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United States v. Vinath Oudomsine — U.S. District Court, S.D. Ga.

United States v. Vinath Oudomsine — 4 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Dublin Division, filed between December 29, 2021 and April 28, 2022. Among them: 2 orders and 1 judgment.

See also: United States v. Vinath Oudomsine — U.S. District Court, S.D. Ga. — the same docket (docket No. 3:21-cr-00013) under another case page, 3 public filings.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Dublin Division
Filings4 public filings
Filed2021-12-29 – 2022-04-28
Document typesorders (2), judgment (1)
Original PDFs4 of 4

Case summary

Vinath Oudomsine pleaded guilty to count 1 of the information in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Dublin Division, No. 3:21-cr-00013-DHB-BKE, and was adjudicated guilty of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, offense ended January 8, 2021. At the sentencing hearing the government stated that Oudomsine invented an entertainment services business, claiming it had existed since December 2018, had $235,000 in gross revenue the year before the pandemic and had ten employees, to obtain an $85,000 Economic Injury Disaster Loan. Sentence was imposed March 4, 2022: 36 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine, a $100 assessment and $85,000 in restitution, with the defendant remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Vinath Oudomsine
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Dublin Division, No. 3:21-cr-00013-DHB-BKE (judgment caption 3:21CR00013-1), Judge Dudley H. Bowen, Jr.
DistrictSouthern District of Georgia prosecutions →
ProgramEconomic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
ChargesCount 1 of the information: wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343; offense ended January 8, 2021
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty; sentence imposed March 4, 2022 (judgment entered March 9, 2022) — 36 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, $85,000 restitution, $10,000 fine, $100 assessment, remanded to the Marshal
Counts of convictionPleaded guilty to count 1 of the information, wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, offense ended January 8, 2021; date of imposition of judgment March 4, 2022 (judgment of March 9, 2022, p. 1, image checked)
Sentence imposed36 months' imprisonment (p. 2); three years of supervised release (p. 3), with a curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for the period of supervision (p. 5); the sentencing transcript records the same terms as pronounced (Dkt. 42, p. 19)
Restitution$85,000 to the U.S. Small Business Administration (p. 6); the transcript records $24,745 in checks tendered to the Clerk at sentencing, to be deducted from the restitution when negotiated (Dkt. 42, p. 21)
Fine and assessmentFine $10,000; special assessment $100 (p. 6); the transcript records the fine as due and payable immediately (Dkt. 42, p. 22)
Forfeiture"any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds obtained as a result of the offense of conviction, including a 1999 Pokemon trading card. This Court's Consent Order of Forfeiture entered on January 7, 2022, is incorporated into this judgment by specific reference" (p. 7); consent order of forfeiture of January 7, 2022: "one Pokemon card, described as, 1999 1st Edition Thick Stamp #4 Charizard Holo R" as printed (Dkt. 22, p. 1)
Status checked2026-09-23 · against the court docket and DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22

What was Oudomsine sentenced to?

Thirty-six months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons and three years of supervised release. The transcript records the court stating the advisory range as 8 to 14 months, with a 20-year statutory maximum, a total offense level of 11 and criminal history category I.

What was bought with the loan money?

A Pokémon card. The sentencing transcript records defense counsel saying the card had been returned and that restitution was calculated in light of its return and forfeiture, and the court setting restitution at $85,000 from which $24,745 may be deducted on negotiation of the cashier's checks tendered at the hearing.

What did the application claim?

An entertainment services business in existence since December 2018 with $235,000 in gross revenue in the year before the pandemic and ten employees. That is the government's account at the sentencing hearing; a consent order of forfeiture was entered January 7, 2022 but its text is not extractable.

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

Filings

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

  1. Order Denying Reconsideration of Detention — US v. OudomsineOrder · PDF
  2. Consent Order of Forfeiture — US v. OudomsineOrder · PDF
  3. Judgment in a Criminal Case — US v. OudomsineJudgment · PDF
  4. Sentencing Hearing Transcript — U.S. v. Oudomsine (S.D. Ga.)PDF

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

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