United States v. Kervens Saint-Hilaire — Plea Agreement, Southern District of Florida (Document 86)
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A plea agreement between the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and Kervens Saint-Hilaire in Case 0:23-cr-60119-AHS, entered on the docket January 30, 2024. Saint-Hilaire agrees to plead guilty to Counts 1 and 16 of the Indictment, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud under Section 1349 and aggravated identity theft under Section 1028A(a)(1), with the remaining counts to be dismissed after sentencing. Count 1 carries up to thirty (30) years and a fine of up to $1,000,000, and the identity theft count a mandatory consecutive two (2) years. The parties jointly recommend a base offense level of 7 and a 16-level increase for a loss of more than $1,500,000 and less than $3,500,000. Saint-Hilaire agrees to forfeit real property in Pompano Beach and to restitution of $3,097,825.
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“United States v. Kervens Saint-Hilaire — Plea Agreement, Southern District of Florida (Document 86).”
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Case 0:23-cr-60119-AHS Document 86 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/30/2024 Page 1 of 8
U M TED STATES D ISTR ICT CO U RT
SOUTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FO R T LA IJDER D ALE D IW SIO N
CA SE N O .23-60019-CR -SIN G H A L
U NITED STAT ES O F AM ER ICA
VS.
U R V EN S SM NTO LM R E,
D efendant.
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PL EA A G REEM E N T
TheUnitedStatesAttorney'sOffcefortlleSouthernDiskictofFlorida(collectively,Cdthis
Office''l and Kervens Saint-Hilaire (hereinafterreferred to asthe RDefendanf')enterinto the
' following agreement:
The Defendaptagreesto plead guilty to Counts 1and 16 oftheIndictment,which
cotmtschargesthe Defendantwith corsspiracy to commitbank gaud and wirefraud,in violation
ofTitle 18,United States..c ode,Section 1349(Colmt1),andaggravatedidentitytheft irlviolation
.
ofTitle18,United StatesCode,'section 1028A(a)(1)(Cotmt16).
2. ThisOffice agreesto seek dismissaloftheremaioing cotmtsofthelndictm ent,as
to thisDefendantollly,aftersentencing.
The Defendant is aw are that the sentence wi11 be imposed by the Courtafter
considering the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Policy Statements (hereinafter
Gisentencing Guidelines''). TheDefendantacltnowledgesand lmderstr dsthatthe Courtwili
computealladvisory sentencetmderthe Sentencing Guidelinesatld thattheapplicableguidelines
w illbe determ ined by the C ourt,relying in parton tlze results of a pre-sentence investigation by
the Court's probation office,w hich investigation w ill com m ence aAer the guilty plea has been
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entered. The Defendantis also awarethat,undercertain circumstances,the Com4 may depM
from the advisory sentencing guideline range thatithascomputed,and may raise or lowerthat
advisory sentence tmder the sentencing Guidelines. The Defendant is further aware and
understandsthatthe Cotu'tisrequired to considertheadvisory gtzideline range determ ined under
the Sentencing Guidelines,butisnotbound to imposea sentencewithin thatadvisory range;the
Courtisperm itted to tailorthe ultimate sentence i!llightofother statutory concerns,and such
sentencem aybeeitherm oresevereorlesssevereth= theSentencing Glzidelines'advisory range.
Knowingthesefacts,theDefendantlm derstandsand acu owledgesthattheCourthastheauthority
to imposeany sentencewithin anduptothestatutory mnximum authorizedby law fortheoffenses
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identified in paragraph 1 and thattheDefendantmay notwithclraw theplea solely as aresultof
thesentenceim posed.
4. The Defendantalso lmderstands and acknowledgesthat,asto Cotmt1,the Court
mayimposeastatatorymnximplm term oflmpdsonmentofuptothirty (30)years,followedby a
term ofsupervisedrelbaseofup to five (5)years. In addition to aterm ofimprisonmentand
supervised release,theCourtm ay imposea fine ofup to $1,000,000 or'
twicethegrosspeclmiary
gain orloss,whicheverisgreater,and may ordïrforfeiture and restim tion. Asto Cotmt 18,the
Courtmustimposeasentenceoftwo(2)yeazs'imprisonment,which shallrtm consecutivetoany
term ofimprisonm entimposed forCotmt1,andm ay also imposeaterm ofsupervised release up
toone(1)yeazandafineofupto$250,000.
The D efendant further tm derstands and acknow ledges that, in addition to any
sentenceim posedtm derparagraph4 ofthisagreement,aspecialassessm entilltheam ountof$200
w illbe im posed on the Defendant. The Defendantagreesthatany specialassessm entimposed
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shallbepaid atthe tim e ofsèntencing. lftheDefendantisfmancially tm able to pay the specif
assessment,theDefendantagreesto presentevidenceto this Officeand the Courtatthe time of
sentencing astothereasonsfortheDefendant'sfailuretopay.
