Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Reginald A. Hopkins (District of Maryland)

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A judgment in a criminal case in United States v. Reginald A. Hopkins, Case No. 1:23-cr-00316-RDB, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, filed January 10, 2024 as Document 23. The defendant pleaded guilty to count 1 of the Information, wire fraud conspiracy under 18:1349, and is committed to the Bureau of Prisons for 24 months, followed by 3 years of supervised release with 12 months of location monitoring. The judgment orders a $100.00 special assessment and restitution of $1,016,224.00, joint and several with Ahmed M. Sary, waives the fine and interest, and incorporates a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (ECF #15). It records January 10, 2024 as the date of imposition and names Richard D. Bennett, United States Senior District Judge.

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United States District Court
District of Maryland

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
(For Offenses Committed on or After November 1, 1987)

v.
Case Number: RDB-1-23-CR-003 16-001

REGINALD A. HOPKINS
Defendant’s Attorney: Tyler Mann (CJA)

Assistant U.S. Attorney: Paul Anthony Riley

THE DEFENDANT:
& pleaded guilty to count 1 of the Information.
QO pleaded nolo contendere to count(s) , which was accepted by the court.

OC was found guilty on count(s) after a plea of not guilty.
Date Count
Title & Section Nature of Offense Offense Concluded Number(s)
18:1349 Wire Fraud Conspiracy 03/31/2021 1

The defendant is adjudged guilty of the offenses listed above and sentenced as provided in pages 2
through __6 ___ of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 as
modified by U.S. v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005).

1) The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
O Counts ___ is/are dismissed on the motion of the United States.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant shall 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.

January 10, 2024
Date of Imposition of Judgment

Richard D. Bennett Date
United States Senior District Judge

Name of Court Reporter: Kassandra McPherson
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DEFENDANT: Reginald A. Hopkins CASE NUMBER: RDB-1-23-CR-003 16-001

IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for
a total term of 24 months as to Count 1.

The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
1) That the defendant be designated to the FCI Minimum Male Camp at Cumberland, Maryland, for
service of his sentence.
2) That the defendant shall receive psychological counseling and participate in any mental health treatment
for which he is eligible.

L] The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
L] The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:

LJ at a.m./p.m. on :
L] as notified by the United States Marshal.

The defendant shall surrender, at his/her own expense, to the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons
at the date and time specified in a written notice to be sent to the defendant by the United States Marshal. If
the defendant does not receive such a written notice, defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal:

XI before 2pm on Wednesday, April 10", 2024.

A defendant who fails to report either to the designated institution or to the United States Marshal as
directed shall be subject to the penalties of Title 18 U.S.C. §3146. If convicted of an offense while on release,
the defendant shall be subject to the penalties set forth in 18 U.S.C. §3147. For violation of a condition of
release, the defendant shall be subject to the sanctions set forth in Title 18 U.S.C. §3148. Any bond or
property posted may be forfeited and judgment entered against the defendant and the surety in the full
amount of the bond.

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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DEFENDANT: Reginald A. Hopkins CASE NUMBER: RDB-1-23-CR-003 16-001

SUPERVISED RELEASE

Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of 3 years.

The defendant shall comply with all of the following conditions:

The defendant shall report to the probation office in the district to which the defendant is released within 72

hours of release from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.

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7)

A. MANDATORY CONDITIONS

You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.

You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.

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 at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court.

(J 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)

& 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)

You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer.

LJ 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)

(J 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

B. 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.

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2)
3)

5)

6)

8)

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.

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.

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.

You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.

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.

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.

You must make every effort to 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. :

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.
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DEFENDANT: Reginald A. Hopkins CASE NUMBER: RDB-1-23-CR-003 16-001

9) Ifyou 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
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.

C. SUPERVISED RELEASE
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

1) You are restricted to your residence at all times except for employment; education; religious services; medical, substance abuse, or
mental health treatment; attorney visits; court appearances; court-ordered obligations; or other activities as pre-approved by the
probation officer. You will be monitored by the form of location monitoring technology chosen at the discretion of the probation
officer for a period of __12__ months, and you must follow the rules and regulations of the location monitoring program. You must
pay the costs of the program as directed by the probation officer.

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: Reginald A. Hopkins CASE NUMBER: RDB-1-23-CR-003 16-001

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet SB.

Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* | JVTA Assessment**
TOTALS $100.00 $1,016,224.00 Waived Not applicable Not applicable

(] CVB Processing Fee $30.00

C1 The determination of restitution is deferred until . An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C)
will be entered after such determination.

CL) 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
Clerk, US District Court $1,016,224.00

101 W. Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
For disbursement to victim(s)

| TOTALS $ $ 1,016,224.00

(| 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 Sheet 6
may be subject to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).

X The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:
x} the interest requirement is waived forthe CO fine & _ restitution

(J the interest requirement forthe 1] fine 1 _ restitution is modified as follows:

* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. 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: Reginald A. Hopkins CASE NUMBER: RDB-1-23-CR-003 16-001

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Payment of the total fine and other criminal monetary penalties shall be due as follows:

A C. The special assessment shall be paid in full immediately.

B & The $100.00 special assessment is due on or before April 10", 2024, balance due (in accordance with C, D, or E); or

D C1 Installments to commence ___ day(s) after the date of this judgment.

E Restitution shall be paid in monthly (e.g. equal weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $250.00 over a period of 3 year(s) to

commence when the defendant is placed on supervised release.
The defendant will receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.
Unless the court expressly orders otherwise, 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 Bureau of

Prisons Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are to be made to the Clerk of the Court.

() NO RESTITUTION OR OTHER FINANCIAL PENALTY SHALL BE COLLECTED THROUGH THE INMATE
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM.

If the entire amount of criminal monetary penalties is not paid prior to the commencement of supervision, the balance shall be paid:
C) in equal monthly installments during the term of supervision; or
C} onanominal payment schedule of $ per month during the term of supervision.

The U.S. probation officer may recommend a modification of the payment schedule depending on the defendant’s financial
circumstances.

Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:

X] Joint and Several

Case Number

Defendant and Co-Defendant Names (including Joint and Several Corresponding Payee,
defendant number) Total Amount Amount if appropriate
1:23-cr-003 16-RDB-1: Reginald A. Hopkins $1,016,224.00 $1,016,224.00

1:23-cr-00344-RDB-1: Ahmed M. Sary TBD $1,016,224.00

(] The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.

L]_ The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):

Xx

The defendant shall forfeit the defendant’s interest in the following property to the United States:
Please see Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (ECF #15) incorporated herein by reference.

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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