Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Rami Saab, Eastern District of New York (Document 71)

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A judgment in a criminal case (AO 245B) for defendant Rami Saab, Case Number 2:22CR00344-001(S-1)(GRB), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, filed 03/15/24 as Document 71. The defendant pleaded guilty to Count Three of a 25-count Superseding Indictment, conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349, with the offense ended 4/19/2023, and pending counts are dismissed on the motion of the United States. The court imposes 120 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release, with conditions on financial disclosure and new credit. It orders a $100.00 assessment and restitution of $9,668,508.00, ordered pursuant to the plea agreement and payable to the Clerk of Court. The signature line carries the s/ signature of United States District Judge Gary R. Brown.

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Case 2:22-cr-00344-GRB-JMW Document 71 Filed 03/15/24 Page 1 of 7 PageID #:
AO 245B (Rev. 10/13/2021) Judgment in a Criminal Case 906
Sheet I

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Eastern District ofNew York
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
V. ).
)
Rami Saab Case Number: 2:22CR00344-001(S-1)(GRB)
)
) USM Number: 27203-009
)
) Susan G. Kellman
) Defendant's Attorney
THE DEFENDANT: F ! LC 0
IN Ci.: ·<.. :. ~ o;: ;. ;Cf
Iii pleaded guilty to count(s) Count Three of a 25-count Superseding Indictment u. s c :s-;-,.;;_ ~·: ('. ~; •~,: f ,, N y
0 pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)
which was accepted by the court. *
0 was found guilty on count(s) LONG ISi t\r,:n C·FFl1E
after a plea ofnot guilty.

The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:

Title & Section Nature of Offense Offense Ended
18 U.S.C. § 1349 Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud 4/19/2023 THREE (3S)

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through _ _7__ of this judgment The sentence is imposed pursuant to
the Sentencing Refonn Act of 1984.
0 The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
Iii Count(s) Pending D is Iii are 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 chan_ge 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 defen<lant must notify the court and United States attorney of material changes in economic circumstances.

3/15/2024
Date of Imposition of Judgment
ls/G ary R. Brown

Signature of Judge

Gary R. Brown, United States District Judge
Name and Tide of Judge

3/15/2024
Case 2:22-cr-00344-GRB-JMW Document 71 Filed 03/15/24 Page 2 of 7 PageID #:
907
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in Criminal Case
Sheet 2 - Imprisonment

Judgment-Page -=-2- of 7
DEFENDANT: Rami Saab
CASE NUMBER: 2:22CR00344-001 (S-1 )(GRB)

IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a
total term of:
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) MONTHS

Ill The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
A designation to Fort Dix or Otisville to be near his family.

D The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

D The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
D at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D a.m. D p.m. on
D as notified by the United States Marshal.

D The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:
D before 2 p.m. on
D as notified by the United States Marshal.
D 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
Case 2:22-cr-00344-GRB-JMW Document 71 Filed 03/15/24 Page 3 of 7 PageID #:
908
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3 - Supervised Release
Judgment-Page 3 of _ _7
__
DEFENDANT: Rami Saab
CASE NUMBER: 2:22CR00344-001 (S-1 )(GRB)
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of:
THREE (3) YEARS

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.
D The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you
pose a low risk of future substance abuse. (check ifapplicable)
4. D You must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence of
restitution. (check ifapplicable)
5. !if You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check ifapplicable)
6. D 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 ifapplicable)
7. D You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (check ifapplicable)
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.
Case 2:22-cr-00344-GRB-JMW Document 71 Filed 03/15/24 Page 4 of 7 PageID #:
909
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3A - Supervised Release
Judgment-Page - -4- - 0 r - - - - -1
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DEFENDANT: Rami Saab
CASE NUMBER: 2:22CR00344-001(S-1)(GRB)

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.
I. 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 I 0
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 based on your criminal record, personal history and characteristics, and the nature and
circumstances of your offense, you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation officer, with prior
approval of the Court, 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 ofProbation and Supervised
Release Conditions, available at: www.uscourts.gov.

