Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Ronnie E. Cross, District of Nebraska (Doc # 211)

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A judgment in a criminal case in United States v. Ronnie E. Cross, No. 8:21-cr-00253-RFR-SMB, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, filed June 26, 2023 as Doc # 211 and signed s/ Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., Chief United States District Judge. The defendant pleaded guilty to counts I and XII of the superseding indictment: conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18:1349, with the offense ending May, 2021, and engaging in a monetary transaction in property derived from specified unlawful activity, ending June 8, 2020. Sentence was imposed on June 23, 2023: twenty-one (21) months of imprisonment on each count, concurrent, and three (3) years of supervised release. The judgment orders a $200.00 assessment and restitution of $78,427.30 to the Small Business Administration, joint and several with Tamika R. Cross.

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8:21-cr-00253-RFR-SMB Doc # 211 Filed: 06/26/23 Page 1 of 9 - Page ID # 637
AO 245B(Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the
District of Nebraska

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

v.
Case Number: 8:21CR253-002
USM Number: 67360-509

RONNIE E. CROSS Mallory N. Hughes
Defendant’s Attorney

THE DEFENDANT:
☒ pleaded guilty to counts I and XII 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
18:1349 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD May, 2021 1s
18:1597 and 2 ENGAGING IN MONETARY TRANSACTION IN June 8, 2020 12s
PROPERTY DERIVED FROM SPECIFIED UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY

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)
☒ The Indictment and Counts III, VI, XVI of Superseding Indictment and remaining forfeiture allegations 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 defendant’s
economic circumstances.
June 23, 2023
Date of Imposition of Sentence:

s/ Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.
Chief United States District Judge

June 26, 2023
Date
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DEFENDANT: RONNIE E. CROSS
CASE NUMBER: 8:21CR253-002
IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a
term of twenty-one (21) month on count I of the Superseding Indictment and twenty-one (21) months on count XII
of the Superseding Indictment to be served concurrently.

☒The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:

1. That the defendant be allowed to participate in the Residential Drug Treatment Program or any similar drug
treatment program available.
2. That the defendant be incarcerated in FCI-Englewood, Littleton, Colorado.
3. Defendant should be given credit for time served.
☒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
☐ 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 p.m. on
☐ 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 was delivered on ___________________________ to ______________________________________
at ________________________________, with a certified copy of this judgment.

________________________________________
UNITED STATES MARSHAL

BY: ___________________________________
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
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DEFENDANT: RONNIE E. CROSS
CASE NUMBER: 8:21CR253-002

SUPERVISED RELEASE

Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of three (3) years on count I of
the Superseding Indictment and three (3) years on count XII of the Superseding Indictment 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 the
location where 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 as directed by the probation officer. (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 attached page.

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
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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. 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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DEFENDANT: RONNIE E. CROSS
CASE NUMBER: 8:21CR253-002
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

a. You must not purchase or possess, use, distribute, or administer any alcohol, just the same as any other narcotic or
controlled substance.

c. You must attend, pay for and successfully complete any diagnostic evaluations, treatment or counseling programs,
or approved support groups (e.g., AA/NA) for alcohol and/or controlled substance abuse, as directed by the
probation officer.

d. You must participate in a victim awareness program as directed by the probation officer. Based on your ability to
pay, you must pay for the costs of the program in an amount determined by the probation officer.

f. You must attend, successfully complete, and pay for any mental health diagnostic evaluations and treatment or
counseling programs as directed by the probation officer.

i. If you are unable to secure lawful employment, you may be required to perform up to 20 hours of community
service per week until employed. You may also participate in training, counseling, daily job search, or other
employment-related activities, as directed by the probation officer.

k. You must pay restitution in the amount of $78,427.30 to the Clerk of the U.S. District Court, 111 S. 18th Plaza,
Suite 1152, Omaha, Nebraska 68102-1322. Restitution shall be paid in accordance with the schedule set forth in
the "Schedule of Payments" set forth in this judgment. You are responsible for providing proof of payment to the
probation officer as directed.

Victim's Name Amount

Small Business Administration $78,427.30
SBA/DFC
721 19th St. 3rd Floor, Room 301
Denver, Colorado, 80202 (Loan
#s 7952298409, 5471758209, and
72683778-09)

Without limiting the foregoing, and following release from prison, you must make payments to satisfy the criminal
monetary penalty in the following manner: (a) monthly installments of $100 or 5% of your gross income, whichever
is greater; (b) the first payment shall commence 30 days following your discharge from incarceration, and continue
until the criminal monetary penalty is paid in full; and (c) you are responsible for providing proof of payment to the
probation officer as directed.

m. You are prohibited from incurring new credit charges or opening additional lines of credit without prior written
approval of the probation officer.

n. You must provide the probation officer with access to any requested financial information.

o. You must attend, successfully complete, and pay for any diagnostic evaluations and treatment or counseling
programs for anger management, as directed by the probation officer.

p. You must attend, successfully complete, and pay for an approved cognitive-behavioral based program, as directed
by the probation officer.

ii. You must submit your person, residence, property, office, vehicle, papers, computer, other electronic
communication or data storage devices or media, and effects to a search conducted by a probation officer at any
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time; failure to submit to a search may be grounds for revocation; You must warn any other residents that the
premises and any shared devices may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition.

zz. You must report to the Supervision Unit of the U.S. Probation Office for the District of Nebraska between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 111 South 18th Plaza, Suite C79, Omaha, Nebraska, (402) 661-7555, within seventy-
two (72) hours of being placed on probation or release from confinement and thereafter, as directed by the probation
officer.
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DEFENDANT: RONNIE E. CROSS
CASE NUMBER: 8:21CR253-002
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties in accordance with the schedule of payments set forth
in this judgment.

Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment**
TOTALS $200.00 $78,427.30

☐ 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 $78,427.30 $78,427.30
SBA/DFC
721 19th St. 3rd Floor, Room 301
Denver, Colorado, 80202
(Loan #s 7952298409,
5471758209, and 72683778-09)

Totals $78,427.30 $78,427.30

☐ 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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DEFENDANT: RONNIE E. CROSS
CASE NUMBER: 8:21CR253-002
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 $100.00 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:
The criminal monetary penalty is due in full on the date of the judgment. The defendant is obligated to pay said sum immediately
if he or she has the capacity to do so. The United States may institute civil collection proceedings at any time to satisfy all or
any portion of the criminal monetary penalty.

Without limiting the foregoing, and following release from prison, the defendant shall make payments to satisfy the criminal
monetary penalty in the following manner: (a) monthly installments of $100 or 5% of the defendant’s gross income, whichever
is greater; (b) the first payment shall commence 30 days following the defendant’s discharge from incarceration, and continue
until the criminal monetary penalty is paid in full; and (c) the defendant shall be responsible for providing proof of payment to
the probation officer as directed.

All financial penalty payments are to be made to the Clerk of the U. S. District Court, 111 S. 18th Plaza, Suite 1152, Omaha,
NE 68102-1322.
Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is
due during the period of 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,
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names Amount if appropriate
(including defendant number)
8:21CR253 USA v. Tamika R. Cross and $78,427.30 $78,427.30
Ronnie E. Cross

☐ 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) 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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DEFENDANT: RONNIE E. CROSS
CASE NUMBER: 8:21CR253-002

CLERK'S OFFICE USE ONLY:

ECF DOCUMENT

I hereby attest and certify this is a printed copy of a document which was electronically filed with the United States District
Court for the District of Nebraska.

Date Filed:__________________________________

DENISE M. LUCKS, CLERK

By ______________________________________Deputy Clerk

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