Plea Agreement — USA v. Philossaint et al (Dkt. 116, S.D. Fla.)
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Plea agreement in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Case 9:22-cr-80144-RS, Document 116, entered December 20, 2022, between the United States and defendant Gayle. The agreement states that the defendant pleads guilty to Count 1 of the Superseding Indictment, which charges conspiring with others to commit wire fraud. It lists a maximum of twenty (20) years of imprisonment, up to three (3) years of supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000, a special assessment of $100 and a good faith restitution estimate of $20,092.50. It also contains forfeiture terms and an appeal waiver.
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“Plea Agreement — USA v. Philossaint et al (Dkt. 116, S.D. Fla.).”
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Case 9:22-cr-80144-RS Document 116 Entered on FLSD Docket 12/20/2022 Page 1 of 8
UN ITED STATES DISTRICT C OU RT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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UM TED STATES O F A M ERICA
VS.
BRIANNA M ONIQUE GAXLE,
D èfendant.
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PLEA A G REEG N T
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The United States of A m erica,by and through the undersigned A ssistantU nited States
Attomey (hereinafter referred to as Gtthis Oftke''),and Brianna M ônique Gayle (hereinafter
referredtoasthe(r efendanf),enterintothefollowingagreement:
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TheDefendantagreestojlead guiltyto Count1ofthe Supersedingfndictment,
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which chargesthe Defendantwith conspiring w ith othersto com m itwire fraud in violation of 18
U.S.C.j1343,a1linviolatidnofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Sèction1349.
TheD efendantacknow ledges'
thatshe hasread thechargesagainsthercontained in
the Superseding lndictm entand thatthe chargeshave been fully explained to herby herattorney.
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thisdefendantonly,aftersentencing.
The Defendant is aware that the sentence w ill be impoqed by the Court after
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ing the advisolw ; .
Federal jentencing Guidelines and Policy.- Statements (hereinafter
Ctsentencing Guidelines'). TheDefendantacknowledgesand understandsthatthe Courtwill
com pute an advisory sentence underthe Sentencing Guidelines and thatthe applicable guidelines
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w illbedeterm ined by the Courtrelying in parton theresultsofapre-sentenceinvestigation by the
Court'sprobationoffice,which investijationwillcommenceaftertheguiltypleahasbeenentered.
The D efendant is also aw are that,under certain circum stances,the Courtm ay departfrom the
advisory sentencing guideline range that it has computed,and m ay raise or low er thatadvisory
sentenceupderthe Sentencing Guidelines. TheDefendantisfurtherawareandunderstandsthat
the Courtis required to considerthe advisory guideline range detennined underthe Sentencing
Guidelines,butisnotbound to im pose asentencewithin thatadvisory range;theCourtispennitted
to tailorthe ultim ate sentence in lightofotherstatutory concerns,and such sentencem ay be either
m oresevereorlessseverethan theSentencing Guidelines'advisoryzange. Knowingthesefacts,
the Defendant understands and acknow ledges that the Courthas the authority to im pose any
sentence w ithin and up to the statutory m axim um authorized by law forthç offense identified in
paragraph 1 and thatthe Defendantm ay notw ithdraw the plea solely as a result ofthe sentence
im posed.
TheDefendantalso understaridsand acknowledgesthat,asto Count1,the Court
mayimposeastatutorymaximum term ofimprisonmentofuptotwenty(20)years,and,inaddition
to any term of imprisonm ent,the Courtm ay also im pose a period ofsupervised release ofup to
three(3)yearstocommenceattheconclusionoftheperiodofimprisonment,andmayalsoimpose
afineofup to$250,000Mrtwicethegrosslossorgrossgain.
The D efendant f'urther understands and aclcnow ledges that, in additipn to any
sentenceimposedunderparàgraphfive(5jofthisagreement,aspecialassessmentof$100willbe
im posed on the Defendant. Thé D efendantagrees thàtany specialassessm ehtim posed sha1lbe.
paid atthe tim e ofsentencing.
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7. The Defendant also understands and acknow ledges thatthe Courtis obligated to
im pose an order ofrestitution,and thatthe am ountofrestitution w illbecalculated by the Court's
Probation Office folloF ing the D efendant's guilty plea. The parties'good faith estim ate ofthe
restitution amountis$20,092.50.
8. TheDefendantunderstandsand acknowledéesthat,ifshe isplaced on supervised
release,and she w ere to violate a cùndition ofhersupervised release,the Coul'tcould revoke her
supervised release and re-sentence herto an additionalterm ofim prisonm entfollow bd by a tenn
ofsupervised release,orcould continue hersupervision w ith orw ithoutm odifying theconditions.
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9. ThisOfticereservestherightto ihform the Courtand thç Probation Office ofal1
factspertinentto the sentencingprocess,incltldipg allrelevantinfonuatioh concerning
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cqm m itted,w hether charged or not,as wçllas concerning the D efendant and the D efendant's .
background.Subjectonlytotheexprçsstermsofanyagreed-uponsentencingrecommendations
contained in this plea agreem ent, this'Office ftirther'reserves the right to m ake any
recom m endation asto the quality and quantity ofpunishm ept.
