Plea Agreement (No. 9:22-cr-80094, Document 42)
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A Plea Agreement, Document 42, entered 10/12/2022 on the FLSD docket in Case 9:22-cr-80094-WPD, United States of America vs. the defendant. The agreement is between the United States Attorney's Office and the defendant, whose name is partly illegible in the scanned text. The defendant agrees to plead guilty to the indictment, which charges wire fraud, acknowledges a possible term of imprisonment of up to 20 years, and agrees to a special assessment of $100. The Office agrees to recommend a two-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility, and the defendant agrees to forfeit proceeds traceable to the offense, to a forfeiture money judgment, and to disclose all assets.
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“Plea Agreement (No. 9:22-cr-80094, Document 42).”
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VNJTED STATES DISTRICT -COURT
$OUTHERN l)ISTRICT OF FLOIUnA.
·case No. 22-80094-~r-DlMITROULEAS
UNITED
.. . STATES
. . OFAMERICA
. . .
vs.
JASON SC.OTT CAATER,
___________________ Defendant.
/
.PLEA AGREEMENT
The U.nit~d- States .Artomey'·s Office for the Southern.District of Fl arid.a C'this Office") ~d ·
(her.ei~?ft~t:reforred to a.s th_e··''defondant''.) ·enter into the following agreement:·
1. 'th~ def'.endant-ag;r_ees.to pleadotflii1-t;y to the indictm.ei:it~-which charges the d~feJ.l.4~t
withwi-r.e.frau4, in violation of Title is; United.States Code, Sectiqns l34-3.
2. The d.efenciant is ·aware that the sentence wm ·be- impo;:;eq. oy· th~_. Court_ after
constderi;n,g. the advisory Federal Sentencing· Guideliµes a~d ·Pplicy S.t~Jements (hereinafter
'~Sentencing. Guidelinesi'). The defendant ·acknowledges ~n4. understaµds tbat the Court will
compute-an advisoi;r. ·sentence under'the. ·seri,tenci°'g _Guid~lines, .&ild th.at the applicable· guidelines
will b.e:d¢te.rmfu~d byt_he Court.re.lying in part on the-results of a·.:pre-sentence investigation by tjie
Co\lft' s Probatiqt:1 q(fi.9e, whti::h-investigation -will-coi:nmence .afte1~ the .gµilty ple~ ha·~ be¢n-entered.
The. deferid~nt is· also aware that. under c_ertain circumstarices_; the ·Court :tnay depa,tt fto_m.. :t;h~
a~viso_ry sen,tencing gµide.Iine range that it has computed and. ·may raise or Jpwer thaf ~dvisory
sentenc·e under"the· Sent(lri9ing d-uiqeline.s. The defendant is furtheniwat.e :and understands thafthe
Court ·i$ :reqµired ·to cpn~ider the ~dvH:ory -.gu.id~Hne :i;ange. deterthined ·tinder. the .Sentencing
Gliideli.1;1es but is not-b<;>und. tp impo~e a s.entence. wjthin that advisory range; the Court is permitted
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fo. tailor the·ulti'mate sentence in light ofother:s~afutory co.n.ce_rns,.-_and s:uch ·sentence m~y be either
more severe· cir le.ss severe -~han the. Senten~iQg Gui_delines·· acivlsory ;range. Knowing these facts,.
_the defendant l.!-ndei~tands .a._nd.-i,1.cknowle.d~ei:-;· thc"!-t·the Court has. the authority to :hrtpose arty
senteijce. wi(hiq ~hd_.--tip.t9 the statutory_maxbn_um authorized b1 law for the offense identifie4 iri.
paragraph 1 -and tha,t the:_defon,t;lant may ·not-withdraw the plea solely-as a f~sult ·of the s~11tence-
fo1pp_sed ..
3. the defendant al~o 1;tnde~ta1;1ds· and _ackl)owledges .tmit the Court may imp_ose a
statutory-maximum term of iniprisomhe.i).t_ of up to 20 years, followet;l by a term of-:supervised
release of up to 3 years. In additioii_to ij te~m of impriscmment. and s\.lpe:rvise4 releas_e,_ the. Court
.matimpose. a·fitie bf.up to" $250,0()0 and m1;1.y ord~rforfeiture a,n_d restitution.
·4. The defen4~t ·rutther und_~rstands. and_ a.pknowl~es. that• .in ·addition- to·. any
sentence hnposed under paragraph" 3_ -of this ~gree.r_n~:r,it, a special assessment 'inthe.-amount of $.100 ·
-will be· imposed.on the _defendant The defendant 8:grees th~t any special .assessment imposed: ·shall .
be·paid at thtftime of setj_te_ncip.g. If a de:fenqantis:financially-unable·to_pay the special assessment,.
the defenda~t agrees to presep.t ~vidence to this O.ffic.e and the Court atthe·tune:ufseritetidiig ~s
to the reasons for the.d~fep.dant.'-s faUuri;:·to pay.
