Judgment — U.S. v. Absalom Hall, No. 3:24-cr-50011 (Dkt. 71, N.D. Ill.)
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The judgment in a criminal case for Absalom Hall, Case Number 3:24-CR-50011(1), U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, naming Lindsay C. Jenkins, United States District Judge; it was imposed May 15, 2026 and filed as Document #: 71. Hall pleaded guilty to counts 2s, 11s and 13s of the Superseding Indictment: fraud by wire, radio, or television, fraud and false statements under 26:7206A.F, and engaging in monetary transactions, each with the offense ended 04/15/2023, and all remaining counts are dismissed. The sentence is Thirty-Six (36) Months in prison on each count, to run concurrently, with surrender before 2:00 pm on July 1, 2026. Supervised release is Three (3) years on counts 2s and 13s and One (1) year on count 11s, and a preliminary order of forfeiture signed 5/15/2026 is attached and made part of the sentence.
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Case: 3:24-cr-50011 Document #: 71 Filed: 05/15/26 Page 1 of 14 PageID #:364
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Northern District of Illinois
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
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v. )
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ABSALOM HALL Case Number: 3:24-CR-50011(1)
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) USM Number: 06305-511
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Peter Rowe Moyers
) Defendant’s Attorney
THE DEFENDANT:
☒ pleaded guilty to count(s) 2s, 11s and 13s of the Superseding 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
18:1343.F Fraud By Wire, Radio, Or Television 04/15/2023 2s
26:7206A.F Fraud and False Statements 04/15/2023 11s
18:1957-7482.F Engaging In Monetary Transactions 04/15/2023 13s
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 9 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) all remaining 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.
May 15, 2026
Date of Imposition of Judgment
_______________________________________________
Signature of Judge
Lindsay C. Jenkins, United States District Judge
Name and Title of Judge
May 15, 2026
_______________________________________________
Date
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DEFENDANT: ABSALOM HALL
CASE NUMBER: 3:24-CR-50011(1)
IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of:
Thirty-Six (36) Months as to Count Two (2s); Thirty-Six (36) Months as to Count Eleven (11s); and Thirty-six (36) Months as to Count
Thirteen (13s) of the Superseding Indictment. All of these terms are to run concurrently.
☒ The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: that the defendant be designated to a facility as close as
possible to Rockford, Illinois and that he be allowed to participate in a Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program. The court
recommends a facility that will assist in the Defendants’ medical needs.
☐ The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
☐ The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
☐ at on
☐ as notified by the United States Marshal.
☒ The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:
☒ before 2:00 pm on July 1, 2026.
☒ as notified by the United States Marshal.
☐ as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.
RETURN
I 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
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DEFENDANT: ABSALOM HALL
CASE NUMBER: 3:24-CR-50011(1)
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, you shall be on supervised release for a term of:
Three (3) years as to Counts Two (2s) and Thirteen (13s) of the Superseding Indictment. One (1) year as to Count Eleven (11s) of the
Superseding Indictment. The terms of supervised release shall run concurrently.
MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C § 3583(d)
The court imposes those conditions identified by checkmarks below:
You must, during the term of supervised release:
☒ (1) not commit another Federal, State, or local crime.
☒ (2) make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A, or any other statute authorizing a sentence of restitution.
☒ (3) not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
☐ (4) participate in an approved program for domestic violence. [[For a first conviction of a domestic violence crime, as defined
in 18 U.S.C. § 3561(b).]]
☐ (5) comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. §20913). [[For a person
required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.]]
☒ (6) cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample if the collection of such a sample is authorized by law.
☒ (7) 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 tests thereafter, up to 104 periodic tests for use of a controlled substance during
each year of supervised release. [This mandatory condition may be ameliorated or suspended by the court for any defendant
if the presentence report or other reliable sentencing information indicates a low risk of future substance abuse by the
defendant.]
DISCRETIONARY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C § 3563(b) AND 18 U.S.C § 3583(d)
Discretionary Conditions — You must comply with the following conditions during the term of supervised release because such conditions
are reasonably related to the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553(a)(1) and (a)(2)(B), (C), and (D); such conditions involve no greater
deprivations of liberty that is reasonably necessary for the purposes indicated in 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553 (a)(2) (B), (C), and (D); and such
conditions are consistent with any pertinent policy statements issued by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 994(a)(2).
You must, during the term of supervision:
☒ (1) provide financial support to any dependents if you are financially able to do so.
