Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Ronnell Bowman, Eastern District of Wisconsin (Dkt. 950)

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A Judgment in a Criminal Case in United States v. Ronnell Bowman, Case Number 23-CR-77-1-JPS, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, with sentence imposed June 12, 2026, signed June 16, 2026 and filed as Document 950 in Case 2:23-cr-00077-JPS. Bowman pled guilty to Count One, mail fraud conspiracy, and was found guilty by jury trial of Counts Two through Eight of the Second Superseding Indictment, including conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire resulting in death, discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, a gun conspiracy, witness tampering and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. The court imposes a total sentence of Life in prison plus ten years. It orders an $800.00 special assessment, waives the fine, and orders restitution of $839,160.66, including $585,058.00 to the State of California EDD.

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AO 245B (Rev.06/05) Sheet 1 – Judgment in a Criminal Case

United States District Court
Eastern District of Wisconsin

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
V. Case Number: 23-CR-77-1-JPS
Marshal Number: 58401-510
RONNELL BOWMAN

Robert Webb Michael C. Schindhelm
Defendant’s Attorney Assistant United States Attorney

THE DEFENDANT:
Pled guilty to Count One of the Second Superseding Indictment
Found guilty by jury trial of Counts Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight of Second
Superseding Indictment

Title & Section Nature of Offense Date Concluded Count(s)

18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and
Mail Fraud Conspiracy February 2022 One
2(a)

Conspiracy to Use
Interstate Commerce
18 U.S.C. §§ 1958(a)
Facilities to Commit April 5, 2021 Two, Three
and 2(a)
Murder-for-Hire
Resulting in Death
18 U.S.C. §§ Discharge of a Firearm
924(c)(1)(A)(iii) and in Furtherance of a April 5, 2021 Four
2(a) Crime of Violence
Conspiracy to Commit
18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and Offenses Against the
April 21, 2023 Five
2(a) United States (Gun
Conspiracy)
18 U.S.C. §§ 2(a),
1512(b)(1), and Witness Tampering March 7, 2025 Six, Seven
1512(b)(3)

18 U.S.C. §§ 2(a), Conspiracy to Obstruct
March 7, 2025 Eight
1512(c)(2), and 1512(k) an Official Proceeding

Case 2:23-cr-00077-JPS Filed 06/17/26 Page 1 of 8 Document 950
AO 245B (Rev.06/05) Sheet 1 – Judgment in a Criminal Case

The defendant is sentenced as provided in sheets 2 through 6 of this judgment. The sentence is
imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.

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.

Date Sentence Imposed: June 12, 2026

______________________________

J. P. Stadtmueller
U.S. District Judge

Date Judgment Signed: June 16, 2026

Case 2:23-cr-00077-JPS Filed 06/17/26 Page 2 of 8 Document 950
AO 245B (Rev.06/05) Sheet 2 – Imprisonment Judgment Page 3 of 8
Defendant: Ronnell Bowman
Case Number: 23-cr-77-1

IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for
a total term of:

One hundred and twenty (120) months as to the offense of conviction in Count One; a term of
Life as to each of the offenses of conviction in Counts Two and Three; a term of one hundred and twenty
(120) months as to the offense of conviction in Count Four; a term of sixty (60) months as to each of the
offenses of conviction in Counts Five, Six, & Eight; and a term of thirty-six (36) months as to the offense
of conviction in Count 7.

The terms of imprisonment imposed as to Counts One, Two, Three, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight
shall operate to run concurrent with each other for an interim total sentence of Life in prison. Pursuant
to statute, the sentence imposed as to Count Four shall operate to run consecutive to the sentences
imposed as to Counts One, Two, Three, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight for a total sentence of Life in prison
plus ten years.

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

(1) that the defendant be considered for incarceration at the Bureau of Prisons
maximum security facility in Florence, Colorado

The defendant is remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal.

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 U.S. Marshal
Case 2:23-cr-00077-JPS Filed 06/17/26 Page 3 of 8 Document 950
AO 245B (Rev.06/05) Sheet 3 – Supervised Release Judgment Page 4 of 8
Defendant: Ronnell Bowman
Case Number: 23-cr-77-1

SUPERVISED RELEASE

Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a total term
of Five years as to each of Counts One and Four to run concurrent with one another, and Three years
as to Counts Two, Three, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight to run concurrent with each other and all other
terms of supervised release. The defendant shall comply with the following special conditions:

1. Within 72 hours of release from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, the defendant shall report
in person to his supervising probation officer in the district to which the defendant has been
released.
2. The defendant shall not commit another federal, state, or local crime.
3. The defendant shall not possess any firearms or other dangerous weapons.
4. Pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1996, the defendant shall
not illegally possess or unlawfully use any controlled substance. The defendant shall submit to
one drug test within 15 days of release and two periodic tests within one year from the
commencement of supervision.
5. The defendant must reside at a residence approved by his supervising probation officer.
6. The defendant shall use his best efforts to secure lawful full-time employment and support his
dependents.
7. The defendant shall notify his supervising probation officer at least ten days prior to any change
in the place of his residence or employment. When such notification is not possible, the
defendant shall notify his supervising probation officer within 72 hours of the change.
8. The defendant shall notify his supervising probation officer within 72 hours of being arrested or
questioned by a law enforcement officer.
9. The defendant shall follow the reasonable instructions of his supervising probation officer and
answer all inquiries of such officer subject to the defendant’s Fifth Amendment right against
self-incrimination.
10. The defendant shall permit his supervising probation officer to visit him at reasonable times at
home, or such other location as may be mutually agreed upon and shall permit confiscation of
any contraband observed in plain view by his supervising probation officer.
11. The defendant shall not associate with any persons known by him to be engaged or planning to
be engaged in criminal activity. “Associate” as used here means to communicate, meet, reside,
socialize, or otherwise interact with such person.
12. The defendant shall not knowingly leave the judicial district to which he has been released
without the permission of the Court or his supervising probation officer.
13. The defendant shall not enter into any agreement to act as an informer or special agent of a law
enforcement agency without the prior approval of the Court.
14. The defendant is to pay the restitution that the Court has ordered at a rate of not less than $100.00
per month. Any interest on the restitution is waived. The defendant will also apply 100 percent
of any annual federal and/or state tax refund(s) toward the payment of any restitution balance.