Defendant's Signature Date
Case 2:22-cr-00344-GRB-JMW Document 71 Filed 03/15/24 Page 5 of 7 PageID #:
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case 910
Sheet 30- Supervised Release
Judgment-Page 5 of 7
DEFENDANT: Rami Saab
CASE NillvfBER: 2:22CR00344-001(S-1}(GRB}

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
IDJpon request, the defendant shall provide the U.S. Probation Department with full disclosure of his financial records,
including co-mingled income, expenses, assets and liabilities, to include yearly income tax returns. With the exception of
the financial accounts reported and noted within the presentence report, the defendant is prohibited from maintaining
and/or opening any additional individual and/or joint checking, savings, or other financial accounts, for either personal or
business purposes, without the knowledge and approval of the U.S. Probation Department The defendant shall
cooperate with the probation officer in the investigation of his financial dealings and shall provide truthful monthly
statements of his income and expenses. The defendant shall cooperate in the signing of any necessary authorization to
release information forms permitting the U.S. Probation Department access to his financial information and records.

The defendant is prohibited from incurring any new credit charges, opening additional lines of credit, or incurring any new
monetary loan, obligation, or debt, by whatever name known, without the approval of the U.S. Probation Department. The
defendant shall not encumber or liquidate interest in any assets unless it is in direct service of the restitution obligation or
otherwise has the express approval of the Court.

The defendant shall cooperate with the U.S. Probation Department in the investigation and approval of any position of
self-employment, including any independent, entrepreneurial, or freelance employment, or business activity. If approved
for self employment, the defendant shall provide the U.S. Probation Department with full disclosure of his self-employment
and other business records, including, but not limited to, all of ttie records identified in the Probation Form 48F (Request
for Self Employment Records}, or as otherwise requested by the U.S. Probation Department.
Case 2:22-cr-00344-GRB-JMW Document 71 Filed 03/15/24 Page 6 of 7 PageID #:
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case 911
Sheet 5 - Criminal Monetary Penalties
Judgment- Page --=-6- of 7
DEFENDANT: Rami Saab
CASE NUMBER: 2:22CR00344-001 (S-1 )(GRB)
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* JVT A Assessment**
TOTALS $ 100.00 $ 9,668,508.00 $ $ $

D The determination ofrestitution is deferred until
- - - -. An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be
entered after such determination.

D 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 proQortioned pa~ent, unless specified otherwise in
the priority order or percentage payment column below. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3664(1), all nonfederal victims must be paid
before the United States is paid.

Name of Payee Total Loss*** Restitution Ordered Priority or Percentage
Clerk of Court $9,668,508.00 $9,668,508.00

TOTALS $ 9,668,508.00 $ 9,668,508.00
------------ _ _ _ _ _ . ; _ _ . a . , . __ _

liZl Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $ 9,668,508.00

D 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(t). 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).

D The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:

D the interest requirement is waived for the D tine D restitution.

D the interest requirement for the D fine D restitution is modified as follows:

* Amy, VickyVand Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-299.
** Justice for ictims of Trafficking Act of2015, Pub. L. No. 114-22.
*** Findings for the total amount oflosses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, l lOA, and 113A of Title 18 for offenses committed on
or after September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996.
Case 2:22-cr-00344-GRB-JMW Document 71 Filed 03/15/24 Page 7 of 7 PageID #:
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case 912
Sheet 6 - Schedule of Payments
7_
Judgment- Page _ _ of 7
DEFENDANT: Rami Saab
CASE NUMBER: 2:22CR00344-001 (S-1 )(GRB)

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Having assessed the defendant's ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:
A D Lump sum payment of$ due immediately, balance due

D not later than , or
D in accordance with D C, D D, D E,or D F below; or
B l!'.l Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with D C, DD, or 0 F below); or

C 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 the date of this judgment; or

D 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 D 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 liZ] Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:
due immediately and payable at a rate of $25 per quarter while in custody, and at a rate of 10% of gross monthly
income while on supervised release.

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, ifthis judgµient imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal mone!&)' penalties is due during
the period of imprisonment. All criminal mone~ _penarties, 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.

D Joint and Several
Case Number
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names Joint and Several Corr~sponding_ Payee,
(including defendant number) Total Amount Amount if appropnate

D The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.

D The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):

D The defendant shall forfeit the defendant's interest in the following property to the United States:

Pa}'!!lents shall be a.,Pplied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution princ!J?al, (3). restitution interest, (4) AVAA assessment,
(5J fme principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) NTA assessment, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, mcluding cost of
prosecution and court costs.

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