☐ (2) make restitution to a victim of the offense under18 U.S.C. § 3556 (but not subject to the limitation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663(a)
or 3663A(c)(1)(A)).
☐ (3) give to the victims of the offense notice pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 3555, as follows:
☒ (4) 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. You must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or
expected change in employment.
☒ (5) refrain from engaging in the following occupation, business, or profession bearing a reasonably direct relationship
to the conduct constituting the offense, or engage in the following specified occupation, business, or profession only to a
stated degree or under stated circumstances; You shall not work as a tax preparer.
☒ (6) not knowingly meet or communicate with any person whom you know to be engaged, or planning
to be engaged, in criminal activity.
☐ You must not knowingly visit the following type of places: .
☐ You must not knowingly meet or communicate with the following persons: .
☒ (7) refrain from ☒ any or ☐ excessive use of alcohol (defined as ☐ having a blood alcohol concentration
greater than 0.08; or ☐ ), and from any use of a narcotic drug or other controlled substance, as defined in § 102
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 802), without a prescription by a licensed medical practitioner.
☐ (8) not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, destructive device, or other dangerous weapon (that is, anything that was
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designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another person).
☒ (9) ☒ participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in a substance abuse treatment program, which may
include urine testing up to a maximum of 104 tests per year.
☐ participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in a mental health treatment program, and you must take
any medications prescribed by the mental health treatment provider.
☐ participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in the following medical care: .)
☐ (10) (intermittent confinement, only to be imposed for a violation of a condition of supervised release during the first year of
supervision and only when facilities are available (USSG § 5D1.3(b)(3)(P))): remain in the custody of the Bureau of
Prisons during nights, weekends, or other intervals of time, totaling [no more than the lesser of one year or the
term of imprisonment authorized for the offense], during the first year of the term of supervised release for the following
period .
☐ (11) (community confinement): reside at or participate in the program of a community corrections facility
(including a facility maintained or under contract to the Bureau of Prisons) for all or part of the term of supervised
release for a period of months.
☐ (12) work in community service for hours as directed by a probation officer.
☐ (13) reside in the following place or area: , or refrain from residing in a specified place or area: .
☒ (14) not knowingly leave from the federal judicial district where you are being supervised, unless
granted permission to leave by the court or a probation officer. The geographic area of the Northern District of
Illinois currently consists of the Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Will,
Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago.
☒ (15) report to the probation office in the federal judicial district to which you are released within 72 hours of your
release from imprisonment. You shall thereafter report to a probation officer at reasonable times as directed by the court
or a probation officer.
☒ (16) ☒ allow a probation officer to visit you ☒ at any reasonable time or ☐ as specified: ,
☒ at home ☒ at work ☐ at school ☒ at a community service location
☒ other reasonable location specified by a probation officer
You must allow the probation officer to take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that the
probation officer observes in plain view.
☒ (17) notify a probation officer within 72 hours of any change in residence, employer, or workplace. You must, subject to any
constitutional or other legal privilege, answer truthfully any questions asked by a probation officer.
☒ (18) notify a probation officer within 72 hours of being arrested, charged with a crime, or questioned by a law
enforcement officer.
☐ (19) home confinement only as a substitute for imprisonment (18 U.S.C. § 3563(b)(19)
☐ (a)(i) (home incarceration) for a period of __ months, you are restricted to your residence at all times except for
medical necessities and court appearances or other activities specifically approved by the Court.
☐ (a)(ii) (home detention) for a period of __ months, you are restricted to your residence at all times except for
employment; education; religious services; medical, substance abuse, or mental health treatment; attorney visits;
court appearances; court-ordered obligations; or other activities pre-approved by the probation officer.
☐ (a)(iii) (curfew) for a period of __ months, you are restricted to your residence every day.
from the times directed by the probation officer; or ☐ from __ to __.
☐ (b) compliance with this condition, as well as other court-imposed conditions of supervision, shall be monitored by a
form of location monitoring technology selected at the discretion of the probation officer, and you shall abide
by all technology requirements.
☐ (c) pay all or part of the cost of the location monitoring, at the daily contractual rate, if you are financially able to do
so.
☐ (20) comply with the terms of any court order or order of an administrative process pursuant to the law of a State, the
District of Columbia, or any other possession or territory of the United States, requiring payments by you for the support
and maintenance of a child or of a child and the parent with whom the child is living.
