Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Issa Asad, Southern District of Florida (Document 102)
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A judgment in a criminal case in United States v. Issa Asad, Case Number 1:24-CR-20363-RAR(1), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entered on the docket July 25, 2025 as Document 102. Asad pleaded guilty to Count 1 of the information, conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 371 to commit theft of government funds and wire fraud, and Count 2, money laundering under 18 U.S.C. § 1957, both ended 06/23/2021. The court imposes 60 months of imprisonment, with surrender before 12 PM on Monday, September 29, 2025, followed by two (2) years of supervised release. It orders a $200.00 assessment and $111,395,396.25 in restitution, joint and several with co-defendant Q Link Wireless, LLC up to $109,637,057.00, and forfeiture under the preliminary order of July 23, 2025. The judgment was imposed July 24, 2025 by United States District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II.
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Case 1:24-cr-20363-RAR Document 102 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/25/2025 Page 1 of 7
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
MIAMI DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA § JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
§
v. §
§ Case Number: 1:24-CR-20363-RAR(1)
ISSA ASAD § USM Number: 36366-511
§
§ Counsel for Defendant: Matthew I. Menchel, Adriana
Riviere-Badell, Evelyn Baltodano-Sheehan, Michael R.
Sherwin, Paul Dewey Turner
Counsel for United States: Elizabeth Young, John Charlton
Shipley, Mitchell Evan Hyman
THE DEFENDANT:
☒ pleaded guilty to count(s) 1 and 2 of the Information
The Defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:
Title & Section / Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count
18 U.S.C. § 371 / Conspiracy to commit offenses against the 06/23/2021 1
United States, that is, theft of government funds and wire fraud
18 U.S.C. § 1957 / Money Laundering 06/23/2021 2
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.
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.
July 24, 2025
Date of Imposition of Judgment
Signature of Judge
RODOLFO A. RUIZ II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Name and Title of Judge
July 24, 2025
Date
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DEFENDANT: ISSA ASAD
CASE NUMBER: 1:24-CR-20363-RAR(1)
IMPRISONMENT
The Defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a
total term of 60 months. This term consists of 60 months as to Count 1 of the Information, and 33 months as to
Count 2 of the Information, all such terms to run concurrently.
☒ The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
• Designation to FPC Montgomery.
• Placement in the Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (i.e. 500-hour drug treatment program)
at a designated Bureau of Prisons institution.
☒ The Defendant will surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons
or, if not yet designated, at the office of the United States Marshals Service for the Southern District of
Florida before 12 PM on Monday, September 29, 2025.
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows:
Defendant delivered on ________________________________________ to ________________________________________
at ________________________________________, with a certified copy of this judgment.
___________________________________________
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
___________________________________________
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
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DEFENDANT: ISSA ASAD
CASE NUMBER: 1:24-CR-20363-RAR(1)
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, the Defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of two (2) years. This
term consists of two years as to each of Counts One and Two of the Information, all such terms to run concurrently.
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. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute
authorizing a sentence of restitution. (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 which 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 additional conditions on the attached page.
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DEFENDANT: ISSA ASAD
CASE NUMBER: 1:24-CR-20363-RAR(1)
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. I understand additional information regarding these conditions is available at
www.flsp.uscourts.gov.
Defendant’s Signature Date
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DEFENDANT: ISSA ASAD
CASE NUMBER: 1:24-CR-20363-RAR(1)
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
Financial Disclosure Requirement: The Defendant shall provide complete access to financial information,
including disclosure of all business and personal finances, to the U.S. Probation Officer.
Related Concern Restriction: The Defendant shall not own, operate, act as a consultant, be employed in, or
participate in any manner, in any related concern during the period of supervision.
Unpaid Restitution, Fines, or Special Assessments: If the Defendant has any unpaid amount of restitution,
fines, or special assessments, the Defendant shall notify the probation officer of any material change in the
Defendant's economic circumstances that might affect the Defendant's ability to pay.
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DEFENDANT: ISSA ASAD
CASE NUMBER: 1:24-CR-20363-RAR(1)
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The Defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments page.
Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment**
TOTALS $200.00 $111,395,396.25 $.00
☒ 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. 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
Clerk, U.S. District Court $111,395,396.25 $111,395,396.25
Restitution with Imprisonment - It is further ordered that the Defendant shall pay restitution in the amount of
$111,395,396.25. During the period of incarceration, payment shall be made as follows: (1) if the Defendant
earns wages in a Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) job, then the Defendant must pay 50% of wages earned
toward the financial obligations imposed by this Judgment in a Criminal Case; (2) if the Defendant does not
work in a UNICOR job, then the Defendant must pay a minimum of $25.00 per quarter toward the financial
obligations imposed in this order. Upon release of incarceration, the Defendant shall pay restitution at the rate
of 10% of monthly gross earnings, until such time as the court may alter that payment schedule in the interests
of justice. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Probation Office and U.S. Attorney’s Office shall monitor the
payment of restitution and report to the court any material change in the Defendant’s ability to pay. These
payments do not preclude the government from using other assets or income of the Defendant to satisfy the
restitution obligations.
* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, 18 U.S.C. §2259.
** Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, 18 U.S.C. §3014.
*** 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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DEFENDANT: ISSA ASAD
CASE NUMBER: 1:24-CR-20363-RAR(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 $200.00 due immediately.
It is ordered that the Defendant shall pay to the United States a special assessment of $200.00 for Counts 1 and
2, which shall be due immediately. Said special assessment shall be paid to the Clerk, U.S. District Court.
Payment is to be addressed to:
U.S. CLERK’S OFFICE
ATTN: FINANCIAL SECTION
400 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, ROOM 8N09
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33128-7716
The assessment/fine/restitution is payable immediately. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Probation Office and
the U.S. Attorney's Office are responsible for the enforcement of this order.
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 clerk of the
court.
The Defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties
imposed.
CASE NUMBER
JOINT AND SEVERAL
DEFENDANT AND CO-DEFENDANT NAMES TOTAL AMOUNT
AMOUNT
(INCLUDING DEFENDANT NUMBER)
1:24-CR-20363-RAR(2), Q Link Wireless, LLC $111,395,396.25 $109,637,057.00
☒ Joint and Several
See above for Defendant and Co-Defendant Names and Case Numbers (including Defendant number),
Total Amount, Joint and Several Amount, and corresponding payee, if appropriate.
☒ The Defendant shall forfeit the Defendant’s interest in the following property to the United States:
The Defendant’s right, title, and interest to the property identified in the preliminary order of
forfeiture dated July 23, 2025 [ECF No. 91], which has been entered by the Court and is
incorporated by reference herein, is hereby forfeited.
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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