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Emergency Motion to Amend Judgment and Commitment and Terminate Counsel — United States v. Christopher Scott

No. 1:23-cr-00097 · Doc. 116 · Docket on CourtListener

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT re in
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EH Hos I; ww

£3 © 7 2025

AMERICA - THOMAS G. BRUTON
UNITED STATES OF CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Vs CASE No.: 1:23-cr-97
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
ERGENCY TO AMEND JUDGMENT MMIT D
TERMINATE COUNSEL IMMEDIATELY

The Defendant, Christopher Scott, appearing pro se and in absentia hereby submits this
Emergency Motion to Amend Judgment and Commitment and Terminate Counsel Immediately.

The Court has erroneously entered my judgment from August 20, 2025 as “Seventy Years” as
opposed to “Seventy Months” this will present an immediate and major problem with
classification and designation within the Bureau of Prisons. I respectfully request that The Court
immediately amend the Judgment and Commitment (Exhibit “a”) to correct the total term of
imprisonment to 70 MONTHS.

In addition, as this adds to the continued documented misrepresentation by counsel I hereby
request that you terminate counsel immediately.

Respectfully submitted this 27th day of August 2025

Christopher Scott
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of Illinois

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5, JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
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) USMNumber: 21208-424
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) Joshua Adams
) Defendant’s Attorney
THE DEFENDANT:
& pleaded guilty to count(s) Count 5 (five) of the Indictment.
C1 pleaded nolo contendere to count(s) which was accepted by the court.
OO 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 Wire Fraud 03/10/2021 5

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 9 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform
Act of 1984.

CO The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)

J Count(s) remaining are 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.

August 20, 2025
Date of Imposition of Judgment

ignature of Judge

Elaine E. Bucklo, United States District Judge

Name and Title of Judge
LERK 8/26/2025
E'NYUNEZ Date

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Sheet 2 ‘et ciseament ) Judgment — Page 2o0f9

DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
CASE NUMBER: 1:23-CR-00097(2)

IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of:

SEVENTY (70) YEARS as to Count 5 (five) of the Indictment.

oO The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
oO The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
Oo The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
O at on
Oo as notified by the United States Marshal.
& The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:
& before 2:00 pm on September 26, 2025.
Oo as notified by the United States Marshal.

Oo 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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Sheet 3 — Supervised Release Judgment — Page 3 of 9

DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
CASE NUMBER: 1:23-CR-00097(2)

MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C § 3583(d)

Upon release from imprisonment, you shall be on supervised release for a term of:

XE E (3). ‘BARS as to Count 5 (five) of the Indictment.

The court imposes those conditions identified by checkmarks below:

During the period of supervised release:
5) (1) you shall not commit another Federal, State, or local crime.

53 (2) you shall not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.

(= (3) you shall attend a public, private, or private nonprofit offender rehabilitation program that has been approved by the court, if
an approved program is readily available within a 50-mile radius of your legal residence. [Use for a first conviction of a
domestic violence crime, as defined in § 3561(b).]

(4) you shall register and comply with all requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. §
16913).

(5) you shall cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample if the collection of such a sample is required by law.

(6) you shall 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 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 — The court orders that you abide by the following conditions during the term of supervised release because such

conditions are reasonably related to the factors set forth in § 3553(a)(1) and (a)(2)(B), (C), and (D); such conditions involve only such
deprivations of liberty or property as are reasonably necessary for the purposes indicated in § 3553 (a)(2) (B), (C), and (D); and such
conditions are consistent with any pertinent policy statement issued by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994a.

The court imposes those conditions identified by checkmarks below: _

During the period of supervised release:
& (1) you shall provide financial support to any dependents if you are financially able to do so.

O (2) you shall make restitution to a victim of the offense under § 3556 (but not subject to the limitation of § 3663(a) or
§ 3663A(c)(1)(A)).

1 (3) you shall give to the victims of the offense notice pursuant to the provisions of § 3555, as follows:

conscientiously a course of study or vocational training that will equip you for employment.

O (5) youshall 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; (if checked yes, please indicate restriction(s)) <...: .
6 (6) you shall not knowingly meet or communicate with any person whom you know to be engaged, or planning
to be engaged, in criminal activity and shall not:
O visit the following type of places:
knowingly meet or communicate with the following persons; ... .

& (7) you shall refrain from O any or & excessive use of alcohol (defined as D0) having a blood alcohol concentration
greater than 0.08; or 0 ), 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) you shall not possess a firearm, destructive device, or other dangerous weapon.

(9) © you shall 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.

C] you shall participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in a mental health treatment program, and shall take
any medications prescribed by the mental health treatment provider.

Oo you shall participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in medical care; (if checked yes, please specify:

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Sheet 3 — Supervised Release Judgment — Page 4 of 9

DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER SCOTT

CASE NUMBER: 1:23-CR-00097(2)
CO (10) (intermittent confinement): you shall 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 (provided, however, that a condition set forth in
§3563(b)(10) shall be imposed only for a violation of a condition of supervised release in accordance with § 3583(e)(2)
and only when facilities are available) for the following period |... -..

O (11) (community confinement): you shall 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, fora period of|. months. _

(12) you shall work in community service for .-..;", : hours as directed by a probation officer.

