Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Bridgitte Keim

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U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · No. 8:21-cr-00370 · Doc. 31 · 2022-04-08 · Docket on CourtListener

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_ Bridgitte Keim
8:21-cr-370-CEH-JSS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Case Number: 8:21-cr-370-CEH-JSS
Vv. USM Number: 80737-509
BRIDGITTE KEIM Joseph Anthony Caimano, Jr., Retained

JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

Defendant pleaded guilty to Count One of the Information. Defendant is adjudicated guilty of this
offense:

Date Offense Count
Title & Section Nature of Offense Concluded Number(s)
18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 and Bank Fraud Starting in or about April One
2 2020, and continuing at

least through July 2021

Defendant is sentenced as provided in the following pages of this judgment. The sentence is
imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.

IT IS ORDERED that 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,
Defendant shall notify the Court and United States Attorney of any material change in Defendant’s
economic circumstances.

Date of Imposition of Judgment:

April 8, 2022

CHARLENE EDWARDS HONEY WELL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

April __& _, 2022
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. Bridgitte Keim

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IMPRISONMENT

Defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be
imprisoned for a term of 24 months.

Defendant shall report to the facility designated by the Bureau of Prisons by 2 p.m. on May
6, 2022.

Defendant shall report immediately to U.S. Marshal Service for processing and further
instructions.

The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:

1. Defendant be incarcerated at the closest correctional facility with the appropriate security
level to FCC Coleman.

2. Defendant be allowed to participate in the UNICOR program, if eligible.

3. Defendant be allowed to participate in educational classes related to computers and

technology.
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 U.S. Marshal
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_ Bridgitte Keim

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SUPERVISED RELEASE

Upon release from imprisonment, Defendant will be on supervised release for a term of 3
years.

MANDATORY CONDITIONS

Defendant shall not commit another federal, state or local crime.
Defendant shall not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
Defendant shall refrain from any unlawful use of controlled substances. The mandatory drug
testing provisions of the Violent Crime Control Act are suspended. However, the Court
orders Defendant to submit to random drug testing not to exceed 104 tests per year.

_ Defendant shall cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the Probation Officer.
Defendant shall make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any
other statute authorizing a sentence of restitution.

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Defendant shall comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court
(set forth below).

Defendant shall also comply with the additional conditions on the attached page.
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STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

As part of your supervised release, Defendant shall 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.

1. Defendant shall 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, Defendant will receive instructions from the
court or the Probation Officer about how and when Defendant must report to the Probation
Officer, and Defendant must report to the Probation Officer as instructed.

2. After initially reporting to the Probation Office, you will receive instructions from the court
or the Probation Officer about how and when Defendant shall report to the Probation Officer,
and Defendant shall report to the Probation Officer as instructed. .

3. Defendant shall not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to

reside without first getting permission from the court or the Probation Officer.

Defendant shall answer truthfully the questions asked by your Probation Officer

Defendant shall 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),

Defendant shall 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,

Defendant shall notify the Probation Officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change

or expected change.

6. Defendant shall allow the Probation Officer to visit you at any time at your home or
elsewhere, and Defendant shall permit the Probation Officer to take any items prohibited by
the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view.

7. Defendant shall 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 Defendant shall 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), Defendant shall 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, Defendant shall notify the
Probation Officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.

8. Defendant shall not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal
activity. If you know someone has been convicted of a felony, Defendant shall not knowingly
communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of the Probation
Officer.

9. If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, Defendant shall notify the
Probation Officer within 72 hours.

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10. Defendant shall 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).

11. Defendant shall 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.

12. If the Probation Officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an
organization), the Probation Officer may require you to notify the person about the risk and
Defendant shall comply with that instruction. The Probation Officer may contact the person
and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk.

13. Defendant shall 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.uscousts.gov.

Defendant’s Signature: Date:

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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE

1. Defendant shall participate in a mental health treatment program (outpatient and/or
inpatient) and follow the probation officer’s instructions regarding the implementation of this
court directive. Further, Defendant shall contribute to the costs of these services not to exceed
an amount determined reasonable by the Probation Office’s Sliding Scale for Mental Health
Treatment Services.

