United States v. Terri Shana Davis — Plea Agreement, Southern District of Florida (Document 76)
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A plea agreement between the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and defendant Terri Shana Davis in Case 0:23-cr-60119-AHS, entered on the docket January 16, 2024. Davis agrees to plead guilty to Count 16 of the Indictment, aggravated identity theft under Section 1028A(a)(1), and the Office agrees to seek dismissal of the remaining counts as to her after sentencing. The agreement states that the Court must impose two (2) years' imprisonment on Count 16 and may impose up to one (1) year of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000, plus a $100 special assessment. It contains cooperation terms under which the Office may move for a sentence reduction, a restitution term joint and several with co-defendants, and an appeal waiver.
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“United States v. Terri Shana Davis — Plea Agreement, Southern District of Florida (Document 76).”
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Case 0:23-cr-60119-AHS Document 76 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/16/2024 Page 1 of 7
UNITED STATESDISTRJCT COURT
SOUTHMRN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FOR T LAUD ERD M ZE D IW SIO N
CA SE NO .23-60019-CR-SIN GH A L
UNITED STA TES OF AM ERICA
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Defendant.
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PLEA àGREENG NT
TheUnitedStatesAttorney'sOfficefortheSouthernDistrictofFlorida(collectively,ççthis
Office''la'ndTerriShanaDavis(hereinafterreferredtoasthe(D efendanf')enterinto
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agreem ent:-
1. Thebefendantagrees to plead guilty to Count 16 ofthe lndictm ent,which count
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chargestheDefendantwith aggravated identitytheft inviolation ofTitle18,United Stateskcode,
Sectiqn 1028A(a)(1).
2. This Office agreesto.seek dism issalofthe rem aining couflts ofthe Indictm ent,as
to thisDefendantonly,aftersentencing.
3. The Defendant is aware that the sentence will be imposed by the Court after
considering the advisory Vederal Sentencing Guidelines and Policy Statements (hereinafter
;Ejentencing Guidelin'es''). The Defendantacknowledgesand undérstandsthatthe Courtwill
computean advijory sentenceunderthe SentencingGuidelinesand thattheapplicableguidelines
willbe determ ined by the Court,relying in parton the results ofa pre-sentence investigation by
the Court's probation office,.w hich investigation w illcom m ence after the guilty plea has been
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entered. TheDefendantisalso awarethat,undercertain circumstances,theUourtmal
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from the advisory sentencing guideline rangethatithascomputed,and may raise orlowerthat
advisory sehtence under the Sentencing Guidelines. The D efendant is further aw are and
understandsthatthe Courtisrequired to considerthe advisory g
'uidelilte range determ ined under
the Sentencing Guidelines,butisnotbound to im pose a sentènce within thatadvisory rarige;the
Courtis psrm itted to tailor the ultim ate sentence in lightof other statutory concerns,and such
sentencemaybeeitherporesevereoriessseverethahtheSentencingGuidelines'advisol'yrange.
Know ing thesefacts,theD efendantunderstandsand acknow ledgesthatthekcoul'thastheàuthority
to im pose any sentencewithin and up tothestatutory m axim um authorized by 1aw fortheoffenses
identified in paragraph 1 and thatthe '
D efendantm ay notwithdraw the plea solely as a resultpf
the sensence im posed.
4. TheD ef:ndantalso understandsand acknow ledgesthat,asto Count 16,.
the Court
mustimposeasentenceoftwo(2)years'imprisonment,andmayalspimposeaterm ofsupervised
' releaseuptoone(1)yearandafineofupto$250,000.
5. The Defendant further understands and acknow ledges that, in addition to any
sentençeimposedunderparagraph4 ofthisagreem ent,aspecialassessmentin theam ountof$100
w illbe imposed on the D efendant. The Defendantagreesthat any spècialassessm entimposed
shallbe paid atthe tim e ofsentencing. Ifthe D efendantis financially unable to pay the special
e tb this O ffice and the'Courtatthétim eof
assessm ent,the D efendantagrees to presentevidenc' .
sentencing asto the reasonsfortheD efendant'sfailure to pay.
