Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Carie L. Hallford (District of Colorado)

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Judgment in a Criminal Case of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in United States of America versus Carie L. Hallford, Case Number 24-cr-00113-NYW-02, filed 03/18/26. Hallford pleaded guilty to count 11 of the Indictment, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349, and Counts 1-10, 12-15 were dismissed on the motion of the United States. Judge Nina Y. Wang imposed 216 months in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, concurrent to the anticipated sentence in El Paso County Court and served in a state correctional facility, then three years of supervised release. The judgment orders a $100.00 assessment and $1,070,413.74 in restitution and bars work in the funeral, cremation, or burial business without the probation officer's prior approval.

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Case No. 1:24-cr-00113-NYW Document 161 filed 03/18/26 USDC Colorado pg 1
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
District of Colorado
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
v. )
)
CARIE L. HALLFORD ) Case Number: 24-cr-00113-NYW-02
) USM Number: 85898-510
)
) Robert Charles Melihercik
) Defendant’s Attorney
THE DEFENDANT:
☒ pleaded guilty to count(s) 11 of the Indictment
☐ pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)
which was accepted by the court.
☐ 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 U.S.C. § 1349 Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud 10/05/2023 11

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 7 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to
the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.
☐ The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
☒ Count(s) 1-10, 12-15 of the Indictment ☐ is ☒ 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.

March 16, 2026
Date of Imposition of Judgment

Signature of Judge

Nina Y. Wang, United States District Judge
Name and Title of Judge

March 18, 2026
Date
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DEFENDANT: CARIE L. HALLFORD
CASE NUMBER: 24-cr-00113-NYW-02

IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of: two hundred and
sixteen (216) months, concurrent to the defendant’s anticipated sentence in El Paso County Court, Case Number 2023CR4856. Service of
the federal sentence shall be in a state correctional facility.

☐ The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:

☒ The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

☐ The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
☐ at ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m. on .
☐ 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 p.m. on .
☐ as notified by the United States Marshal.
☐ 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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DEFENDANT: CARIE L. HALLFORD
CASE NUMBER: 24-cr-00113-NYW-02

SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of: three (3) years.

MANDATORY CONDITIONS

1. You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.
2. You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
3. You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of release from
imprisonment and a maximum of 20 tests per year of supervision thereafter.
☐ The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you pose a low risk of future
substance abuse. (check if applicable)
4. ☒ You must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence of
restitution. (check if applicable)
5. ☒ You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)
6. ☐ You must comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. § 20901, et seq.) as
directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of Prisons, or any state sex offender registration agency in the location where you
reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)
7. ☐ You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (check if applicable)

You must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any other conditions on the attached
page.
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DEFENDANT: CARIE L. HALLFORD
CASE NUMBER: 24-cr-00113-NYW-02

STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
As part of your supervised release, you must 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. You must 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.
2. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how and
when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed.
3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting permission from
the court or the probation officer.
4. You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
5. You must 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), you must 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, you must notify the probation officer within 72
hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
6. You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the probation officer to
take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view.
7. You must 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 you must 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), you must 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, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of
becoming aware of a change or expected change.
8. You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If you know someone has been
convicted of a felony, you must 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, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.
10. You must 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. You must 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, after
obtaining Court approval, notify the person about the risk or require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply
with that instruction. The probation officer may contact the person and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk.
13. You must 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.uscourts.gov.

