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United States v. Christopher Leo Daragjati — M.D. Fla., Jacksonville Division

United States v. Christopher Leo Daragjati — 7 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (Jacksonville Division), filed between March 22, 2023 and March 18, 2024. Among them: 1 indictment, 1 plea agreement and 1 order.

See also: Christopher Leo Daragjati fraud case — M.D. Fla., Jacksonville Division — the same docket (docket No. 3:23-cr-00048) under another case page, 27 public filings. Full docket →

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (Jacksonville Division)
Filings7 public filings
Filed2023-03-22 – 2024-03-18
Document typesindictment (1), plea agreement (1), order (1), judgment (1), sentencing memorandum (1)
Original PDFs7 of 7

Case summary

This case page collects filings from the prosecution of Christopher Leo Daragjati in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, No. 3:23-cr-48-TJC-LLL. An indictment was filed March 22, 2023 and a plea agreement on July 20, 2023. The judgment records that he pleaded guilty to counts one, four, eleven, twelve and thirteen: wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 on counts one and thirteen, aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A on counts four and twelve, and theft of government property over $1,000 under 18 U.S.C. § 641 on count eleven. Counts two, three, five through ten and fourteen through twenty were dismissed on the motion of the United States. On March 18, 2024 he was sentenced to 60 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release and restitution of $363,099.29.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Christopher Leo Daragjati
Court and docketU.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, No. 3:23-cr-48-TJC-LLL
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP); the defendant's sentencing memorandum also refers to EIDL loans in the guidelines argument
ChargesWire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343), counts one and thirteen; aggravated identity theft (18 U.S.C. § 1028A), counts four and twelve; theft of government property over $1,000 (18 U.S.C. § 641), count eleven; remaining counts dismissed
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty to counts 1, 4, 11, 12 and 13; sentenced March 18, 2024 to 60 months, three years of supervised release, $500 special assessment, restitution of $363,099.29 with interest waived
Counts of convictionPleaded guilty to counts one, four, eleven, twelve and thirteen of the indictment: wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, concluded February 2021 (count one) and March 2022 (count thirteen); aggravated identity theft, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A, concluded February 2021 (count four) and January 2022 (count twelve); theft of government property over $1,000, 18 U.S.C. § 641, concluded February 2022 (count eleven); counts two, three, five through ten and fourteen through twenty dismissed on the motion of the United States; date of imposition of sentence March 18, 2024 (judgment, Dkt. 49, filed March 20, 2024, p. 1, image checked)
Sentence imposedSixty months' imprisonment: twelve months on each of counts one, eleven and thirteen, concurrent with each other; twenty-four months on each of counts four and twelve, consecutive to each other and to all other counts (p. 2); three years of supervised release, three years on counts one, eleven and thirteen and one year on counts four and twelve, all concurrent (p. 3)
Restitution$363,099.29 to the payees on the attached list, pro rata; $250 per month from sixty days after release (p. 6)
Fine and assessmentFine $0.00; special assessment $500.00, due in full immediately (p. 6)
Forfeiture"the assets identified in the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (Doc 31) entered on August 10, 2023" (p. 7); preliminary order of forfeiture for proceeds of August 10, 2023: $200,000, the amount of proceeds the defendant admits he obtained from counts one, eleven and thirteen, with substitute assets up to $200,000 (Dkt. 31, pp. 1-2)
Status checked2026-09-23 · against the court docket and DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22

How is the 60-month term made up?

Twelve months on each of counts one, eleven and thirteen, running concurrently with each other, and twenty-four months on each of counts four and twelve, running consecutively with each other and consecutively to all other counts.

What did the defendant ask for?

The defendant's sentencing memorandum asks the court for a total of 39 months in the Bureau of Prisons and disputes the probation office's application of the U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(b)(12) enhancement to PPP loan fraud cases.

Who receives the restitution?

The judgment orders $363,099.29 pro rata to the payees on an attached list, which is not reproduced in the extracted text; the interest requirement is waived.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

7 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. Indictment — United States v. DaragjatiIndictment · PDF
  2. Plea Agreement — United States v. DaragjatiPlea agreement · PDF
  3. Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. DaragjatiPDF
  4. Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. DaragjatiOrder · PDF
  5. Judgment — United States v. DaragjatiJudgment · PDF
  6. Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Daragjati (M.D. Fla.)Sentencing memorandum · PDF
  7. Sentencing Hearing Minutes — United States v. DaragjatiPDF

Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.

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