ThisOffice reservesthe rightto inform the Coulï and the probation office ofa1l
factspehinenttothesentencing.
process,includinga11relevantintbrm ation concerningtheoffenses
comnnitted,whether charged ornot,as well as concerning the Defendantand the Defendant's
backgrotmd. Subjectonlytotheexpresstermsofanyagreed-upon sentencingrecommendations
contained in tllis agreem ent,thisO ff ce furtherreserves the rightto m ake any recom m endation as
to the quality and quantity ofp lnishm ent.
Tlzis Office agreesthatitwillrecom rnend atsentencing thatthe Coul'treduceby
two (2)levelsthe sentencingguidelinelevelapplicabletotheDefendant'soffense,pursuantto
Section 3E1.1(a)ofthe Sentencing Guidelines,based upon the Defendant's recognition and
afsrm ative and timely acceptance ofpersonalresponsibility. lf atthe tim e of sentencing the
Defendant'soffenselevelisdeterminedtobe16 orgreater,thisOfdcewillfileam otionrequesting
a!ladditionalone(1)leveldecreaseptzrsuan.
tto Section 3E1.1(b)oftheSentencing Guidelines,
stating that the Defendant has assisted authorities in the investigation or prosecution of the
Defendant'sown misoonductby timely notifying authoritiesoftheDefendant'sintention to enter
aplea ofgailty,thereby permitting the governmentto avoidprepating fortrialand permitting the
governm entand the Courtto allocatetheirresourceseffciently. This Ox ce,however,willnot
berequiredtomakethismotion iftlleDefendant:(1)failsorrefusestomakeaftzll,acclzrate,and
completedisclostlreto the'probation office ofthe circllm stançessurrotmding therelevantoffense
conduct;(2)isfotmdtohavemisrepresentedfactstothegovernmentpriortoenteringintothisplea
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agreement;or(3)commitsanyrnisconductafterentedngintothispleaagreement,including,but
notliznitedto,com mitting astate orfederaloffense,violatingany term ofrelease,orm nking false
statem entsormisrepresentationstoarly governm entalentity orofûcial.
8. Tllis Office and the Defendantagree that,although notbinding on the probation
offceortheCottrt,theywilljointlyrecommendthattheCourtmakethefollowingfndingsand
conclusionsasto thesentenceto beimposed:
(a) Thatthebaseoffenselevelis7,puzsuanttoSection2B1.1(a)(1);
(b) Thattllerelevantnmountofactual,probable,orintended losstmderSection
2B1.1.
@)(1) of the Sentencing Guidelines resulting from the offense
comm itled in this case is m ore than $1,500,000 and less tha11$3,500,000,
resultinghlanincreaseof16levelspursuanttoSection2B1.1(b)(1)(l);
Thatthe offense involved 10 or more victims,resulting in an increase of2
levelspursuanttoSection 2B1.1(b)(2)(A)(i);a'
nd
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(d) 'Thatthe offenseinvolved theproduction ortrafficking ofany tmauthorized
accessdeviceorcounterfeitaccessdevice,resulting in an increaseof2 levels
p'
arsuantto281.1(b)(2)(11)(B);
9. ThisOfficeandDefendantexpressly reservetheirrespectiverightsatsentencingto
present evidence and argllm entin supportof or againstthe application ofany aggravating role
enhancem enttm derSection 38 1.1 ofthe Sentencing Guidelines.
10. TheD efendantisawarethatthe sentence has.notyetbeen determ ined by the Court.
TheDefendantalso isawarethatany estim ateoftheprobable sentencing range orsentencethat
the Defendantm ay receive,whether that estim ate com es from the Defendant's attom ey,this
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Office,ortheprobation office,isaprediction,notapromise,and isnotbinding onthisOffice,the
probation oo ce,or the Court. The Defendanttmderstands and acknowledges, as previously
acu owledgedinparagraph 3 above,thattheDefendantm ay notwithdraw hispleabasedupon the
Court'sdecisioh nottoaccepta sentencingrecomm endation m adeby theDefendant,thisOffice,
orarecommendationmadejointlybytheDefendmltandthisOffice.
TheDefendantlm owingly andvoltmtadly admitsthatthefollowingrealpropel-ties
constitm e,orwere derived âom ,proceedshe obtained directly o1'indirectly.asthe resultofthe
offense oharged in Count1oftheIndictm ent,to which he agreesto plead guilty herein:Thereal
property lglown and numbered as318 SW 2 Court,Pompano Beach follows,togetherwith a11
appurtenanèes,improvements,fixtures,atachmentsthereonortherein(theGçlkealPropertf').