☐ (21) be surrendered to a duly authorized official of the Homeland Security Department for a determination on the issue of
deportability or removal by the appropriate authority in accordance with federal law. If ordered deported or removed, you
must not remain in or enter the United States without obtaining, in advance, the express written consent of the United
States Attorney General or the United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
☒ (22) submit your person, property, house, residence, vehicle, papers or office, to a search conducted by a United States
Probation Officer(s). Failure to submit to a search may be grounds for revocation of release. You must warn any other
occupants that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition. An officer(s) may conduct a search
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pursuant to this condition only when reasonable suspicion exists that you have violated a condition of your supervision and
that the areas to be searched contain evidence of this violation. Any search must be conducted at a reasonable time and in a
reasonable manner.
☐ (23) Cybercrime Management: [[if imposed, the Court must select one or more options for types of monitoring, use, and
payment]]
☐ (a) General Condition for Cybercrime Management: You must participate in cybercrime management
and will inform your officer of all computer devices possessed or accessible to you. This includes (a)
desktop or laptop computers; (b) smartphones, smart watches, and tablets; (c) smart appliances/Internet
of Things (IoT) devices, including hub or personal assistant devices; and (d) all network accessing
devices, including internet-connectable gaming systems. You will not acquire or access any new or
additional computer devices unless approved by your officer. You will also inform your officer of all your
computer device, internet service provider (ISP), and social media user accounts (local and on-line
services), both upon entering supervision and in the event that you create or receive additional user
accounts.
☐ (a)(i) Monitored Computer Devices with Internet Access: You are allowed use of standard
computer device(s) (desktop/laptop computers, smartphones/tablets) with internet access and
will allow the U.S. Probation Office (USPO) to configure, manage, and install monitoring
software on all of your approved standard computer devices. Your standard computer device(s)
are limited to those that can be configured, managed, and monitored by the USPO. The
configuration, management, and monitoring of your standard computer devices shall be specific
to your court-ordered conditions, risk and needs, and cybercrime management requirements.
☐ (a)(ii) Monitored Computer without Internet Access: You are allowed use of standard
computer devices (desktop/laptop computer, smartphones/tablets) without internet access and
will permit the U.S. Probation Office (USPO) to configure and install monitoring software on
all of your approved standard computer devices. Your standard computer device(s) are limited
to those that can be configured, managed, and monitored by the USPO. The configuration,
management, and monitoring of your standard computer devices shall be specific to your court-
ordered conditions, risk and needs, and Cybercrime Management Program requirements.
☐ (a)(iii) Unmonitored Computer with Internet Access: You are allowed use of standard
computer devices (desktop/laptop computers, smartphones/tablets) with internet access and will
permit the U.S. Probation Office (USPO) to configure and manage all of your approved standard
computer devices. The approval of your standard computer devices is limited to devices that can
be configured and managed by the USPO. The configuration and management of your standard
computer devices shall be specific to your court-ordered conditions, risk and needs, and
Cybercrime Management Program requirements.
☐ (a)(iv) Unmonitored Computer without Internet Access: You are allowed use of standard
computer device(s) (desktop/laptop computer, smartphones/tablets) without internet access and
will permit the U.S. Probation Office (USPO) to configure and manage all of your approved
standard computer devices. Your standard computer device(s) are limited to those that can be
configured and managed by the USPO. The configuration and management of your standard
computer devices shall be specific to your court-ordered conditions, risk and needs, and
Cybercrime Management Program requirements.
☐ (a)(v) No Computer Use: You are restricted from any personal use of standard computer
devices (desktop/laptop computer, smartphones/tablets).
☐ (b) Non-Standard Computer Devices/Internet of Things (IoT): Non-standard computer devices
possessed or accessible to you (such as smart TVs, refrigerators, game systems, and personal assistants)
shall be assessed by the U.S. Probation Office (USPO) for risk and need of use. You must allow the United
States Probation Office (USPO) to configure and/or manage approved non-standard devices for
compliance with your court-ordered conditions and cybercrime management requirements. Non-standard
computer devices that are not able to be configured and/or managed, or which are assessed as being of
substantial risk to the successful completion of supervision, may be prohibited.
☐ (c) Publicly Accessible/Limited Purpose Computer Devices: You may access publicly accessible
computer devices for legitimate transactional purposes (such as ATMs, kiosks, and point of sale
terminals). With the approval of your officer, you may also use specialized computer devices outside your
residence (i.e., employment agency, work search, and employers’ computer devices) but only for their
intended use.