(13) you shall reside in the following place or area: “=” or refrain from residing in a specified place or area:

(14) you shall 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.

&% (15) you shall 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

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or a probation officer.
O (16) w you shall permit a probation officer to visit you BJ at any reasonable time or Las specified: :
KI at home BJ at work 0 at school C1 at a community service location

& other reasonable location specified by a probation officer
& you shall permit confiscation of any contraband observed in plain view of the probation officer.
SJ (17) you shall notify a probation officer within 72 hours, after becoming aware of any change in residence, employer, or
workplace and, absent constitutional or other legal privilege, answer inquiries by a probation officer. You shall answer
truthfully any inquiries by a probation officer, subject to any constitutional or other legal privilege.
— (18) you shall notify a probation officer within 72 hours if arrested, charged with a crime, or questioned by a law
enforcement officer.
OO (19) (home confinement)

O = (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.

O —(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.

(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 O from__ to __.

(b) your 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.
© = (c) you shall pay all or part of the cost of the location monitoring, at the daily contractual rate, if you are financially
able to do so.

O (20) you shall 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.

(21) (deportation): you shall be surrendered to a duly authorized official of the Homeland Security Department for a
determination on the issue of deportability by the appropriate authority in accordance with the laws under the Immigration
and Nationality Act and the established implementing regulations. If ordered deported, you shall 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.

(22) you shall satisfy such other special conditions as ordered below.

(23) You shall submit your person, property, house, residence, vehicle, papers [computers (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1030(e)(1)),
other electronic communications or data storage devices or media,] 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 shall 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
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.

O (24) = Other:

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Sheet 3 — Supervised Release Judgment — Page 5 of 9

DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
CASE NUMBER: 1:23-CR-00097(2)

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 3563(b)(22) and 3583(d)
The court imposes those conditions identified by checkmarks below:

During the term of supervised release:

oOo (J) if you have not obtained a high school diploma or equivalent, you shall participate in a General Educational
Development (GED) preparation course and seek to obtain a GED within the first year of supervision.

o (2) you shall participate in an approved job skill-training program at the direction of a probation officer within the first 60
days of placement on supervision.

& @) you shall, 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 comrtrunity service required over your term of service shall not excéed 300

hours.

oO (4) you shall not maintain employment where you have access to other individual’s personal information, including, but not
limited to, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers (or money) unless approved by a probation officer.

B (5) you shall 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) you shall provide a probation officer with access to any requested financial information requested by the probation
officer 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) you shall file accurate income tax retums and pay all taxes, interest, and penalties as required by law.

O (9) you shall participate in a sex offender treatment program. The specific program and provider will be determined by a

probation officer. You shall comply with all recommended treatment which may include psychological and physiological

testing. You shall maintain use of all prescribed medications.

CO —— You shall comply with the requirements of the Computer and Internet Monitoring Program as administered by the
United States Probation Office. You shall consent to the installation of computer monitoring software on all
identified computers to which you have access and to which the probation officer has legitimate access by right or
consent. The software may restrict and/or record any and all activity on the computer, including the capture of
keystrokes, application information, Internet use history, email correspondence, and chat conversations. A notice
will be placed on the computer at the time of installation to warn others of the existence of the monitoring
software. You shall not remove, tamper with, reverse engineer, or in any way circumvent the software.

O The cost of the monitoring shall be paid by you at the monthly contractual rate, if you are financially able, subject
to satisfaction of other financial obligations imposed by this judgment.

C You shall not possess or use at any location (including your place of employment), any computer, external storage
device, or any device with access to the Internet or any online computer service without the prior approval of a
probation officer. This includes any Internet service provider, bulletin board system, or any other public or private
network or email system

CO ——- Yow shall not possess any device that could be used for covert photography without the prior approval of a
probation officer.

O You shall 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.

O —— You shall 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 shall 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

0 This condition does not apply to your family members: [Names]

O —— Your employment shall 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 shall 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 shall not participate in any volunteer
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Sheet 3 — Supervised Release Judgment — Page 6 of 9

DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
CASE NUMBER: 1:23-CR-00097(2)

activity that may cause you to come into direct contact with children except under circumstances approved in
advance by a probation officer and treatment provider.

C You shall provide the probation officer with copies of your telephone bills, all credit card statements/receipts, and
any other financial information requested.

O Youshal! 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) you shall 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) youshall not enter into any agreement to act as an informer or special agent of a law enforcement agency without the

prior permission of the court.
6 (12) — youshall 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.)

O (13) _ ifthe probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization or members of the
community), the probation officer may require you to tell the person about the risk, and you must comply with that
instruction. Such notification could include advising the person about your record of arrests and convictions and
substance use. The probation officer may contact the person and confirm that you have told the person about the risk.

(14) You shall observe one Reentry Court session, as instructed by your probation officer.

(15) Other:

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Sheet 5 — Criminal Monetary Penalties

DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
CASE NUMBER: 1:23-CR-00097(2)

Judgment — Page 7 of 9

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 $567,333.00 $.00 $.00 $.00

(0 The determination of restitution is deferred until

determination.

. An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (Ao 245) will be entered after such

§J 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, untess 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 $567,333.00 to: