United States v. Phillip Michael Valcin Jr. — Plea Agreement, Southern District of Florida (Document 152)

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A plea agreement between the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and Phillip Michael Valcin Jr in Case No. 0:25-cr-60273-PCH, entered on the docket March 19, 2026 as Document 152. The defendant agrees to plead guilty to Count 1, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud under Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349, and Count 30, aggravated identity theft; the office agrees to seek dismissal of the remaining counts after sentencing. The parties will jointly recommend a base offense level of 7, a loss of more than $1,500,000 and less than $3,500,000, and increases for 10 or more victims and for unauthorized or counterfeit access devices. The agreement provides for forfeiture, states that the parties will agree on restitution or request a restitution hearing at sentencing, and includes an appeal waiver.

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Case 0:25-cr-60273-PCH Document 152 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/19/2026 Page 1 of 7




                               UNITED STA TES DISTRICT CO URT
                               SO UTH ER N DISTRICT O F FLO R IDA

                                      CA SE N O.25-CR-60273-H UCK

    UNITED STA TES OF A M ER ICA

    V S.

    PH ILLIP M ICHA EL VM ZCIN JR,

           D efendant.
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                                          PLEA AG R EEM ENT

           TheUnitedStatesAttorney'sOfficefortheSouthernDistrictofFlorida(collectively,ûdthis
    Office''landPHILLIP MICHAEL VALCIN JR (hereinafterreferredtoasthelûDefendanf')enter
    into the follow ing agreem ent:

                   D efendant agrees to plead guilty to Count 1 and Count 30 of the lndictm ent.

    Count 1 charges Defendantw ith conspiracy to com m itbank fraud and w ire fraud,in violation of

    Title 18,U nited StatesCode,Section 1349. Count30 chargesDefendantw ith aggravated identity

    theft,inviolationofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1028A(a)(l).
           2.      ThisO ftsce agreesto seek dism issalofthe rem aining countsofthe Indictm ent,as

    to thisDefendantonly,aftersentencing.

                   Defendantisaw arethatthe sentencew illbeim posed by theCourtafterconsidering

    the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Policy Sttements (hereinafter çEsentencing
    Guidelines'). Defendantacknowledgesand understandsthattheCourtwillcomputean advisory
    sentence underthe Sentencing G uidelinesand thatthe applicable guidelinesw illbe determ ined by

    the Court,relying in parton the results ofa pre-sentence investigation by the Court'sprobation

    office,which investigation w illcomm ence afterthe guilty plea has been entered. D efendantis
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    also aw are that,undercertain circum stances,the Courtm ay departfrom the advisory sentencing

    guideline range that ithas com puted,and m ay raise or low er that advisory sentence under the

    Sentencing Guidelines. Defendantisfurtheraware and understandsthatthe Courtisrequired to

    consider the advisory guideline range determ ined under the Sentencing G uidelines,but is not

    bound to im pose asentencew ithin thatadvisory range'
                                                        ,the Courtisperm itted to tailortheultim ate

    sentence in lightofotherstatutory concerns,and such sentence m ay be eitherm ore severe orless

    severe than the Sentencing Guidelines' advisory range. Know ing these facts, D efendant

    understandsand acknow ledgesthatthe Courthasthe authority to im poseany sentencew ithin and

    up to the statutory m axim um authorized by law forthe offensesidentified in paragraph 1 and that

    D efendantm ay notwithdraw the plea solely asa resultofthe sentence im posed.

           4.     Defendantalso understands and acknow ledgesthat,asto Count 1,the Courtm ay

    imposeastatutorymaximum term ofimprisonmentofup tothirty(30)years,followedbyaterm
    ofsupervisedreleaseofuptofive(5)years. Inadditiontoaterm ofimprisonmentandsupervised
    release,theCourtmay imposeafineofupto $1,000,000ortwicethegrosspecuniarygain orloss,
    whichever is greater,and m ay order forfeiture and restitution. A s to Count30,the Courtm ust

    impose a sentence oftwo (2)years'imprisonment,which shallrun consecutiveto any tenn of
    im prisonm entimposed forCount 1,and m ay also impose a term ofsupervised release up to one

    (1)yearand afineofupto $250,000.
           5.     D efendantfurtherunderstands and acknow ledgesthat,in addition to any sentence

    im posed underparagraph 4 ofthisagreement,aspecialassessmentin theamountof$200 willbe
    im posed on D efendant. D efendantagreesthatany specialassessm ent imposed shallbe paid at

    the tim e of sentencing. lf Defendant is financially unable to pay the special assessm ent,


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    D efendantagrees to presentevidence to this Office and the Courtatthe tim e of sentencing asto

    the reasons forDefendant'sfailure to pay.

