Judgment in a Criminal Case — U.S. v. Joseph Cartlidge (M.D.N.C.)

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A judgment in a criminal case in United States v. Joseph Marsell Cartlidge, No. 1:20-cr-00340-WO, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, filed March 28, 2022 as Document 136, with judgment imposed February 14, 2022 by Judge William L. Osteen, Jr. The defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18:1349, and other counts of the Superseding Indictment and Second Superseding Indictment are dismissed on the motion of the United States. The court imposes 72 months in the Bureau of Prisons and three years of supervised release, including location monitoring for up to 90 days. It orders a $100.00 assessment and restitution of $25,000.00 to the United States Small Business Administration and $473,659.37 to Celtic Bank, joint and several in the amount of $498,657.37.

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AO 245B (NCMD Rev. 01/20) Sheet 1 - Judgment in a Criminal Case

United States District Court
Middle District of North Carolina
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

Vv.
Case Number: 1:20-CR-00340-2

USM Number: 22929-509

JOSEPH MARSELL CARTLIDGE

Bruce Alan Lee

Defendant's Attorney
THE DEFENDANT:
pleaded guilty to count 1s
_] 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
18:1349 Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud 06/30/2020 1ss

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)

&] Counts 2s, 3s and 9s of the Superseding Indictment filed 12/1/2020, and Counts 3ss, 4ss and 12ss of the Second Superseding Indictment
filed 4/26/2021 are dismissed on the motion of the United States.

IT IS 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. If ordered to
pay restitution, the defendant shall notify the court and United States attorney of any material change in the economic circumstances.

February 14, 2022
Date of Imposition of Judgment

Signature of Judge

William L. Osteen, Jr., United States District Judge
Name & Title of Judge

Date

Case 1:20-cr-00340-WO Document 136 Filed 03/28/22 Page 1 of 7
AO 245B (NCMD Rev. 01/20) Sheet 2 - Imprisonment Page 2 of

DEFENDANT: JOSEPH MARSELL CARTLIDGE
CASE NUMBER: 1:20-CR-00340-2

IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of: 72 months.

The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: That the defendant be designated to a facility as close
to his home in Greensboro, North Carolina as possible, to a facility where he may participate in substance abuse treatment, and
further, that he be designated to a facility where he may participate in vocational and educational training as may be reasonably available.

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

C] The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district.
CI at am/pm on

OC as notified by the United States Marshal.

(1 The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:

C] before2pmon .
C as notified by the United States Marshal.

(1 as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.

RETURN

| 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-00340-WO Document 136 Filed 03/28/22 Page 2 of 7
AO 245B (NCMD Rev. 01/20) Sheet 3 - Supervised Release Page 3

DEFENDANT: JOSEPH MARSELL CARTLIDGE
CASE NUMBER: 1:20-CR-00340-2

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

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SUPERVISED RELEASE

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.

CO The above drug testing condition is suspended based on the court's determination that the defendant poses 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. (Check, if applicable.)

11 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 which you reside, work, are 4
student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (Check, if applicable.)

OO 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 attach
page.

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Case 1:20-cr-00340-WO Document 136 Filed 03/28/22 Page 3 of 7
AO 245B (NCMD Rey. 01/20) Sheet 3A - Supervised Release Page 4 pf7

DEFENDANT: JOSEPH MARSELL CARTLIDGE
CASE NUMBER: 1:20-CR-00340-2

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.

2.

13.

U.S. Probation Office Use Only

AUS. 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 Condition
available at: www.uscourts, gov.

Defendant's Signature . Date

STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

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 th
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 tak
any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view. .

You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a !awful type of employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from doin
so. If you do not have full-time employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from dojng
so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job responsibilities), you must noti
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
If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.
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).
You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant without firs
getting the permission of the:court.

f 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.

You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.

Case 1:20-cr-00340-WO Document 136 Filed 03/28/22 Page 4 of 7
AO 245B {NCMD Rev. 01/20) Sheet 3C - Imprisonment, Special Conditions Page § of

DEFENDANT: JOSEPH MARSELL CARTLIDGE
CASE NUMBER: 1:20-CR-00340-2

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

The defendant shall abide by the mandatory and standard conditions of supervised release.

The defendant shall submit to substance abuse testing, at any time, as directed by the probation officer. The defendant shall cooperatively
participate in a substance abuse treatment program, which may include drug testing and inpatient or residential treatment, and pay for those
treatment services, as directed by the probation officer. During the course of any treatment, the defendant shall abstain from the use of

alcoholic beverages.

The defendant shall provide any requested financial information to the probation officer.
The defendant shall not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of the probation officer.

The defendant shall notify the probation officer of any material change in his economic circumstances that may affect his ability to pay-restitutic
a fine or the special assessment.

The defendant shall support his dependents and/or comply with any order to make child support payments to support a person caring for a chi

The defendant shall abide by all conditions and terms of the location monitoring curfew program for a period not to exceed 90 days. At the
direction of the probation officer, the defendant shall wear a location monitoring device which may include GPS or other monitoring
technology and follow all program procedures specified by the probation officer. The defendant shall pay for the location monitoring as
directed by the probation officer.

Case 1:20-cr-00340-WO Document 136 Filed 03/28/22 Page 5 of 7
AO 2458 (NCMD Rev. 01/20) Sheet 5 - Criminal Monetary Ponalties Page 6 of 7

DEFENDANT: JOSEPH MARSELL CARTLIDGE
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00340-2

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 $100.00 $498 657.37 $.00

oO 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.
[United States Small Business Administration: $25,000.00 & Celtic Bank: $473,659.37]

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.

(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).

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f)(C)(3), the defendant shall pay interest, but interest shall begin to accrue only after the completion
of the term of imprisonment and the term of supervised release.

* 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.
Case 1:20-cr-00340-WO Document 136 Filed 03/28/22 Page 6 of 7
AO 245B (NCMD Rev. 01/20) Sheet 6 - Schedule of Payments . Page 7 of 7

DEFENDANT: JOSEPH MARSELL CARTLIDGE
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00340-2

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 $498,757.37 due immediately, balance due
in accordance with LI c, bp, 0 E, or LO F below; or

B C1 Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with L] c, L1 D, or CI F below); or

c (1 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 monthly installments of $ 250.00 to begin 60 days after the commencement of the term of supervised release and
continuing during the entire term of supervised release or until paid in full; or

E LC 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 CI 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 durin
imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial
Responsibility Program, are to be made to the Clerk of Court, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, 324 West
Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27401-2544, unless otherwise directed by the court, the probation officer, or the United States Attorney.
Nothing herein shall prohibit the United States Attorney from pursuing collection of outstanding criminal monetary penalties.

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

Joint and Several in the amount of $498,657.37

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C1 The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.
(1) 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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