5. TI'iis otµ_ce: reserves the rfght to ·inform th~ Couri and the, probation. office- .of all
facts ,Pertirtentto ·the sentendng prQ~ess 1 iilcluding·all relevant iilformation. concepling the offenses.
cpmmitted,. whether charged or ·not, _as w~ll ~s: concerning th~ def~n\'.hmt and the, defendant's-
hack~to:uncL Subject cinirto the ~xpre;,$ terms !)f any .agreed-µpon ~ente.1,1.cing re~pnun,endations:
contained in this agreement,, this Office- furt~e'r.reserves tµ.e :r;ight to make any recommendation as
to.the quality·and quantify ofpunis~ent.
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6. This 0.ffice agrees "that it whl r¢c_o·m_inend ·~t.:se_nten.ping th~t- the: ,Court red~ce by
two levels the senten~ing g_tiideline.le.vel appli_cabJ1;,:tothe. oefendant?·s offerts~.:pursuartt to Section
3El,1.(a) Qf the Sqnte~cing Gui!ieliJJ.es, based u_pon-the ·defendaht'"s recognition and a.flir~ativ~
~d timely accept~ce- of.persqm:1.l responsibility. ·this .Office; however, will not be tequirei;i_to
·ma_ke t,h.is· motion if the deftndant: ·"(l) fai°ls or refuses to make: a full, accurate_ an.ii comp1¢te
disclosµre_. to ihe--pro.batiqn ·of±ice of-the circumstanc·es surr01.im:lUig the rele:v::int _offens~_.con4µc,1;
(2) is found to .. have mistepresente(J facts to tl1e: :gpvei1ltii~Iit. prior to ep.t~rini· into -this. plea
-agreem,ent;·m (~) commits :any miscoii~uctafter e~~eiing int& th,is·plea _a,gre.eme.nt~ ·including but
not.limited to· committing_.a state 9r federa_l offen·~e, violating any tei;m ofrel_ea13e,. or making false
·statemehts··or·misrepresentation:S to any gov~trunental eniity or.·_off;icial._
7~- This Qffice ap._d the 4efendant .agre~ that, although not binding on the probatfort
:office ot the Coutt. they ·will_Je>intly .recqn;im.end fu:3.t t,he· Coµrt make the following,-findings and
c·onclusiofi$ :~ to the sent~n,ce to 'be. imposed:
(1). Loss:. That the relevant amount of""iictual,_ probable or- intended loss· m:ul~r
Section 2B l. l (b)(l') ·.ofthe s·entenc.i:ug: Guidelines resulting front the-oftense ··comniitted-in this :case
is $~_.o,ooo·.
s·.. This Office agrees tn~t ·it will not recommend ap_ upward -de_parture from the
·,advlshry·--_guideline range based-._upqrt the- nat:ure_ of th¢ off~nr:;e, the de:fe~ic).apfs-, relevant. offense
.conduct, et the: background of the defen4atit, pr0.vided tha,t the advfsory. aui4eline range
-determined· by the Court is 4--1. o rti:onths
. .. or_ higher.
9; this Offlc"e agrees that it will"-:not r:ecoinm~nd ?II µpwc,!!d varian~e. from the advisory
;guideline.range based upon any ofthe factors under !8 U:,S.C. ·.§ ~553(a), :pr.9:vi_ded·thatthe advisory
guideline rang~ deterri.1ined by the Cotn:t.is not l_ower than.4-lQ m_onths or.higher,
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10. The· defendajit .agre·es, in an inq.ividual and . . any other capacity~- to forfeit ·to :tl,,e.. ·. ·
'United ·statesfa voiu,n1arUy ·and hnmedi~tely, -any .right,. title., and interest tq any property.re~ ·or
per-sori;il,·which constitutes or is·deriv~ ·from proceeds traceable tothe:commission of the Qffem,,~,
:hi violatio.p of 18 U.S,,C. §. 13.43., pursuant to-18'U:S;C ..§' 981(a)(l)(C),.as.'incorpprated by..2$.-
U:S..C. § 2.46l(c), and the provisions·-of-2.l U:S.G. § 853. Th~ property subject to forfein.µ-e
'includes,. but.-.is.not'Iimited to; a ..forfoiture .morley·judgni~rit .in the suµi of $29;000.00 fa United
States curf-ency. which stim·represents the value of any property·t:l}at.consti,tut~,-or. is derived froin
-proceeds traceable·to the defertd~t's .co:fPil}issfon nfthe, off~nse.
1L Th<:: defonqm.it further agi:~es fhatforfeimre is independent of.any assessment, fine, .
