Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Vincenzo Minutolo (D. Conn., March 23, 2026)
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An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case, Document 47, filed March 23, 2026 in United States of America v. Vincenzo Minutolo, Case Number 3:25-CR-00026-KAD(1), in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The form records that the defendant pled guilty to Counts 1 and 2 of the Information: Count 1 is wire fraud regarding PPP loans and Count 2 is wire fraud concerning unemployment, each in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. It commits the defendant to a total term of 21 months on each of Counts 1 and 2, to run concurrent, followed by supervised release for a term of 2 years with special conditions on financial information and credit. The judgment lists a special assessment of $200.00 and states that a restitution order is to enter.
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“Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Vincenzo Minutolo (D. Conn., March 23, 2026).”
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Case 3:25-cr-00026-KAD Document 47 Filed 03/23/26 Page 1 of 4
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
V Case Number: 3:25-CR-00026-KAD(1)
USM Number:63627-511
VINCENZO MINUTOLO
Christonher W. Schmeisser
Assistant United States Attorney
Andrew P. Gierino
Defendant's Attorney
THE DEFENDANT: pled guilty to Counts 1 and 2 of the lnformation.
Accordingly, the defendant is adjudicated guilty of the following offense(s):
Title & Section Nature of Offense Offense Ended Gount
Wire Fraud Regarding PPP Loans, in violation of 18 U.S.C. S 1343 91412021 I
Wire Fraud lnvolving Unemployment lnsurance, in violation of 18 91412021 2
u.s.c. s 1343
The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term
of 21 months on each of Counts 1 and 2; terms to run concurrent.
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of 2 years. The Mandatory and
Standard Conditions of Supervised Release as attached, are imposed. ln addition, the following Special Conditions are
imposed:
(1) Only to the extent that you have outstanding tinancial obligations, you must provide the probatron officer
access to any requested financial information and authorize the release of any financial information. The
Probation Office may share financial information with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
(2) Only to the extent that you have outstanding financial obligations, the defendant shall not incur new credit card
charges above $500 or open additional lines of credit without the prior permission of the probation officer until the
defendant's criminal debt obligation is paid. The defendant shall not add any new names to any lines
of credit, shall not be added as a secondary card holder on another's line of credit, and
shall provide the probation officer with electronic access to any online management of
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Local Form Rev.8l14l2o24
DEFENDANT: VINCENZO MINUTOLO
CASE N UMBER:3:25-CR{0026-KAD(01 )
any lines of credit, including lines of credit for businesses/LlCs that are owned, operated
r:rr otherwise associated with a defendant.
(3) Only to the extent that you have oLttstanding financial ohligations, yoLr must not encumber personal homes or
investment properties without permission of the Court and shall not transfer, sell, give away, barter, or dissipate in
anyway any assets, including personal property (ie: motor vehicles, recreational vehicles) without the express
permission of the probation officer and notification to the Court.
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments as follows
SpecialAssessment: $200.00
Fine: $.00
Restitution: $244,61,2.00 Restitution Order to enter
It is further ordered that the defendant will notify the United States Attorney for this district within 30 days of any change of
name, residence or mailing address until allfines, restitution, costs and special assessments imposed by this judgment
are paid.
The following counts have been dismissed: N/A
JUDICTAL RECOMMENDATTON(S) TO THE BUREAU OF PR|SONS
The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
The Court recommends that the defendant be designated to the camp at Otisville and participate in the Money Smart for
Adults program.
The defendant shall self-surrender directly to the facility designated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons no later than
January 22, 2026, at 12:00 PM under his own power and at his own expense. ln the event the defendant does not receive
designation by the Bureau of Prisons prior to the surrender date, the defendant must self-surrender to the United States
Marshals Service by 12:00 PM on January 22,2026.
December 10. 2025
Sentence
ture of Judge
KARI A. DOOLEY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Name and Title of Judge
3t17t2026
Date
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Local Form Rev.Bl14l2024
DEFENDANT: VINCENZO MINUTOLO
CASE NUMBER:3:25-CR-00026-KAD(01 )
CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE
ln addition to the Standard Conditions listed below, the following Mandatory Conditions are imposed as set forth by U.S.S.G. $5D1.3(a):
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(select all that apply)
(1) r You shall not commit another federal, state or local offense (see 18 U.S.C. S 3583(d)).
(2) r You shall not unlawfully possess a controlled substance (see 18 U.S.C. S 3583(d)).
(3) n You shall attend a public, private, or private non-profit offender rehabilitation program that has been approved by the court, in
consultation with a State Coalition Against Domestic Violence or other appropriate experts, if an approved program is available
within a 50-mile radius of your legal residence (see 18 U.S.C. S 3583(d)).
(4) r You shall refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance and submit to one drug test within 15 days of release on
supervised release and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court, for use of a controlled substance.
r The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you pose a low risk of future
substance abuse (see 18 U.S.C. S 3583(d)).
(5) tr lf a fine is imposed and has not been paid upon release to supervised release, you shall adhere to an installment schedule to pay
that fine (see 18 U.S.C. S 362a(e)).
(6) r You shall r (A) make restitution in accordance with the Judgment and 18 U.S.C. SS 3663 and 36634, or any other statute
authorizing a sentence of restitution; and r (B) pay the assessment imposed in accordance with 18 U.S.C. S 3013. lf there is a
court-established payment schedule for making restitution or paying the assessment (see 18 U.S.C. S 3572(d)), you shall
adhere to the schedule.
(7) n You shall comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (see 18 U.S.C. S 3583(d)).
(8) r You shall submit to the collection of a DNA sample at the direction of the United States Probation Office if the collection of such a
sample is authorized pursuant to section 3 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. S 40702).
STANDARD CONDITIONS
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 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 wlthin 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 to report to the probation officer, and you shall report to the probation officer as instructed.
(3) You 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.
(4) You shall answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
(5) You shall live at a place approved by the probation officer. lf you plan to change where you live or anything about your living
arrangements (such as the people you live with), you shall notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. lf
notilying the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you shall notify the probation officer
within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
(6) You shall allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you 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) You 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. lf you do not have full-time employment you shall try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer excuses
you from doing so. lf you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job
responsibilities), you shall notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. lf notifying the probation officer at least 10
days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you shall notify the probation officerwithin 72 hours of
becoming aware of a change or expected change.
(8) You shall not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. lf you know someone has been
convicted of a felony, you shall not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of the
probation officer.
(9) lf you are arrested orquestioned by a law enforcement officer, you shall notify the probation officerwithin 72 hours.
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Local Form Rev.8l 1412024
DEFENDANT: VINCENZO MINUTOLO
CASE NUMBER: 3:25-CR-00026-KAD(01 )
(10) You 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).
('l 1) You shall not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidontial human source or informant
without first getting the permrssion ot the court.
(12) You shall follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.
Upon a finding of a violation of supervised release, I understand that the court may (1 ) revoke supervision and lmoose a term of
imorisonment. (2) extend the term of supervision, and/or (3) modify the conditions of supervision.
These conditions have been read to me. I fully understand the conditions and have been provided a copy of them.
(Signed)
Derendant Date
U.S. Probation Ofi icer/Designated Witness Date
CERTIFIED AS A TRUE COPY ON THIS DATE:
BY
Deputy
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows
Defendant delivered on ___^_-'------__--to -+
with a certified copy of this judgment.
By
Deputy Marshal
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