☐ (d) Restrictions on Specific and/or General Use (Legitimate and Necessary): Your use of standard
computer device(s) (desktop/laptop computers, smartphones/tablets) is restricted to legitimate and
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necessary purposes. Examples of legitimate and necessary use are employment, education, religious
activities, treatment services, medical services, communication with friends/family and attorney, personal
finance, and legal obligations.
☐ (e) Restricted Use: You must not access [[insert specific “blacklisted” sites, applications, categories,
or activities here based on identified individual risk]].
☐ (f) Computer Device Limitations: You may be limited to two standard computer devices
(desktop/laptop computer, smartphones/tablets) unless otherwise approved by your officer.
☐ (g) Payment Responsibility for Computer Monitoring:
☐ (g)(i) Full responsibility: You are responsible for all computer monitoring and/or management
costs for your approved computer devices.
☐ (g)(ii) Partial responsibility: You are responsible for computer monitoring and/or
management costs for your approved computer devices based on your ability to pay, as
determined by the Probation Office.
☐ (h) Computer Search for Monitoring and/or Management Purposes: You must allow the U.S. Probation
Office to conduct initial and periodic unannounced searches of any computer devices or networked
systems used or possessed by you. Initial searches of computer devices and networked systems will be
conducted to determine if they contain or allow access to any materials or capabilities which would violate
the court-ordered conditions; or programs/applications, settings, configurations that would be problematic
for monitoring software (if ordered) and Cybercrime Management Program requirements. Periodic
unannounced searches of these devices and systems will be conducted to verify that the monitoring
software is functional (if ordered), that required configurations are unaltered, and that no circumvention
efforts have been made to alter the device’s operation(s) or functionality.
☐ (i) General Reasonable Suspicion Search Condition: You must submit your person, property, house,
residence, office, vehicle, papers, computer devices, or other electronic communications, network or
cloud storage, data storage devices or media to a search conducted by a United States probation officer.
The probation officer may conduct a search under this condition only when reasonable suspicion exists
that you have violated a condition of supervision and that the areas to be searched contain evidence of this
violation. Any search must be conducted at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner. Failure to
submit to a search may be grounds for revocation of release. You must warn any other occupants that the
premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 3563(b)(22) and 18 U.S.C. § 3583(d)
You must, during the term of supervision:
☐ (1) participate in a General Educational Development (GED) preparation course and seek to obtain a GED at the direction
of the probation officer, if you have not obtained a high school diploma or equivalent.
☐ (2) participate in an approved job skill-training program at the direction of a probation officer.
☐ (3) if unemployed after the first 60 days of supervision, or if unemployed for 60 days after termination or lay-off from
employment, perform at least hours of community service per week at the direction of the probation office until
gainfully employed. The total amount of community service required over your term of service shall not exceed
hours.
☒ (4) not maintain employment where you have access to other individuals’ personal information, including, but not
limited to, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers (or money) unless approved by a probation officer.
☒ (5) not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of a probation officer
unless you are in compliance with the financial obligations imposed by this judgment.
☒ (6) provide a probation officer with access to any requested financial information to monitor compliance with conditions of
supervised release.
☒ (7) within 72 hours of any significant change in your economic circumstances that might affect your ability to pay
restitution, fines, or special assessments, you must notify the probation officer of the change.
☒ (8) file accurate income tax returns and pay all taxes, interest, and penalties as required by law.
☐ (9) ☐ (a) participate in a sex offender treatment program. The specific program and provider will be determined by a probation
officer. You must comply with all recommended treatment which may include psychological and physiological testing.
☐ (b) not possess any device that could be used for covert photography without the prior approval of a probation
officer.
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☐ (c) not view or possess child pornography. If the treatment provider determines that exposure to other sexually
stimulating material may be detrimental to the treatment process, or that additional conditions are likely to assist
the treatment process, such proposed conditions shall be promptly presented to the court, for a determination,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(2), regarding whether to enlarge or otherwise modify the conditions of supervision
to include conditions consistent with the recommendations of the treatment provider.
☐ (d) not, without the approval of a probation officer and treatment provider, engage in activities that will put you
in unsupervised private contact with any person under the age of 18, and you must not knowingly visit locations
where persons under the age of 18 regularly congregate, including parks, schools, school bus stops, playgrounds,
and childcare facilities. This condition does not apply to contact in the course of normal commercial business or
unintentional incidental contact. This condition does not apply to family members: [Names].
