Information — United States v. David Tyler Hines (Dkt. 60, S.D. Fla. No. 1:21-cr-20011)

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Although the page is titled as an information, the document entered 05/14/2021 as Document 60 in United States v. David Tyler Hines, Case No. 21-20011-CR-COOKE, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is the government's unopposed motion to amend the judgment and cancel the restitution hearing. It recounts that Hines was charged on January 8, 2021 in a one-count information with wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Program loans, pleaded guilty on February 10, 2021, and was sentenced on May 12, 2021 to 78 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The government says it has identified victims with losses of $4,809,307.00, and asks the court to add that restitution amount to the judgment and cancel the July 14, 2021 hearing. Defense counsel does not object.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE NO. 21-20011-CR-COOKE  
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
 
 
 
vs. 
 
 
 
 
 
DAVID TYLER HINES,  
 
                          
Defendant.         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
_____________________________________/ 
 
UNITED STATES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO AMEND JUDGMENT  
AND CANCEL RESTITUTION HEARING  
 
 
The United States, by and through the undersigned Assistant United States Attorney, 
hereby files this motion respectfully requesting an order in the above-captioned case (1) 
amending the judgment of the defendant David Tyler Hines to include a restitution amount of 
$4,809,307.00 to be paid according to the schedule in Attachment A and (2) canceling the 
restitution hearing set for July 14, 2021.    
   
As grounds in support of the United States’ request, undersigned counsel states as 
follows:   
1. 
On January 8, 2021, the United States charged the defendant in a one count 
information with one count of wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343).  The defendant was charged for his 
involvement in fraudulently obtaining loans under the Paycheck Protection Program.   
2. 
On February 10, 2021, the defendant pled guilty to one count of wire fraud.  The 
defendant admitted in the factual proffer to his involvement in fraudulently obtaining these loans 
in which banks suffered losses.   
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3. 
On May 12, 2021, this Court sentenced the defendant to 78 months in prison 
followed by three years of supervised release.  This Court set a restitution hearing date for July 
14, 2021.   
4. 
The government has been able to identify victims in the attachment who suffered 
losses of $4,809,307.00 million.   
5. 
The undersigned has conferred with defense counsel in this case and she indicated 
that she has no objection to the relief requested.   
WHEREFORE, the United States respectfully requests that the Court issue an order 
amending the judgment of the defendant to include an order of restitution in the amount of 
$4,809,307.00 to be paid to the victims listed in the attachment.    
Respectfully submitted, 
 
 
 
 
DANIEL KAHN 
ACTING CHIEF, FRAUD SECTION 
U.S. Department of Justice 
 
By: /s/ Emily Scruggs              
EMILY SCRUGGS 
Florida Special Bar No. A5502310  
Trial Attorney 
Fraud Section, Criminal Division  
United States Department of Justice  
1400 New York Ave. NW  
Washington, DC  20530 
Telephone:  (202) 616-2488 
 
JUAN ANTONIO GONZALEZ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ACTING UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MICHAEL BERGER   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assistant United States Attorney 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing, including a 
proposed order was electronically filed with the Court’s CM/ECF system on May 14, 2021.  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By: 
 /s/ Emily Scruggs                   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trial Attorney, Department of Justice 
 
 
 
 
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