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servestherightto inform the Coul'tand the probation office ofall
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' factsperiinenttothesentencingprocess,includingal1relevantin?ormationconcerningtlieoffenses
com m itted,whether chayged or not,as w ell as concerning the D efendant and the D efendant's '
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Subjectonlytotheexpresstermsofanyagreed-uponsentencingrecomm,endations . :
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contained in thisagreem ent,thisOftice furtherreservesthe rightto m ake any reèom m endation as :
to the quality and quantity ofpunishm ent. .
7. The Defendantxagre
'es Shat she shallcopperate fully'with this Office by:'(a) '
providingtruthfulandcompleteinformationandtestimony,andproducinkdocuments,recordsand
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otherevidence,whencalleduponbythisOffice,whetherininterviews,beforeagrahdjury,
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anytrialorotherCourtproceeding;(b)appearingatsuchgrandjuryproceedings,hearings,trials,
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and otherjudicialproceedings,and atmeetings,asmay berequired bythisOftice;afld (c)if .
requeàted by this Office, working in an undercover role .
under the supervision of, and in
com pliance with,l?w enforcem entofficersand agents. ln addition,theD efendantàgreesthatshe
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n willnotprotectanypèrsonorentitythroughfalseinformatloporomission,thatshewillnotfalsely
im plicate any person orentity,and thatjhe thatshew illnotcom m itany fttrthercrim es.
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. 8. ThisOftice reservesthe rightto evaluate the nature and extentofthe Défendant's
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cooperation and tomakethatcooperation,orlack thereof,kkown tothe Courtatthetime of ' .
sentencing. lfinthesoleandurlreyiewablçjudgmentofthisOfficetheDefendant'scooperation'
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isofsuch qtp lity and signiticance to the investigation orprosecution ofothercrim inalm attersas
to warrantthe Court's downward departure from the advisory sentencing range calculatèd under ,
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the Sentencing Guidelinçs and/or any applicable m inim um m andatory sentence,this Office m ay '
m ake a m otion priorto sentencing pursuantto Section 5K 1.1 ofthe Sentencing Guidelinesapd/or .
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Title18,UnitedSVtesCode,Section3553/),orsubsequenttosentencingpursuanttoRule35of .
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the FederalRules of Crim inalProcedure,inform iég the Courtthatthe D efendanthas provided '
substantial assistance and recom m ending that the D efendant's sentence be reduced. The
Defendantunderstandsand agrees,however,thatnothing in this agreem entrequiresthisOftice to
file any such motions?and thatthis Office's assessm entofthe quality and significance ofthe,
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D efendant'scoope'
ration shallbe binding asitrelatesto the appropriatenessofthis Office'sfiling ' '
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ornon-filing ofa m otion to reduce sentence.
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, 9. TheDefendantunderstandsandacknowledgesthattheCourfisundernoobligation
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to granta m otion forreduction ofsentencefiled by thisO ffice;'ln addition,the Defepdantf'
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understàndsand acknowledgesthatthe Courtisunderlto obligation ofany typetoreducethe .
D efendant's sentence becauseoftheD efendant'scooperation.
10. This Office agreesthat itw illrecom m end atsefltencing thatthe Courtreduce by '
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two (2)levelsthe sentencing guideline levelapplicable to the Defendant'joffense,pursuantto .'
2 . Section 3E1.1(a) ofthe Sentencing Guidelines,based upon the Defçndant'srecognition and
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affirmative and4tirrïel# acceptance ofpersonalresponsibility. Ifatx the time of sentencing the.
