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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia · No. 1:24-cr-00017-RSB-PMS · Doc. 662 · 2025-08-01 · Docket on CourtListener

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JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

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18 U.S.C. § 371

Nature of Offense
Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Commit an Offense Against the United
States, to wit: Filing Fraudulent Claims for Pandemic Unemployment Benefits as
Authorized by, and Administered Through Federal Law, in Violation of Title 18, United
States Code, §1040(a), Such Benefits Being Authorized, Paid, and Disbursed in
Connection with the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, an Emergency
Declaration Under §501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. §5191), by Providing Personal Identifying Information for the
Purpose of Filing Fraudulent Claims for Pandemic Unemployment Benefits in Order to
Receive Funds to Which They Were not Entitled

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2. That Defendant be designated to FCI Miami or any facility reasonably close to North Carolina,consistent with his security
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(Rev. /1 - VAW Additions /) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3 — Supervised Release
Judgment-Page

JOSEF LUDWIG BROWN
DEFENDANT:
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CASE NUMBER:

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SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of :
3 years

MANDATORY CONDITIONS
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.

You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.
You must make restitution in accordance with sections 3663 and 3663A, or any other statute authorizing a sentence of
restitution. (check if applicable)
You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of release from
imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court.
The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you
pose a low risk of future substance abuse. (check if applicable)
You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)
You must comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (4 U.S.C. § 901, et seq.) as
directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of Prisons, or any state sex offender registration agency in which you reside, work,
are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)
You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (check if applicable)

You must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any other conditions on the attached
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(Rev. /1 - VAW Additions /) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3A — Supervised Release

DEFENDANT: JOSEF LUDWIG BROWN
CASE NUMBER: DVAW124CR000017-001

Judgment-Page

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STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supervision. These conditions are imposed
because they establish the basic expectations for your behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum tools needed by probation
officers to keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition.


You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours of your
release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different time
frame.
 After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how and
when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed.
 You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting permission from the
court or the probation officer.
 You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
 You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live or anything about your living
arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying
the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72
hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
 You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the probation officer to
take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view.
 You must 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. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job
responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation officer at least 10
days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours ofbecoming
aware of a change or expected change.
 You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity.
 If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.
 You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or dangerous weapon (i.e., anything that was
designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another person such as nunchakus or tasers).
 You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant without
first getting the permission of the court.
 You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.

U.S. Probation Office Use Only
A U.S. probation officer has instructed me on the conditions specified by the court and has provided me with a written copy of this
judgment containing these conditions. For further information regarding these conditions, see Overview of Probation and Supervised
Release Conditions , available at: www.uscourts.gov.
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SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
1) The defendant shall pay any special assessment, fine, and/or restitution that is imposed by this judgment.
2) Following release from imprisonment, the court will evaluate defendant's status and determine whether, after
incarceration, drug rehabilitation and/or mental health treatment is necessary and appropriate. If additional
rehabilitation is deemed appropriate, the defendant shall participate in such programs as designated by the court,
upon consultation with the probation officer, until such time as the defendant has satisfied all the requirements of the
program.
3) The defendant shall reside in a residence free of firearms, ammunition, destructive devices, and dangerous weapons.
4) The defendant shall submit his or her person, property, house, residence, vehicle, papers, or office, to searches
conducted by a United States probation officer. Failure to submit to searches may be grounds for revocation of
release. The defendant shall warn any other occupants that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this
condition. An officer may conduct searches pursuant to this condition only when reasonable suspicion exists that the
defendant has violated a condition of his or her supervision and that the areas to be searched contain evidence of this
violation.
5) The defendant shall provide the probation officer with access to any requested financial information.
6) The defendant shall not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of the probation officer.

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Sheet 5 - Criminal Monetary Penalties

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Judgment-Page

JOSEF LUDWIG BROWN
DEFENDANT:
CASE NUMBER: DVAW124CR000017-001

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CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.

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The determination of restitution is deferred until
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.
Name of Payee
Virginia Employment Commission

Restitution Ordered
Priority or Percentage
$119,660.00

Total Loss* *

TOTALS

$119,660.00

Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $
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
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restitution.

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on or after September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996.


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Pageid#: 4039
Sheet 6 - Schedule of Payments

DEFENDANT:

JOSEF LUDWIG BROWN

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CASE NUMBER: DVAW124CR000017-001

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Having assessed the defendant's ability to pay, the total criminal monetary penalties are due immediately and payable as follows:
A

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Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with

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(e.g., months or years), to commence
(e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment; or

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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

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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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% of the defendant's income, whichever is greater
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60 days) after the date of this judgment; AND payment in equal
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during the term of supervised release, to commence
(e.g., 30 or 60 days)
after release from imprisonment.
Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:

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During the term of imprisonment, payment in equal monthly installments of $25.00 or 25% of the defendant's income, whichever is lesser, to commence 60 days upon placement at
a BOP facility; and payment in equal monthly installments of $100.00 during the term of supervised release, to commence 60 days days after release from imprisonment.

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Any installment schedule shall not preclude enforcement of the restitution or fine order by the United States under 18 U.S.C §§ 3613 and
3664(m).
Any installment schedule is subject to adjustment by the court at any time during the period of imprisonment or supervision, and the defendant
shall notify the probation officer and the U.S. Attorney of any change in the defendant's economic circumstances that may affect the
defendant's ability to pay.
All criminal monetary penalties shall be made payable to the Clerk, U.S. District Court, )UDQNOLQ5G6XLWH, Roanoke, Virginia 240
The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.
Any obligation to pay restitution is joint and several with other defendants, if any, against whom an order of restitution has been or will be
entered.
Joint and Several
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names and Case Numbers (including defendant number), Total Amount, Joint and Several Amount, and
corresponding payee, if appropriate.
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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:

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ATTACHMENT A

JOSEF LUDWIG BROWN

DVAW1:24CR000017-001

JSR with the following:

JOSEF LUDWIG BROWN
CRYSTAL SAMANTHA SHAW
JONATHAN SCOTT WEBB
JUSTIN WARREN MEADOWS

124CR000017-001
124CR000017-002
124CR000017-003
124CR000017-014

$13,202.00
$13,202.00
$13,202.00
$13,202.00

JOSEF LUDWIG BROWN
CRYSTAL SAMANTHA SHAW
JONATHAN SCOTT WEBB
TERRANCE BROOKS VILACHA

124CR000017-001
124CR000017-002
124CR000017-003
124CR000017-007

$14,894.00
$14,894.00
$14,894.00
$14,894.00

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