Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Pavel Ivanovich Turlak (E.D. Wash.)

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A Judgment in a Criminal Case filed 04/02/25 as ECF No. 138 in United States of America v. Pavel Ivanovich Turlak, Case Number 2:24-CR-00057-TOR-1, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. The judgment records that the defendant pleaded guilty to counts 1 & 12 of the Indictment and is adjudicated guilty of conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act under 18 U.S.C. § 371 and 42 U.S.C. § 7413(c)(2)(C) and of false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims under 18 U.S.C. §§ 287, 2. It states that the defendant is sentenced to probation for 5 years as to count 1 and 5 years as to count 12 to run concurrent, and that Count(s) 2-11; 13-14 are dismissed on the motion of the United States. It names The Honorable Thomas O. Rice, Judge, U.S. District Court.

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Case 2:24-cr-00057-TOR ECF No. 138 filed 04/02/25 PageID.1317 Page 1
of 5 FILED IN THE
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Sheet 1 EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Apr 02, 2025
SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK
Eastern District of Washington

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
v.
PAVEL IVANOVICH TURLAK Case Number: 2:24-CR-00057-TOR-1
USM Number: 15316-511
Christian J Phelps
Defendant's Attorney

THE DEFENDANT:
☒ pleaded guilty to count(s) 1 & 12 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. § 371, 42 U.S.C. § 7413(c)(2)(C) - CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE THE CLEAN AIR ACT 11/30/2023 1
18 U.S.C. §§ 287, 2 - FALSE, FICTITIOUS, OR FRAUDULENT CLAIMS 11/30/2023 12

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 5 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) 2-11; 13-14 ☐ 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.

4/2/2025
Date of Imposition of Judgment

Signature of Judge

The Honorable Thomas O. Rice Judge, U.S. District Court
Name and Title of Judge

4/2/2025
Date
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Sheet 4 - Probation

DEFENDANT: PAVEL IVANOVICH TURLAK
Case Number: 2:24-CR-00057-TOR-1
PROBATION
You are hereby sentenced to probation for a term of: 5 years as to count 1; 5 years as to count 12 to run concurrent.

MANDATORY CONDITIONS
You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.
You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance, including marijuana, which remains illegal under federal law.
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)
☒ You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)
☐ 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 a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)
☐ You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (check if applicable)
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 be truthful when responding to 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 this judgment imposes restitution, a fine, or special assessment, it is a condition of supervised release that you pay in
accordance with the Schedule of Payments sheet of this judgment. You shall notify the probation officer of any material
change in your economic circumstances that might affect your ability to pay any unpaid amount of restitution, fine, or special
assessments.
13. You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.
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Sheet 4D – Probation

DEFENDANT: PAVEL IVANOVICH TURLAK
Case Number: 2:24-CR-00057-TOR-1

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

1. You must provide the supervising officer with 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. You must disclose all
assets and liabilities to the supervising officer. You must not transfer, sell, give away,
or otherwise convey any asset, without the advance approval of the supervising officer.

2. You must surrender or make available for review, any documents and/or business
records, requested by the supervising officer.

3. You must not incur any new debt, open additional lines of credit, or enter into any
financial contracts, without the advance approval of the supervising officer.

4. You must pay the outstanding monetary restitution imposed by the court.

5. You must submit your person, residence, office, or vehicle and belongings to a search,
conducted by a probation officer, at a sensible time and manner, based upon reasonable
suspicion of contraband or evidence of violation of a condition of supervision. Failure to submit to
search is grounds for revocation. You must warn persons with whom you share a residence that the
premises may be subject to search.

6. You must not commit any further violations of the Clean Air Act, or other federal, state, or local
laws and you and your businesses shall conduct all operations in accordance with EPA regulations and
with other federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations.

7. Defendant shall follow the compliance program attached to the plea agreement.

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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Sheet 5 – Criminal Monetary Penalties

DEFENDANT: PAVEL IVANOVICH TURLAK
Case Number: 2:24-CR-00057-TOR-1

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 $200.00 $317,388.46 $.00 $.00 $.00

☐ The special assessment imposed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3013 is hereby remitted pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3573(1) because
reasonable efforts to collect this assessment are not likely to be effective and in the interests of justice.
☐ The determination of restitution is deferred until . An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO245C) 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

Small Business Administration $317,388.46 $317,388.46 1st in full

☐ 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 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, 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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Sheet 6 – Schedule of Payments

DEFENDANT: PAVEL IVANOVICH TURLAK
Case Number: 2:24-CR-00057-TOR-1

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 payments 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:

While on probation, monetary penalties are payable on a monthly basis of not less than $500.00 per month or 10% of the
defendant's net household income, whichever is larger, commencing 30 days after sentencing.

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is
due during imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons'
Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the following address until monetary penalties are paid in full: Clerk, U.S.
District Court, Attention: Finance, P.O. Box 1493, Spokane, WA 99210-1493.

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

☒ Joint and Several1
2:24-cr-00057-TOR-2 PT Express LLC $317,388.46 $317,388.46 Small Business Administration
2:24-cr-00057-TOR-3 Spokane Truck Service LLC $317,388.46 $317,388.46 Small Business Administration
2:24-cr-00057-TOR-4 Pauls Trans LLC $317,388.46 $317,388.46 Small Business Administration

☐ 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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