           6.     This Office reservesthe rightto inform the Courtand the probation office of al1

    factspertinenttothe sentencingprocess,including allrelevantinform ation concerningthe offenses

    com m itted,whethercharged ornot,aswellasconcerning Defendantand D efendant'sbackground.

    Subjectonlytotheexpresstermsofany agreed-uponsentencingrecommendationscontained in
    thisagreem ent,thisO ffice furtherreservesthe rightto m akeany recomm endation asto thequality

    and quantity ofpunishm ent.

                  This Office agrees that itw illrecom m end atsentencing thatthe Courtreduce by

    two(2)levelsthesentencingguidelinelevelapplicabletoDefendant'soffense,pursuanttoSection
    3E1.1(a)oftheSentencingGuidelines,baseduponDefendant'srecognitionandafsrmativeand
    tim ely acceptance of personalresponsibility. lf at the tim e of sentencing D efendant's offense

    levelisdeterm ined to be 16 orgreater,this Office w illfile a m otion requesting an additionalone

    (1) leveldecrease pursuant to Section 3E1.1(b) of the Sentencing Guidelines,stating that
    Defendant has assisted authorities in the investigation or prosecution of D efendant's ow n

    m isconduct by tim ely notifying authorities of D efendant's intention to enter a plea of guilty,

    thereby perm itting the governm entto avoid preparing fortrialand perm itting the governm entand

    the Courtto allocate their resources efficiently. This O ffice,how ever,w illnot be required to

    makethismotion ifDefendant:(1)failsorrefusestomakeafull,accurate,andcompletedisclosure
    totheprobationofficeofthecircumstancessurroundingtherelevantoffenseconduct;(2)isfound
    to havem isrepresented factsto the governmentpriorto entering into thispleaagreement;or(3)
    com m its any m isconduct after entering into this plea agreement,including,but not lim ited to,


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    com m itting a state orfederaloffense,violating any term ofrelease,orm aking false statem entsor

    m isrepresentationsto any governm entalentity orofficial.

           8.     ThisOftk e and D efendantagree that,although notbinding on the probation office

    orthe Court,they willjointly recommend thatthe Courtmake the following findings and
    conclusionsasto the sentenceto be im posed:

                  (a) Thatthebaseoffense levelis7,pursuantto Section 2Bl.1(a)(1);
                  (b) Thattherelevantamountofactual,probable,orintended lossunderSection
                       2B1.1(b)(1) of the Sentencing Guidelines resulting from the offense
                       committed in this case is more than $1,500,000 and less than $3,500,000,

                       resultinginanincreaseofl6levelspursuanttoSection2B1.1(b)(1)(l);
                  (c) Thatthe offense involved 10 ormore victims,resulting in an increase of2
                       levelspursuanttoSection28l.1(b)(2)(A)(i);and
                  (d) Thattheoffense involved theproduction ortraffickingofany unauthorized
                       accessdevice orcounterfeitaccessdevice,resulting in an increase of2 levels

                       pursuantto281.1(b)(11)(B).
           9.     D efendantis aw are that the sentence has notyet been determ ined by the Court.

    Defendant also is aw are that any estim ate of the probable sentencing range or sentence that

    Defendantm ay receive,w hetherthat estim ate com es from Defendant's attorney,this Office,or

    the probation office,isaprediction,nota prom ise,and isnotbinding on thisOffice,the probation

    office,orthe Court. Defendant understands and acknow ledges,as previously acknow ledged in

    paragraph 3 above,thatD efendantm ay notw ithdraw hispleabased upon the Court'sdecision not




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    to accept a sentencing recom m endation m ade by Defendant,this Office,or a recom m endation

    madejointlybyDefendantandthisOffice.
           10.    D efendantagrees,in an individualand any othercapacity,to forfeitto the U nited