Therefore,the Defendantlm owingly and voltmtarily agreesthattlleRealProperty
issubjecttocriminalforfeituretotheUnitedStatesupon theCourt'sacceptanceofhisguiltyplea
pursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(2)(A),alldtheproceduressetforthatTitle
21,United StatesCode,Section 853,andRule32.2 oftheFederalRulesofCrim inalProcedure.
TheDeibndantlmowinglyandvoluntadly agreestowaivehisrighttoahearing,
pursuantto Rule 32.2@)(1)(A) ofthe FederalRtlles ofCriminalProcedure,to determinethe
requisitenexusbetween theRealProperty and offense charged in Count1 ofthe Indictm ent,to
which he agrees to plead guilty herein.Fllrfherm ore,the Defendantltnowingly and voluntarily
agreesthatheshallnot,in any m nnner,actin opposition totheUnited Statesin seeldng forfeiture
ofthe RealProperty.
The D efendantknow ingly and vollm tarily agreesto w aivethe following rightsw ith
respecttotheforfeitureoftheRealProperty:
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(a) Al1constittztional,legal,andequitabledefensestosuchforfeiture;
(b) Anyconstitutionalorstamtorydoublejeopazdy defenseorclnim regarding
such forfeiture;
(c) Any claim ordefenseto such forfeiturebroughtorraisedtmdertheEighth
Am endm entto the United States Constim tion,including,butnotlim ited to,any claim or defense
ofexcessivefme;and
(d) Any righthe may have to an appealofany resulting orderofforfeiture
regarding theRealProperty.
TheDefendantlcnowinglyandvoltmtarilyagreesandlmderstandsthattheforfeitare
oftheRealProperty agreedupon hereinshallnotbetreated assatisfaction (eitherpM ialor1 11)
ofany assessm ent,fm e,restitution,costofimprisonm ent,orany otherpenalty thattheCout'
tm ay
imposeupon thedefendantin addition to the forfeiture.TheD efendantalso agreesto assistthis
Officeina11proceedings;administrativeorjudicial,involvingforfeituretotheUnited'statesofof
the RealProperty and/or an.
y property,including substituteproperty,regardless ofitsnature or
form ,realorpersonal,which theDefendantorotherslcnown to thedefendant,have accam ulated
becauseofillegalactivities. Theassistancesh>llincludeidentG cationofanypropertysubjectto
forfeituze,agreemezitto the entry ofan order enjoining ihetransferorencllmbrance ofsuch
property,andthetransferofsuch propertytotheUnited Statesby deliverytothisOx ceupon this
Offce'srequest,any necessary and appropdate docllm entation,including consentsto forfeiture
and quitclaim deeds,to delive'
rgood and m azketable titleto such property.
16. The Defendantstipuhtes and agreestllathe owesrestitmion in the amolmtof
$3,097,825.
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TheDefendantisaware thatTitle 28,United StatesCode,Section 1291 and Title
18,United StatesCode,Section3742 affordtheDefendanttherightto appealthesentenceimposed
intltiscase. Acknowledgingthis,in exchange fortheundelakingsmadeby theUrlited Statesin
thisplea agreem ent,theDefendanthereby waivesa11rightsconferredby Sections1291and 3742
to appealany sentenceimposed,including any restimtion order,orto appealthem nnnerin which
thesentencewasimposed,llnlessthesentenceexceedsthem nximllm pennittedby statuteoristhe
resultofan upward departare and/orarlupward variancefrom the advisory guideline range that
the Courtestablishes at sentencing. The Defendant further understands that nothing in this
agreem entshallaffectthegovernment'srightand/orduty to appealassetforth in Title 18,United
StatesCode,Section 37421)andTitle28,United StatesCode,Section 1291. However,if'
the
Urlited States appeals theDefendant's sentence pursuantto Sections37421) and 1291,the
Defendant shallbe released from the above waiver of his rightto appealhis sentence. The
D efendantfurtherhereby waivesallrightsconferredby Title28,United StatesCode,Section 1291
. toassertanyclnim that(1)thestatutetowhichtheDefendantispleadingguiltyisunconstitutional;
and/or(2)theadmitted conductdoesnotfallwithin thescopeofthe stamte ofconviction. By
signing thisagreem ent,theDefendantacknowledgesthattheDefendanthasdiscussed the appeal
waiversetforth in thisam eementwith the Defendant'satlorney. TheDefendantfartheragrees,
togetherwith this Office,to requestthatthe Courtentera specifc fm ding thatthe Defendant's
waiverofhisrightto appealthesentenceimposed inthiscaseandllisrighttoappealhisconviction
in the m nnnerdescribed abovew asknow ing and voluntary.
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