Order Denying Motion for Return of Passport — No. 2:21-cr-20613 (Dkt. 118, E.D. Mich.)

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An Order Denying Motion for Return of Passport in United States v. Sarah Vidal, Case No. 21-20613 (2:21-cr-20613-NGE-KGA), ECF No. 118, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, dated October 18, 2022, by Judge Nancy G. Edmunds. The order states that Sarah Vidal was charged by Information with conspiring to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1349, was ordered to surrender her French passport to Pretrial Services as a condition of release, entered a plea of guilty, and was sentenced to three years of probation. Her passport has since expired, and her motion (ECF No. 110) asks for its return. The order records that the Government does not oppose, and that the Probation Department prefers to retain the passport until supervision ends; the Court denies the motion without prejudice.

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Case 2:21-cr-20613-NGE-KGA ECF No. 118, PageID.726 Filed 10/18/22 Page 1 of 2




                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                          EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
                               SOUTHERN DIVISION


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
             Plaintiff,                                Case No. 21-20613
v.                                                     Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds
SARAH VIDAL,

             Defendant.
_______________________________/

          ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RETURN OF PASSPORT [110]

      Defendant Sarah Vidal was charged by Information with conspiring to commit wire

fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1349. (ECF No. 18.) Defendant made her initial

appearance on September 29, 2021 and was ordered to surrender her French passport

to Pretrial Services as a condition of release. (ECF No. 36.) She surrendered her passport

in accordance with the Order, entered a plea of guilty with the Court, and was sentenced

to three years of probation. (ECF Nos. 52, 92.) Defendant’s French passport has since

expired. She brings the present motion to request the return of that passport. (ECF No.

110.) The Government has indicated it does not oppose the return of Defendant’s

passport, but the Probation Department has expressed that it would prefer to retain

Defendant’s passport until her term of supervision has expired. The Court sees no reason

to expedite the return of Defendant’s passport here. Accordingly, Defendant’s motion is

DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Defendant may request the return of her passport from

the Probation Department after her term of supervision has concluded.

      SO ORDERED.                                    s/ Nancy G. Edmunds
                                                     Nancy G. Edmunds
Dated: October 18, 2022                              United States District Judge

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I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record
on October 18, 2022, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.


                     s/ Lisa Bartlett
                     Case Manager




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