Case 2:23-cr-00077-JPS Filed 06/17/26 Page 4 of 8 Document 950
AO 245B (Rev.06/05) Sheet 3 – Supervised Release Judgment Page 5 of 8
Defendant: Ronnell Bowman
Case Number: 23-cr-77-1
The defendant shall not change exemptions claimed for either federal or state income tax
purposes without prior notice to his supervising probation officer.
15. The defendant shall not open any new lines of credit, which includes the leasing of any vehicle
or property, or use existing credit resources without the prior approval of his supervising
probation officer. After the defendant’s Court-ordered financial obligations have been fully
satisfied, this condition will no longer remain in effect.
16. The defendant is to provide access to all financial information requested by his supervising
probation officer including, but not limited to, copies of all federal and state income tax returns.
All tax returns shall be filed in a timely manner. The defendant shall also submit monthly
financial reports to his supervising probation officer.

In accordance with the recent decisions by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh

Circuit in United States v. Siegel, 753 F.3d 705 (7th Cir. 2014), United States v. Thompson, 777 F.3d 368

(7th Cir. 2015), United States v. Kappes, 782 F.3d 828 (7th Cir. 2015), United States v. Downs, 784 F.3d

1180 (7th Cir. 2015), United States v. Poulin, 809 F.3d 924 (7th Cir. 2016), United States v. Ortiz, 817

F.3d 1180 (7th Cir. 2016), United States v. Hill, 818 F.3d 342 (7th Cir. 2016), and their progeny, the

Court withheld imposition of any additional conditions of supervised release. The Court concluded

that such additional conditions, if any, are best left for further consideration at such time as the

defendant may become eligible for release from the custodial portion of the Court’s sentence.

Case 2:23-cr-00077-JPS Filed 06/17/26 Page 5 of 8 Document 950
AO 245B (Rev.06/05) Sheet 5 – Criminal Monetary Penalties Judgment Page 6 of 8
Defendant: Ronnell Bowman
Case Number: 23-cr-77-1

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

The defendant shall pay the following total criminal monetary penalties in accordance with the
schedule of payments set forth on Sheet 6.

Special Assessment Fine Restitution

Totals: $800.00 Waived $839,160.66

FINE

Based upon the defendant’s limited financial resources, the Court determines that the defendant
does not have the financial ability to pay a fine within the guidelines range. The Court determines that
the defendant does not have the financial ability to pay the interest on the fine, costs of incarceration,
costs of community confinement, and supervision, and therefore waives the interest on the fine, costs
of incarceration, costs of community confinement, and supervision in this case.

A waiver of the cost of community confinement does not preclude the Bureau of Prisons from
imposing a subsistence fee of up to twenty-five percent (25%) of gross income, based on ability to pay,
for any portion of the sentence spent in a community correctional facility.

RESTITUTION

The defendant shall pay restitution in the amount listed below. Interest on the restitution is
waived. Restitution payments shall be made to the Clerk of the Court—362 U.S. Courthouse, 517 E.
Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202—who shall disburse restitution payments to the
following payee(s):

PAYEE AMOUNT
$43,840.66 (Joint and Several with co-defendants
Family of Nassir Bufford
Lawrence Turner and Ronnie Jackson)
State of California
EDD Legal, MIC 53
Attn: FREDD $585,058.00
P.O. Box 826880
Sacramento, CA 94280-0001
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Office of Inspector General
Attn: D. Hawkins $21,657.00
2200 N. Central Avenue
Suite 301, Mail Drop 1747
Case 2:23-cr-00077-JPS Filed 06/17/26 Page 6 of 8 Document 950
AO 245B (Rev.06/05) Sheet 5 – Criminal Monetary Penalties Judgment Page 7 of 8
Defendant: Ronnell Bowman
Case Number: 23-cr-77-1
Phoenix, AZ 85004
State of Wisconsin - Unemployment Insurance
DWD-UI
$128,770.00
P.O. Box 7888
Madison, WI 53707-7888
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
1235 Echelon Parkway
$25,878.00
ATTN: Tyler Berch
Jackson, MS 39213
Tennessee Dept. of Labor
220 French Landing Dr.
$12,849.00
Attn: Andrea Duncan
Nashville, TN 32243
Illinois Department of Employment Security
S. State Street, 9th Floor
Asst. Attorney General-UI Division $21,108.00
Attn: Andrew Dryjanski 33
Chicago, IL 60603

FORFEITURE

The defendant shall forfeit the defendant’s interest in the following property to the United States:
Not applicable

Case 2:23-cr-00077-JPS Filed 06/17/26 Page 7 of 8 Document 950
AO 245B (Rev.06/05) Sheet 6 – Schedule of Payments Judgment Page 8 of 8
Defendant: Ronnell Bowman
Case Number: 23-cr-77-1

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, and (2) restitution.

Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:

If this judgment imposes a period of imprisonment, payment of the criminal monetary penalties
shall be due during the period of imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalty payments, except those
payments made through the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Financial Responsibility Program are to be made
as directed by the Court, the defendant’s supervising probation officer, or the United States Attorney.

Case 2:23-cr-00077-JPS Filed 06/17/26 Page 8 of 8 Document 950

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