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D efendant'soffenselevelisdeterm inedto be 16 orgreater,thisOfficew illfile am otipn requesting .,
. anadditionalone (1)leveldçcreasepursuantto Section3E1.1(b)oftheSentencing Guidelin:s,
stating that the Defendant has assisted authorities in the investigajion or prosecution of the
2 Defendant'sownmisconductbytimelynotifyingauthoritlesoftheDefendant'sintentiontoenter
aplea ofguilty,thereby perm itting the governm entto avoid preparing fortrialand perm itting the
governm entand the Courtto allocate their resources efficiently. This Oftk e,how ever,w illnot .
berequiredtomakethismotioniftheDefendant:(1)failsorrefusestomakeafull,accurase,ànd
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complete disclosureto the probation office ofthe circum stancessurrounding the relevantoffenje
conduct;(2)isfoundtohavemisrepresentedfactstothegovernmentpriortoenteringintothisplea
agreement;or(3)commitsanymtsconductafterenteringintothispleaagreement,including,but
notlim ited to,com m itting a stateorfederaloffense,violating any term ofrelease,orm aking false
statem entsorm isrepresentationsto any govem m entalentity oroftk ial.
The D efendantisaware thatthe sentence hasnotyetbeen determ ined by the Court.
The D efendant also is aware thatany éstim ate ofthe probable sentencing range or sentence that
the Defendantmay receive,whetherthatestimate comesfrom theDefendant'sattorney,this
Office,ortheprobation office,isaprediction,notaprom ise,and isnotbinding on thisOffice,the
probation office, or the Coutt. The Defendant understands and acknow ledges,as previously
acknow ledged in paragraph 3 above,thatthe Defendantm ay notw ithdraw her plea based upon
the Court's decision not to accept a sentencing recom m endation m ade by the D efendant,this
Office,orarecommendationmadejointlybytheDefendantandthisOftice.
TheDefendantagreesthatsheowesrestitutionintheamountof$47.923.77joint
and severally w ith herco-defendants.
The D efendantis aware thatTitle 28,United State'
s Code,Section 1291 and Title
18,United StatesCode,Section 3742 affordtheD efendanttherightto appealthe sentenceim posed
in thiscase. A cknow ledging this,in exchange forthe undertakingsm adeby the United Statesin
thisplea agreem ent,the D efendanthereby w aives allrights conferred by Sections 1291 and 3742
to appealany sentence imposed,including any restitution order,orto appealthem annerin which
thesentence wasimposed,unlessthe sentence exceedsthe m axim um perm itted by statute or isthe
resultof an upw ard departure and/or an upward variance from the advisory guideline range that
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the Co(14.establishesatsentencihg. The Defendantfurtherunderstandsthatnothing in this
agreem eqtshallaffectthe governm ent'srightand/orduty to appealas setforth in Title 18,U nited
StatesCqdè,Section 3742(19 and Title28,United StatesCode,Section 1291. However,ifthe
United States appealsthe Defendant's sentence pursuantto Sections3742417)and 1291,the
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Defçndantshéllbe released from the above waiver of herrightto appealher sentence. The
Defendantf'urtherherèbywaivesallrightsconferredby Title28,United StatesCode,Seciion 1291
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ioassel'tanyclaim that(1)thestalutetowhichtheDefendantispleadingguiltyisunconstitutional;
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icon'ductdoesnotfallwithin thescopeofthestatuteofconviction. By
signing thisagreem ent,the D efendpntacknowledges thatthe D eféndanthasdiscussed the appeal
waiversetforth in.
thisagreementwith theDlfendant'sattomey. TheDefendantfurther'agrees,
togetherwith thisOffice,to requestthatthe Cou'rtentera specificfinding ShattheDefendant's
w aiverofherrightto appealthesézitenceimposed in thiscaseand herrighttb appealherw
conkiction
inthemalm erdescribed abovewasinowing andvoluntary.
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This is the entire agreem ent and understanding between this O ffice and the
D efendant. There areno otheragreem ents,prom ises,representations,orunderstandings.
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