☐ (e) Your employment must be restricted to the judicial district and division where you reside or are supervised,
unless approval is granted by a probation officer. Prior to accepting any form of employment, you must seek the
approval of a probation officer, in order to allow the probation officer the opportunity to assess the level of risk to
the community you will pose if employed in a particular capacity. You must not participate in any volunteer activity
that may cause you to come into direct contact with persons under the age of 18 except under circumstances
approved in advance by a probation officer and treatment provider.
☐ (f) provide the probation officer with copies of your telephone bills, all credit card statements/receipts, and any
other financial information requested.
☐ (g) comply with all state and local laws pertaining to convicted sex offenders, including such laws that impose
restrictions beyond those set forth in this order.
☒ (10) pay to the Clerk of the Court any financial obligation ordered herein that remains unpaid at the
commencement of the term of supervised release, at a rate of not less than 10% of the total of your gross earnings minus
federal and state income tax withholdings.
☒ (11) not enter into any agreement to act as a confidential human source or informant without first getting the permission
of the Court.
☐ (12) pay to the Clerk of the Court $ as repayment to the United States of government funds you received
during the investigation of this offense. The Clerk of the Court shall remit the funds to (list both Agency and
Address.)
☐ (13) observe one Reentry Court session, as instructed by your probation officer.
☒ (14) you shall refrain from knowingly meeting, communicating, or otherwise interacting with any person whom you know is
a convicted felon, unless granted permission by the court. ☒This condition does not apply to the following persons:
family members, coworkers while at work, or those in a treatment setting.
☒ (15) you shall refrain from possessing a firearm, BB gun, pellet gun, or destructive device, and you shall refrain from using
any other object as a dangerous weapon. The term “dangerous weapon” includes objects used, though not designed to be
used, as weapons.
☒ (16) Other: You shall repay restitution.
☒ (17) You must submit your person, property, house, residence, office, vehicle, papers, computer devices, or other electronic
communications, network or cloud storage, data storage devices or media to a search conducted by a United States
probation officer. The probation officer may conduct a search under this condition only when reasonable suspicion
exists that you have violated a condition of supervision and that the areas to be searched contain evidence of this
violation. Any search must be conducted at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner. Failure to submit to a search
may be grounds for revocation of release. You must warn any other occupants that the premises may be subject to
searches pursuant to this condition.
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DEFENDANT: ABSALOM HALL
CASE NUMBER: 3:24-CR-50011(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 $300.00 $30,866.00 $.00 $.00 $.00
☐ 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.
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
ATTN: MS 6261 "RESTITUTION"
333 WEST PERSHING ROAD KANSAS CITY, MO 64108
$30.866.00
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 $ 30,866.00
☐ 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 restitution.
☐ the interest requirement for the is modified as follows:
☐ The defendant’s non-exempt assets, if any, are subject to immediate execution to satisfy any outstanding restitution or fine
obligations.
* 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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DEFENDANT: ABSALOM HALL
CASE NUMBER: 3:24-CR-50011(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 payment of $300.00 due immediately.
☐ balance due not later than , or
☐ balance due 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: pay to the Clerk of the Court any financial obligation
ordered herein that remains unpaid at the commencement of the term of supervised release, at a rate of not less than 10% of the
total of your gross earnings minus federal and state income tax withholdings.
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.
☐ Joint and Several
Case Number Total Amount Joint and Several Corresponding Payee, if
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names Amount Appropriate
(including defendant number)
**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 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: see attached forfeiture order.
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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
WESTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
) No. 24 CR 50011
v. )
) Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins
ABSALOM HALL, )
a.k.a. “Andrew Hall”, “Alex Carter” )
“Jordan Thomas” )
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE
This cause comes before the Court on motion of the United States Attorney
for entry of a preliminary order of forfeiture as to specific property pursuant to the
provisions of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 981(a)(1)(C) and 982(a)(1), Title
28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), and Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2, and the Court
being fully informed hereby finds as follows:
(a) On February 11, 2025, a superseding indictment was returned charging
ABSALOM HALL with wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Section 1343 (Counts 1-5), aiding and assisting the preparation of false tax returns,
in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(2) (Counts 6-12), and money
laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1957( Counts 13 and
14).
(b) The superseding indictment sought forfeiture to the United States of
any and all right, title and interest defendant ABSALOM HALL may have in any
property which constitutes and is derived from proceeds traceable to the charged wire
fraud offense, as provided in Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(C) and
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Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), and any property traceable to the
money laundering offense, as provided in Title 18, United States Code, Section
982(a)(1).
