Violation Report and Petition to Modify Conditions of Supervision — Bern Benoit — Doc. 1190

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    Case 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS             Document 1190         Filed 05/23/25    Page 1 of 2
                                                                                       FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE
                                                                                           U.S.D.C. -Atlanta
ND/GA PROB 12B
(Rev . 1/21)                                                                             MAY 23 2025
                        UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                                                  for                                                Deput Clerk


                       NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA


            Violation Report and Petition to Modify Conditions of Supervision
                               with Consent of the Offender
                         (Probation Form 49, Waiver of Hearing Attached)


Name of
                    Bern Benoit                              Docket No: 1:20-CR-00296-JPB
Offender:
Judicial Officer:   Honorable J.P. Boulee, U.S. District Judge


Date of Original
                     09/08/2021
Sentence:
Original Offense: Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1349


Original Sentence: Mr. Benoit was sentenced to 27 months incarceration followed by five (5) years of
                   supervised release. Special conditions of release include: you must provide full
                   financial disclosure and submit to an audit of your financial documents; you must
                   not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit; you must
                   participate in a mental health treatment program; you must take all mental health
                   medication prescribed by your treating provider; refrain from excessive use of
                   alcohol; search conditions; you must permit confiscation and/or disposal of any
                   contraband; you must pay restitution in the amount of $1 , l 05 ,217 to be paid in
                   monthly installments of $250.00; and a $100 special assessment.
Type of Supervision: Supervised Release         Date Supervision Commenced : 09/07/2023


RESPECTFULLY PRESENTING PETITION FOR ACTION OF COURT FOR CAUSE AS
FOLLOWS:

   1. Violation of Standard Condition #3: Knowingly Leaving the Federal Judicial
      District Without Permission from the Court or Probation Officer:

       On September 7, 2023 , Mr. Benoit was released from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons and
       began his term of supervision in the Central District of California. Mr. Benoit was authorized
       by the Probation Office to travel to Florida from April 16, 2025 to April 23 , 2025, for
       employment related purposes. However, when Mr. Benoit returned to the Central District of
       California on April 23 , 2025, he reported that he traveled to Colombia on April 18, 2025 ,
       without first seeking or obtaining approval from the Probation Office.
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Benoit, Bern
Docket No.: l-20-CR-296-JPB
Page 2




PREVIOUS VIOLATION(S) REPORTED TO THE COURT:

On March 7, 2024, a violation rep011 was submitted to the Court to address Mr. Benoit's failure to
make corni ordered restitution payments. Mr. Benoit was re-instructed by his probation officer in the
Central District of California to make restitution payments. No fom1al Court action was
recommended.

PETITIONING THE COURT TO:

To modify the conditions of supervision as follows:

The offender shall participate for a period of 90 days in a home detention program which may
include electronic monitoring, GPS Alcohol Monitoring Unit or automated identification system and
shall observe all rules of such program, as directed by the Probation Officer. The offender shall pay
the costs of Location Monitoring to the contract vendor, not to exceed the sum of$12.00 for each day
of paiiicipation. The offender shall provide payment and proof of payment as directed by the
Probation Officer.

Respectfully submitted,                                  A~
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Shekevia C. Hawkfu; Da'te
                                     ________s1_21_Date
                          Megan H011on
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Senior United States Probation Officer                Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer



THE COURT ORDERS:
fxl The modifications of conditions as noted above
D No Action
D Other




J~Q20-
United States District Judge

                 May 22, 2025
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