.cost, restitution, or penalty ·:that. may be :imposed -by the :Court. The· defendant knowingly and
voluntarily :agrees to waive all .c.o.nstitutionlil~ legal~ and .equitable defenses to the. forfeiftn'~,-
including exces_sive fines Wlder th.e Eighth Ame1,1dment to ·the United States Gonstitufioil. In
:addifio~~ the defend~t agree$ to waiv~; ·miy appiica:ble time l1.t11its for· administrative ot jud_icial
forfeiture proce.e_q.ings,-th~ requfreinents:orFed. R. Crim. l> .. 32.2 and 43(a)., ahd-a.ny":appeatof the
.forfeiture..
12. The deiertdant also <1:gre·es to :fully-.and trnthfuily di_scl_o~e.the :existenp-e,. na,ture·a,nd
location of. an ,a'ssets i_n 'W.Q.ich ~e defenda,nt ha!:1 o:r: .ba~ an~ direct er indirect finartcial inter.est or
control~ and-a'lly assets.Involved-in .the 0ffense· of convi~tfon. The -defendant agrees to. take ·au
.steps· tequeste4 by the Unhed States for.· the re,cov.ery and. for(~itm:e of.all assets identified by the·
United States _as subj'ecttoJoi;feit~re. Thi1?:inQlud~s~ but-is.n.ot lhnited··to·, the·timely.deliv~ry'upon
request of ail .i:iecess;:iry and ·appropriate dpcurnentation to. c,leliver good. ap.d marketable: title,
,consen:tingto ·all Qtders offorfeitur~. and_no.t contestin,g o,;.-imp~ding i~.any way with arty-criminal,:
civil ·or administrat~ve. forfeiture.· p:toc~~ip.g concern,ll_l~ th~, forfeiture.
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In furtherance of the· satj.sfa~(ion 9f a fort~it-µre money judgment entered by the
Court -in this· case,._ ~.1e-.def¢n~ai1.t ·agree13 to-the following:
a: sµ.bn;iit a finaµ9ial. ~at~ment fo this Office upon .request, within ~ 4 calendar· d~ys
:from the reqµe~t;
b-. mainl:a1n any asset valued- in ·excess of$· I 0,000 ,, an:d.noJ s·eu;·hide, wai,te-, encu~.til;ler,
.destroy,_ or otherwise devalue such ~$s~t-w(tbo:iit priol'. appro:val ofth~ United States;
.. asset valued in excess of$J 0,00Q
c. provide lnfoimatiou--abotit any transfer- ofan . ·sinc.e
the commencement ofth~ offen~e conduct in this.·c~se.to date;.
d: cooperate -fully· in· the "ipv.estlgation a_nd the_. i~enti:..tication -of ;:i.~sets?. including
liquidating assets,.111eetitig wiU,. repres_entatives.of the. United States~ and· providin-~
.any documentatip~:request~q.; ancl.
e. notify, within 30 days;the Cle_rk ofJhe.Court.for the· Southern I>isttict ot-°F:Iorida
and this: Office of: (i) -any .cnange of. name~ resrdence~. or. mailing·-address, and (ii)
any mar¢rial change_in ~conomic cirqumstances.
14. The defendant_"is-awiµ-e th~t th~ ·sentence has-not yet been determined by-the Courj:.
The· qeJen.dant ·also is .aware,·that any estimate of the· .l_)r_obabie.sentencfug range .or s_e~tence. that the
defen:da.rtt ma:-t; receive, whether- "that y:,timat~--i;:oine;s f):"om the. defendant~:s attome:Y ,'this Offie~~- or
the probation offke-, is a predictioil,-ilb.t a promise, ·aµd is n_pt bi~ding.o~·this Office; the probation
office,. or the ·Court, The defendant Uildersta#cls fm;ther t!Jat any r~conµnendat1on·-t.hat this Office
makes to the Courtasto. -sentencihg,_ whetherplirsuaiit:to this-agre~_ment o;toP1erwis~_. is not binding
on the Court and the Court may disregard the re~ommendation: iP-- its- entirety. The .defendant
-~nderstands. and ackn0Wle4ges,- a:s previously !:lckm:,wl~qged i~- paragrap)i.. 2: above,; that- the.
defendant may .hotwithdrEiw•his plea 'ba;sed upon:the ·Court':s deci_skm not to acc~pt·a.sentencing
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recommendation made by the defendant, this Office, .or a recommendation made j9intly by the
defendant and this Office.
.JUAN ANTONIO GONZALEZ
UNITED STATE.S A T I O : /
Date: By: ~~ '
WILL J. ROSENZWEIG
JULIA M. MALONEY
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
Date:· /1) f,, /,i"' By:
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ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT
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