Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Dale Vernon Thrush (Eastern District of Michigan)

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A judgment in a criminal case against Dale Vernon Thrush, Case Number 1:20-CR-20365-RJW-0001, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, filed July 21, 2026 as ECF No. 364. After a plea of not guilty, the defendant was found guilty on Superseding Indictment counts for failure to pay over payroll taxes (26 U.S.C. § 7202), failure to file a tax return (26 U.S.C. § 7203) and wire fraud, and not guilty on counts 1 through 4, 6 through 8. The total term is 36 months: 30 months on Counts 5, 9, 10, and 16 and 12 months on Counts 11 through 14, concurrent, plus six months under 18 U.S.C. § 3147 for committing Count 16 while on pretrial release, run consecutively. Supervised release is 3 years, with a $500.00 assessment, no restitution and the fine waived. The judgment names Robert J White, United States District Judge.

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Case 1:20-cr-20365-RJW-PTM ECF No. 364, PageID.10126 Filed 07/21/26 Page 1 of 8

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
v. )
) Case Number: 0645 1:20-CR-20365-RJW-0001
Dale Vernon Thrush )
) USM Number: 07266-509
) Hayden Leithauser, James W. Amberg,
THE DEFENDANT: ) Defendant’s Attorney: Joseph Falcone, and Venar R. Ayar
‫ ܆‬pleaded guilty to count(s)

‫ ܆‬pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)
which was accepted by the court.
‫ ܈‬was found guilty on count(s) 5, 9, and 10, and 11 through 14, and 16 of the Superseding Indictment
after a plea of not guilty.

The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:

Title & Section Nature of Offense Offense Ended Counts
26 U.S.C. § 7202 Failure to Pay Over Payroll Taxes 7/31/2015 5s

Failure to Pay Over Payroll Taxes
26 U.S.C. § 7202 10/31/2016 9s

26 U.S.C. § 7202 Failure to Pay Over Payroll Taxes 1/31/2017 10 s

26 U.S.C. § 7203 Failure to File a tax Return 10/15/2014 11s

26 U.S.C. § 7203 Failure to File a tax Return 4/15/2015 12s

26 U.S.C. § 7203 Failure to File a tax Return 10/15/2016 13s

26 U.S.C. § 7203 10/15/2017 14s
Failure to File a tax Return

18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, and Wire Fraud 2/3/2021 16s
3147

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 8 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) 1 through 4, 6 through 8 of the Superseding Indictment.

15 and 17 of the Superseding
‫ ܈‬Count(s) ‫ ܆‬is ‫ ܈‬are dismissed on the motion of the United States.
Indictment, all counts from Indictment

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.
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DEFENDANT: Dale Vernon Thrush
CASE NUMBER: 0645 1:20-CR-20365-RJW-0001

07/21/2026
Date of mp
Imposition of Judgment

s/5REHUW-:KLWH
Signature of Judge

Robert J White, United States District Judge
Name and Title of Judge

07/21/2026
Date
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DEFENDANT: Dale Vernon Thrush
CASE NUMBER: 0645 1:20-CR-20365-RJW-0001

IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of: 36 months. This
term consists of 30 months on Counts 5, 9, 10, and 16; and 12 months on Counts 11 through 14, all to be served
concurrently. The defendant is further sentenced to six months’ imprisonment pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3147 for
committing Count 16 while on pretrial release. The six-month term shall run consecutively to all other counts, resulting
in a total term of 36 months.

The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: The Court respectfully recommends that, if
‫ ܈‬eligible, the defendant be designated to a Bureau of Prisons facility with a minimum-security camp as close to
Michigan as possible.
8
‫ ܆‬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
Case 1:20-cr-20365-RJW-PTM ECF No. 364, PageID.10129 Filed 07/21/26 Page 4 of 8
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DEFENDANT: Dale Vernon Thrush
CASE NUMBER: 0645 1:20-CR-20365-RJW-0001

SUPERVISED RELEASE

Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of: 3 years on Counts 5, 9, 10, and 16; and 1 year on Counts
11-14, all counts concurrent with each other.

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 at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court.
‫ ܈‬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. §§ 2248, 2259, 2264, 2327, 3663, 3663A, and 3664. (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.
Case 1:20-cr-20365-RJW-PTM ECF No. 364, PageID.10130 Filed 07/21/26 Page 5 of 8
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DEFENDANT: Dale Vernon Thrush
CASE NUMBER: 0645 1:20-CR-20365-RJW-0001

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
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: Dale Vernon Thrush
CASE NUMBER: 0645 1:20-CR-20365-RJW-0001

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
Based on an individualized assessment by the Court, upon release from imprisonment, the following special
conditions are adopted to address community protection.

1. The defendant shall not incur any new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval
of the probation officer.
Case 1:20-cr-20365-RJW-PTM ECF No. 364, PageID.10132 Filed 07/21/26 Page 7 of 8
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DEFENDANT: Dale Vernon Thrush
CASE NUMBER: 0645 1:20-CR-20365-RJW-0001

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.

Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment**
TOTALS $ 500.00 $ None $ Waived $ Not Applicable $ Not Applicable

‫܆‬ 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

TOTALS $ $

‫܆‬ 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).

‫܆‬ 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 ‫܆‬ fine ‫ ܆‬restitution.

‫܆‬ the interest requirement for ‫܆‬ fine ‫܆‬ 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.
**** The Court waives the cost of supervision, cost of incarceration, and the imposition of a fine be waived.
Case 1:20-cr-20365-RJW-PTM ECF No. 364, PageID.10133 Filed 07/21/26 Page 8 of 8
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DEFENDANT: Dale Vernon Thrush
CASE NUMBER: 0645 1:20-CR-20365-RJW-0001

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 $500.00 due immediately, balance due

‫܆‬ not later than , or
‫܆‬ in accordance ‫ ܆‬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:

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 Joint and Several Corresponding Payee,
(including defendant number) Total Amount Amount if appropriate

‫܆‬ 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:

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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