No Computer Use: You are restricted from any personal use of standard computer 
devices (desktop/laptop computer, smartphones/tablets). 
☐ (b) Non-Standard Computer Devices/Internet of Things (IoT): Non-standard computer devices 
possessed or accessible to you (such as smart TVs, refrigerators, game systems, and personal assistants) 
shall be assessed by the U.S. Probation Office (USPO) for risk and need of use. You must allow the United 
States Probation Office (USPO) to configure and/or manage approved non-standard devices for 
compliance with your court-ordered conditions and cybercrime management requirements. Non-standard 
computer devices that are not able to be configured and/or managed, or which are assessed as being of 
substantial risk to the successful completion of supervision, may be prohibited. 
☐ (c) Publicly Accessible/Limited Purpose Computer Devices: You may access publicly accessible 
computer devices for legitimate transactional purposes (such as ATMs, kiosks, and point of sale 
terminals). With the approval of your officer, you may also use specialized computer devices outside your 
residence (i.e., employment agency, work search, and employers’ computer devices) but only for their 
intended use. 
☐ (d) Restrictions on Specific and/or General Use (Legitimate and Necessary): Your use of standard 
computer device(s) (desktop/laptop computers, smartphones/tablets) is restricted to legitimate and 
necessary purposes. Examples of legitimate and necessary use are employment, education, religious 
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DEFENDANT:  FRANCESCO DISTEFANO 
 
 
CASE NUMBER:  1:24-CR-00424(1) 
 
 
activities, treatment services, medical services, communication with friends/family and attorney, personal 
finance, and legal obligations. 
☐ (e) Restricted Use: You must not access [[insert specific “blacklisted” sites, applications, categories, 
or activities here based on identified individual risk]]. 
☐ (f) Computer Device Limitations: You may be limited to two standard computer devices 
(desktop/laptop computer, smartphones/tablets) unless otherwise approved by your officer. 
☐ (g) Payment Responsibility for Computer Monitoring: 
 
☐ (g)(i) Full responsibility: You are responsible for all computer monitoring and/or management 
costs for your approved computer devices. 
☐ (g)(ii) Partial responsibility: You are responsible for computer monitoring and/or 
management costs for your approved computer devices based on your ability to pay, as 
determined by the Probation Office. 
☐ (h) Computer Search for Monitoring and/or Management Purposes: You must allow the U.S. Probation 
Office to conduct initial and periodic unannounced searches of any computer devices or networked 
systems used or possessed by you. Initial searches of computer devices and networked systems will be 
conducted to determine if they contain or allow access to any materials or capabilities which would violate 
the court-ordered conditions; or programs/applications, settings, configurations that would be problematic 
for monitoring software (if ordered) and Cybercrime Management Program requirements. Periodic 
unannounced searches of these devices and systems will be conducted to verify that the monitoring 
software is functional (if ordered), that required configurations are unaltered, and that no circumvention 
efforts have been made to alter the device’s operation(s) or functionality. 
☐ (i) General Reasonable Suspicion Search Condition: You must submit your person, property, house, 
residence, office, vehicle, papers, computer devices, or other electronic communications, network or 
cloud storage, data storage devices or media to a search conducted by a United States probation officer. 
The probation officer may conduct a search under this condition only when reasonable suspicion exists 
that you have violated a condition of 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. Failure to 
submit to a search may be grounds for revocation of release. You must warn any other occupants that the 
premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition. 
 
 
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE 
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 3563(b)(22) and 18 U.S.C. § 3583(d) 
You must, during the term of supervision: 
☐ 
(1) 
participate in a General Educational Development (GED) preparation course and seek to obtain a GED at the direction  
of the probation officer, if you have not obtained a high school diploma or equivalent. 
☐ 
(2) 
participate in an approved job skill-training program at the direction of a probation officer.   
☒ 
(3) 
if unemployed after the first 60 days of supervision, or if unemployed for 60 days after termination or lay-off from 
employment, perform at least 20 hours of community service per week at the direction of the probation office until 
gainfully employed. The total amount of community service required over your term of service shall not exceed 300 
hours. 
☐ 
(4)  
not maintain employment where you have access to other individuals’ personal information, including, but not  
              limited to, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers (or money) unless approved by a probation officer.   
☒ 
(5) 
not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of a probation officer  
              unless you are in compliance with the financial obligations imposed by this judgment.   
☒ 
(6) 
provide a probation officer with access to any requested financial information to monitor compliance with conditions of  
supervised release. 
☒ 
(7) 
within 72 hours of any significant change in your economic circumstances that might affect your ability to pay   
              restitution, fines, or special assessments, you must notify the probation officer of the change. 
☒ 
(8)  
file accurate income tax returns and pay all taxes, interest, and penalties as required by law. 
☐ 
 
(9)  
☐ (a) participate in a sex offender treatment program. The specific program and provider will be determined by a probation 
officer. You must comply with all recommended treatment which may include psychological and physiological testing. 
☐ (b) not possess any device that could be used for covert photography without the prior approval of a probation 
officer. 
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DEFENDANT:  FRANCESCO DISTEFANO 
 