(c) On December 8, 2025, defendant ABSALOM HALL entered a voluntary
plea of guilty to Count Two of the superseding indictment, charging him with wire
fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343; Count Eleven, which
charges defendant with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns,
in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206; and Count Thirteen, which
charges defendant with money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States
Code, Section 1957, thereby making certain property subject to forfeiture pursuant
to Title 18, United States Code, Sections 981(a)(1)(C), 982(a)(1), and Title 28, United
States Code, Section 2461(c).
(d) Pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement and as a result of his
violations of Title 18, United States, Code, Sections 1343 and 1957, defendant
ABSALOM HALL agreed that the following specific property is subject to forfeiture
pursuant to the provisions of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 981(a)(1)(C),
982(a)(1) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c).
(1) a personal money judgment to be determined by the Court; and
(2) a 2021 Hyundai Venue SEL, hatchback, bearing VIN:
KMHRC8A36MU082221, (“the vehicle”); and
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED:
i. A judgment is entered against defendant ABSALOM HALL in the
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amount of $85,401, as proceeds obtained by the defendant traceable to the violations
of conviction of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343, as provided in Title 18,
United States Code, Sections 981(a)(1)(C) and Title 28, United States Code, Section
2461(c).
ii. Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Sections 981(a)(1)(C),
982(a)(1), Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), and Federal Rule of Criminal
Procedure 32.2, all right title, and interest defendant may have in funds in the
amount of $85,401 and the 2021 Hyundai Venue SEL, hatchback, bearing VIN:
KMHRC8A36MU082221 is hereby forfeit to the United States of America for
disposition according to law.
iii. Pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(g), as
incorporated by Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(b)(1), the United States
Marshals Service, or any other authorized law enforcement agency, shall seize and
take custody of the foregoing property for disposition according to law.
iv. Pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(n)(1), as
incorporated by Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(b)(1), the United States
shall publish notice of this order and of its intent to dispose of the property according
to law. The United States may also, to the extent practicable, provide written notice
to any person known to have alleged an interest in the property that is the subject of
the preliminary order of forfeiture.
v. That, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(n)(2), as
incorporated by Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(b)(1), if, following notice as
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directed by this Court and Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(n)(1), any person,
other than the defendant, asserts an interest in the property that has been ordered
forfeit to the United States within thirty days of the final publication of notice or this
receipt of notice under paragraph iv, whichever is earlier, and petitions the Court for
a hearing to adjudicate the validity of this alleged interest in the property, the
government shall request a hearing. The hearing shall be held before the Court alone,
without a jury.
vi. Following the disposition of all third-party interests, the Court shall, if
appropriate, enter a final order of forfeiture as to the property which is the subject of
this preliminary order of forfeiture, vesting clear title in the United States of America.
vii. Upon disposal of the subject property pursuant to the final order of
forfeiture, the net proceeds shall be applied to the forfeiture judgment entered against
the defendant in this case.
viii. Since funds in the amount of the outstanding judgment cannot be
located to satisfy the forfeiture judgment, pursuant to the provisions of Title 21,
United States Code, Section 853(p), as incorporated by Title 28, United States Code,
Section 2461(c), and by Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2, the United States, has the authority to
forfeit additional substitute assets to satisfy the money judgment. Should assets
become available to satisfy the forfeiture judgment in the future, the United States
shall, at that time, file a motion for substitution of assets before this Court requesting
permission to seize such assets and publish notice of the United States’ intent to
forfeit the property to satisfy any the forfeiture money judgment according to law.
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ix. Pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853, as incorporated
by Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(b) and Title 28, United States Code,
Section 2461(c), and Subdivision (b)(3) of Rule 32.2 of the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure, upon entry of this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, the Court hereby
authorizes the Attorney General or his designated representatives to conduct
discovery to identify or locate property subject to forfeiture, including substitute
assets, and to seize property ordered forfeited upon such terms and conditions as set
forth by the Court.
x. Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Sections 981(a)(1)(C),
982(a)(1), Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), and Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2,
the terms and conditions of this preliminary order of forfeiture entered by this Court
shall be made part of the sentence imposed against defendant ABSALOM HALL and
included in any judgment and commitment order entered in this case against him.
xi. This Court shall retain jurisdiction in this matter to take additional
action and enter further orders as necessary to implement and enforce this forfeiture
order.
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LINDSAY C. JENKINS
Dated: 5/15/2026
United States District Court Judge
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