Defendant's Signature Date
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DEFENDANT: CARIE L. HALLFORD
CASE NUMBER: 24-cr-00113-NYW-02

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
1. If the judgment imposes a financial penalty/restitution, you must pay the financial penalty/restitution in accordance with the Schedule
of Payments sheet of this judgment. You must also notify the court of any changes in economic circumstances that might affect your
ability to pay the financial penalty/restitution.
2. You must not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of the probation officer, unless you are
in compliance with the periodic payment obligations imposed pursuant to the Court’s judgment and sentence.
3. You must provide the probation officer access to any requested financial information and authorize the release of any financial
information until all financial obligations imposed by the court are paid in full.
4. You must apply any monies received from income tax refunds, lottery winnings, inheritances, judgments, and any anticipated or
unexpected financial gains to the outstanding court-ordered financial obligation in this case.
5. If you have an outstanding financial obligation, the probation office may share any financial or employment documentation relevant
to you with the Asset Recovery Division of the United States Attorney's Office to assist in the collection of the obligation.
6. You must participate in a program of cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) approved by the probation officer and follow the rules
and regulations of such program. The probation officer, in consultation with the treatment provider, will supervise your participation
in the program as to modality, duration, and intensity. You must pay for the cost of treatment based on your ability to pay.
7. You must not engage in an occupation, business, profession, or volunteer activity that would require or enable you to be involved in
the funeral, cremation, or burial business without the prior approval of the probation officer.
8. Any business you operate during the term of supervision must be approved by the probation officer. You must operate under a
formal, registered entity, and you must provide the probation officer with the name of the business entity and its registered agents.
You must maintain business records and provide all business documentation and records as requested by the probation officer.
9. Upon release from custody and if supervised in the District of Colorado, you must work with the Probation Office to request a
supervision orientation meeting with the Court to discuss the terms and conditions of supervised release and the Court’s expectations
for such, your plan to succeed during supervision, and your experience in the criminal justice system. This meeting should be
conducted within the first 30 days of supervision.
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DEFENDANT: CARIE L. HALLFORD
CASE NUMBER: 24-cr-00113-NYW-02

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on the following page.

Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment**
TOTALS $ 100.00 $ 1,070,413.74 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

☐ The determination of restitution is deferred until . An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be entered
after such determination.

☒ 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, unless 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.

Name of Payee Total Loss*** Restitution Ordered Priority or Percentage
See Attached List $193,966.18 1st Priority

SBA $876,447.56 2nd Priority
721 19th Street
3rd Floor, Room 301
Denver, CO 80202
(Loan Number 6875417402)

TOTALS $ $ 1,070,413.74
☐ Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $

☐ The defendant must pay interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full before the
fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). All of the payment options on the following page may be
subject to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).

☒ The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:

☒ the interest requirement is waived for the ☐ fine ☒ restitution.

☐ the interest requirement for the ☐ fine ☐ restitution is modified as follows:

* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Publ. 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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DEFENDANT: CARIE L. HALLFORD
CASE NUMBER: 24-cr-00113-NYW-02

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

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

A ☐ Lump sum payment of $ due immediately, balance due

☐ not later than , or
☐ in accordance with ☐ C, ☐ D, ☐ E, or ☐ F below; or

B ☒ Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with ☐ C, ☐ D, or ☒ F below); or

C ☐ Payment in equal (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of
(e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment; or

D ☐ Payment in equal (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of
(e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment to a
term of supervision; or

E ☐ Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from
imprisonment. The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant’s ability to pay at that time; or

F ☒ Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:
The special assessment and restitution obligation are due immediately. Any unpaid monetary obligations upon release from
incarceration shall be paid in monthly installment payments during the term of supervised release. The monthly installment
payment will be calculated as at least 10 percent of the defendant’s gross monthly income.

The collection of restitution payments will not commence until completion of the imprisonment term.

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is 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.

The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.

☒ Joint and Several
Case Number
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names Corresponding Payee, if
(including defendant number) Total Amount Joint and Several Amount appropriate
Carie Hallford, 24-cr-00113-NYW-02 $1,070,413.74 $1,070,413.74 SBA and Attached Spreadsheet
Jon M. Hallford, 24-cr-00113-NYW-01 $1,070,413.74 $1,070,413.74 SBA and Attached Spreadsheet

☐ The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.

☐ The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):

☒ The defendant shall forfeit the defendant’s interest in the following property to the United States:
A money judgment in the amount of $189,371.18.

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, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, including cost of
prosecution and court costs.

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