2. Defendant shall be prohibited from incurring new credit charges, opening additional lines of
credit, or obligating herself for any major purchases without approval of the probation officer.

3. Defendant shall provide the probation officer access to any requested financial information.

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

Defendant must pay the following total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of
payments set forth in the Schedule of Payments.

Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment’ JVTA Assessment”

$100.00 $121,659.56 WAIVED N/A N/A

Defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees
in the amount listed below.

If 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(1), all nonfederal victims must be paid in
full prior to the United States receiving payment.

“Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pu. L. No. 115-299.
“Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Pub.L. No. 114-22.

_ "Findings for the total amount of losses, are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title
18 for offenses committed on or after September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996.
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Name of Payee Restitution Ordered

Clerk, U.S. District Court $121,659.56
ATIN: DCU

401 W Central Boulevard

Suite 1200

Orlando, FL 32801

for the benefit of:

Centennial Bank $80,088.47
Attn: Kevin Hester

719 Harkrider Street

Conway, AR 72032

SBA/DFC $41,571.09
721 19th Street

3rd Floor, Room 301

Denver, CO 80202

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Having assessed Defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due
as follows:

Special Assessment shall be paid in full and is due immediately.

Defendant shall pay restitution in the amount of $80,088.47 to Centennial Bank and $41,571.09 to
the Small Business Administration. This restitution obligation shall be payable to the Clerk, U.S.
District Court, for distribution to the victims. While in the Bureau of Prisons custody, Defendant
shall either (1) pay at least $25 quarterly if Defendant has a non-Unicor job or (2) pay at least 50%
of Defendant’s monthly earnings if Defendant has a Unicor job. Upon release from custody,
Defendant shall pay restitution at the rate of $100 per month. At any time during the course of post-
release supervision, the victim, Government, or Defendant may notify the Court of a material
change in Defendant’s ability to pay and the Court may adjust the payment schedule accordingly.

Unless the Court has expressly ordered otherwise in the special instructions above, if this judgment
imposes a period of imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties shall be due during the
period of imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the
Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the Clerk of the
Court, unless otherwise directed by the Court, the Probation Officer, or the United States attorney.
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Defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary
penalties imposed.

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3)
restitution interest, (4) AVAA assessment, (5) fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community

restitution, (8) JVTA assessment, and (9) penalties, and (10) costs, including cost of prosecution and
court costs.

FORFEITURE

The Order of Forfeiture (Doc. 21) filed on March 28, 2022, is made a part of the judgment.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT -
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Vv. Case No. 8:21-cr-370-CEH-JSS
BRIDGITTE KEIM

ORDER OF FORFEITURE

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon the United States’ Motion for
Order of Forfeiture (Dac, 20), filed on March 10, 2022, against the Defendant in the
amount of $7,500. .

Being fully advised of the relevant facts, the Court hereby finds that at least
$7,500 was obtained by the Defendant as a result of her bank fraud scheme, for
which she has pleaded guilty.

| Accordingly, it is hereby:

ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that for good cause shown, the
United States’ Motion for Order of Forfeiture (Doc. 20) is GRANTED.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 982(a\(2)(A) and
Rule 32.2(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Defendant shall be
held liable for an order of forfeiture in the amount of $7,500.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that, because the $7,500 in proceeds was

dissipated by the Defendant, the United States may seek, as a substitute asset,

pursuant to 21 U.S.C, § 853(p), as incorporated by 18 U.S.C. § 982(b)(1), forfeiture
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of any of the Defendant’s property up to the value of $7,500.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that, upon entry, this order shall become a final
order of forfeiture as to the Defendant.

The Court retains jurisdiction to address any third party claim that may be
asserted in these proceedings, to enter any further order necessary for the forfeiture
and disposition of such property, and for any substitute assets that the United States

may be entitled to seek up to the amount of the order of forfeiture.

DONE and ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, this 28th day of March, 2022.

Charlene Edwards Honeywell
United States District Judge

Copies to:
Suzanne C. Nebesky, AUSA
Counsel of Record

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