    States voluntarily and im m ediately allproperty,real or personal,that constitutes or is derived,

    directly orindirectly,from grossproceedstraceable to the comm ission ofthe offense,pursuantto

    l8 U.S.C.j 982(a)(2)(A). ln addition,Defendantagreesto forfeiture ofsubstituteproperty
    pursuantto21U.S.C.j853û9.
           11.     Defendant also agrees to assist the United States in al1 proceedings, w hether

    administrativeorjudicial,involvingthe forfeitureto theUnited Statesofdirectly forfeiubleor
    substituteassets. Thisassist nce shallinclude: disclosing within 14 calendardaysin a Financial

    Disclosure Statem entprovided by this Office the existence,nature and location of a1lassets in

    w hich the defendant has or had any direct or indirect financial interest or control, any assets

    involved in the offense ofconviction,and those held by a spouse,nom inee,orotherthird party;

    taking allsteps necessary to locate assets,wherever located; agreeing to the entry of an order

    enjoiningthetransferorencumbranceofassets;transferringassetstotheUnitedStatesbydelivery
    to thisOffice any necessary and appropriate docum entation to delivergood and m arketabletitle to

    assets; liquidating assets,or completing any task which w ill result in a paym ent tow ards the

    forfeituremoneyjudgment;andnotcontestingorimpedinginanywaywithanycriminal,civilor
    adm inistrative forfeiture proceeding concerning the forfeiture.

           12.     D efendant agrees that forfeiture is independent of any assessm ent, fine, cost,

    restitution,orpenalty thatm ay be im posed by the Court.D efendantfurther agreesto w aive:any

    constitutional,legal,and equitableclaim ordefensetotheforfeitureofassetsin anyjudicialor

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    administrative proceeding;any applicable time limits foradministrative orjudicialforfeiture
    proceedings;any claim ordefense underthe Excessive FinesClause ofthe Eighth Am endm entto

    the United States Constitution;the requirem ents ofFed.R.Crim .P.32.2;and any appealofthe

    forfeiture. Defendant undersu nds thatthis plea agreem entshallsel've as a w ithdraw al of any

    pending adm inistrative forfeiture claim .

           13.     Defendantunderstandsand acknowledgesthatthe Courtm ustorderrestitution for

    thefullamountofthevictims'lossespursuantto l8 U.S.C.j 3663A. Atthetimeofsentencing,
    the parties will either reach an agreement concem ing restitution or w ill request a restitution

    hearing.

            14.    D efendantis aw are thatTitle 28,United States Code,Section 1291 and Title 18,

    United States Code,Section 3742 afford Defendant the rightto appealthe sentence im posed in

    thiscase. A cknow ledging this,in exchange for the undertakings m ade by the U nited States in

    thisplea agreem ent,Defendanthereby w aives al1rightsconferred by Sections 1291 and 3742 to

    appealany sentence imposed,including any restitution order,orto appealthem annerin w hich the

    sentence was imposed,unless the sentence exceeds the m axim um perm itted by statute or is the

    resultof an upw ard departure and/or an upw ard variance from the advisory guideline range that

    the Courtestablishesatsentencing. Defendantfurtherunderstandsthatnothing in thisagreem ent

    shallaffectthe governm ent's rightand/or duty to appealas set forth in Title l8,U nited States

    Code,Section3742(b)andTitle28,United StatesCode,Section l291. However,iftheUnited
    StatesappealsDefendant'ssentencepursuantto Sections3742*)and 1291,Defendantshallbe
    released from the above waiver of his rightto appealhis sentence. Defendant further hereby

    w aives al1rights conferred by Title 28,United StatesCode,Section 1291to assertany claim that


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    (l)thestatutetowhich Defendantispleadingguilty isunconstitutional;and/or(2)theadmitted
    conductdoes not fallwithin the scope ofthe statute ofconviction. By signing this agreem ent,

    Defendant acknow ledges that Defendant has discussed the appeal w aiver set forth in this

    agreem ent w ith D efendant's attorney. D efendant further agrees,together w ith this Oftk e,to

    requestthatthe Courtenter a specitk Gnding thatD efendant's waiverof his rightto appealthe

    sentence im posed in thiscase and hisrightto appealhisconviction in the m annerdescribed above

    w asknowing and voluntary.

           15.       Thisisthe entire agreem entand understanding between thisOftk e and D efendant.

    n ere are no otheragreem ents,prom ises,representations,orunderstandings.


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