 
CASE NUMBER:  1:24-CR-00424(1) 
 
 
☐ (c) not view or possess child pornography. If the treatment provider determines that exposure to other sexually 
stimulating material may be detrimental to the treatment process, or that additional conditions are likely to assist 
the treatment process, such proposed conditions shall be promptly presented to the court, for a determination, 
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(2), regarding whether to enlarge or otherwise modify the conditions of supervision 
to include conditions consistent with the recommendations of the treatment provider. 
☐ (d) not, without the approval of a probation officer and treatment provider, engage in activities that will put you 
in unsupervised private contact with any person under the age of 18, and you must not knowingly visit locations 
where persons under the age of 18 regularly congregate, including parks, schools, school bus stops, playgrounds, 
and childcare facilities. This condition does not apply to contact in the course of normal commercial business or 
unintentional incidental contact. This condition does not apply to family members: [Names]. 
☐ (e) Your employment must be restricted to the judicial district and division where you reside or are supervised, 
unless approval is granted by a probation officer. Prior to accepting any form of employment, you must seek the 
approval of a probation officer, in order to allow the probation officer the opportunity to assess the level of risk to 
the community you will pose if employed in a particular capacity. You must not participate in any volunteer activity 
that may cause you to come into direct contact with persons under the age of 18 except under circumstances 
approved in advance by a probation officer and treatment provider. 
☐ (f) provide the probation officer with copies of your telephone bills, all credit card statements/receipts, and any 
other financial information requested. 
☐ (g) comply with all state and local laws pertaining to convicted sex offenders, including such laws that impose 
restrictions beyond those set forth in this order. 
 
 
☒ 
(10) 
pay to the Clerk of the Court any financial obligation ordered herein that remains unpaid at the  
              commencement of the term of supervised release, at a rate of not less than 10% of the total of your gross earnings minus 
              federal and state income tax withholdings. 
☒ 
(11) 
not enter into any agreement to act as a confidential human source or informant without first getting the permission           
              of the Court. 
☐ 
(12) 
pay to the Clerk of the Court $      as repayment to the United States of government funds you received   
during the investigation of this offense.  The Clerk of the Court shall remit the funds to       (list both Agency and  
Address.) 
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(13) 
 observe one Reentry Court session, as instructed by your probation officer. 
☐ 
(15) 
Other: your current and future employment is to be approved by the Court to mitigate and third party risks.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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DEFENDANT:  FRANCESCO DISTEFANO 
 
 
CASE NUMBER:  1:24-CR-00424(1) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES 
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6. 
 
 
Assessment 
Restitution 
Fine 
AVAA Assessment* 
JVTA Assessment** 
TOTALS 
$100.00 
$3,368,892.42 
$.00 
$.00 
$.00 
 
 
☐ 
The determination of restitution is deferred until      . An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) 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 $3,368,892.42 to: 
 
 
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLYMENT SECURITY  
 
$37,641.00 
 
 
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
 
 
$159,900.00 
 
 
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
 
 
$1,090,890.92 
 
 
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
 
 
$1,722,645.50 
 
 
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
 
 
$159,900.00 
 
 
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
 
 
$197,915.00 
 
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Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $ 3,368,892.42. 
 
☐ 
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 on Sheet 
6 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      . 
☐ 
the interest requirement for the       is modified as follows:       
☐ 
The defendant’s non-exempt assets, if any, are subject to immediate execution to satisfy any outstanding restitution or fine  
obligations. 
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DEFENDANT:  FRANCESCO DISTEFANO 
 
 
CASE NUMBER:  1:24-CR-00424(1) 
 
 
 
* 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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Sheet 6 – Schedule of Payments 
Judgment – Page 10 of 10 
DEFENDANT: FRANCESCO DISTEFANO 
 
CASE NUMBER:  1:24-CR-00424(1) 
 
 
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 $3,368,992.42 due immediately. 
 
 
 
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balance due not later than      , or 
 
 
☒ 
balance due in accordance with ☐ C, ☐ D, ☐ E, or ☒ F below; or 
 
B 
☐ 
Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with ☐ C, ☐ D, or ☐ F below); or  
 
C 
☐ 
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 
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Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties: pay to the Clerk of the Court any financial 
obligation ordered herein that remains unpaid at the commencement of the term of supervised release, at a rate of not less than 10% of the 
total of your gross earnings minus federal and state income tax withholdings. 
 
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 the clerk of the court. 
 
The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed. 
 
☒ 
Joint and Several 
 
Case Number  
Total Amount  
Joint and Several  
Corresponding Payee, if 
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names  
 
Amount 
Appropriate 
(including defendant number) 
 
24 CR 424-2 Sargis Urumieh  
$3,368,892.42 
$2,973,436.42 
 
 
**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.** 
 
 
☐ 
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:  See attachment. 
 
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. 
 
Case: 1:24-cr-00424 Document #: 125 Filed: 03/20/26 Page 10 of 10 PageID #:1081

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