10. Provided thatthe Defendantcom m its np new crim inaloffenses and provided that
she continues to dem onstrate an affirm ative recognition and affirm ative acceptance ofpersonal
responsibilityforhercriminalconduct,thisOfficeagreesthatitwillrecomm endatsentencingthat
theCoul'
treduce by two levelsthesentencing guidelinelevelapplicàbleto the defendant'soffepse,
PursuanttoSection3E1.1(a)oftheSentencingGutdelines,baseduponthedefendgnt'srecognitio'n
and affirm ative and tim ely accepyance ofpersonalresponsibility. Ifatthe tip e ofsentencing the
defendant'soffense levelisdeterm ined to be 16 orgreater,thisOfficew illfle am otion requesting '
anadditionaloneleveldecreasepursuanttoSection3E1.1(b)oftheSentencingGuidelines,stating
thatthe defendanthas assisted authorities in the investigation or prosecution ofthe defendant's
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ow n m isconductby tim ely notifying authorities ofthe defendant's intention to enter a plea of
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guilty, thereby pennitting the governm ent to avoid preparing for trial and perm itting the
governm entand theCotlrtto allocatetheirresourcesefficiently. ThisOffiçe,how ever,w illnotbe
required to makethismotion ifthedefendant:(1)failsorréfujesto makea full,acçurate and
com plete disclosure to the probation office ofthe circum stances surroundihg the relevantoffense
conduct'
,(2)isfoundtohavemisrepresentedfactstothegovernmentpriortoenteringintothisplea
agreement;or(3)commitsanymiscondud afterenteringintothispleaàgreement,includingbut
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notlim ited to com m itting a sGte orfederaloffense,violating any term ofrelease,orm aking false
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statem entsorm isrepresentationsto any governm enjaleptity orofficial.
The parties agree tojointly recommend thè following regarding the advisory
éuidelinerange:
a. ihat the defendant's base offense level is 7 pursuant to U .S.S.G.
j281.1(a)(1);
thatthe losk in this m atter was more than $15,000 but not lhore than
$40,000,resultinginanupwardadjùstmenttotheoffenselevelof4;and
thatnoroleadjustmentisappropriate.
12. This Oftk e and fhe defendantagreethat,although notbinding on the probation
officeorthe Courq they willjointly recommend thatthe
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mpos.ej a sentence within the
advisory sentencing guideliùe range produced by application of the jentencing Guidelines.
Althouah notbindinaèntheorobationofsceortheCoul't.thlsOfficeandthedefendantfurther
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agreethat,exceptasothem iseexpressly contemplated in thisPleaAgreement,théywilljointly
recommend thatthe Courtneitherdepartupward nordepartdownward underthe Sentencinj
Guidelineswhen determ ining the advisory sentencing guidelinerange in this case.
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13. The Defendant agrees,'
in an individualand any other capacity,to forfeitto the
U nited States, voluntérily and im mediately, any right, title, and interest to any propelty
constituting,orderived from ,proceedsobtained,directly orindirectly,asthe resultofthe offense
chargedintheInformation,pursuanito1yU.S.C.j982(a)(2)(B)and 18U.S.C.j1030(i);andany
personalpropertyusqd,orintendedtobeused,tocommitsuchoffense,pursuantto 18U.S.C.j
1030(i).TheDefendantagreestoforfeitureofsubstitutepropertypursuantto21U.S.C.j8534.
19.
Thepropertysubjecttoforfeittlreincludes,butisnotlimitedto:
a. a forfeiture money judgmentin the amopntequaltö the value ofthe gross
proceedstraceable to the offense.
The Defendantfurtheragreesthatforfeitureis independéntofany assejsm ent,fine,
cost,restitution,or penalty that m ay be im posed by the Court. The dçfendant know ingly and
voluntarily agrees to .
w aive all constitm ional, legal?and equitable defçnses to the foifeiture,
including excesAive finesunderthe Eighth A m endm enttq this Office Constitution. lp addition,
thedefendaùtagreestowaiv'e:anyapplicabletimelimitsfèradministrativeorjudicialforfeiture
proceedings,therequirementsofFed.R.Crim.P.32.2and43'
(a),andanyappeyloftheforfeitum.
TheD efendantalso agreesto fully and truthfully disclosethe exiqtence,nature and
locàtion ofa11assetsin which theDefendanthasorhadany directorindirecttinancialinterestor
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control,and any assets invölved in the offense of conviction. The D efepdantaf
grees to take all
stepsrequestedbythisOfficefortherecovery andforfeitureofallassetstdentifiedbyl
thisUffice
assubject'toforfeiture.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedtp,the
'timelydelivçryuponrequestofa1l
necessary ànd appropriate docum entàtion to deliver
' good and m arketable title,consenting to '
all
orders of forfeiture, and not contesting or im peding in any w ay w ith any crim inal, civil or
adm inistrative forfeiture proceeding concerning the forfeim re.
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16. In furtheranceofthesatisfaction ofrestitution and aforfeituremoneyjudgment
entere'd by the Courtin thiscase, the D efendantagreesto the follbw ing:
a. subm ita tinancialstatem entto thisO ffice upon request,w ithin 14 calendar
daysfrom therequest;
b. maintain any Assetvalued in excessof$10,000,and notsell,hide,waste,
encum ber,destroy,orotherwise devalue such assetw ithoutpriorapprovalofthisO m ce;
provide infonuation about any transfer of an asset valued in excess bf
$10,000 sincethecommencementoftheoffenseconductin thiscasetodatç;
d. cooperate fully in the investigation and the identification of assets,
including liquidating assets, m eeting w ith representatives of the United States, and
providing any docup entation requested;and
e. notify,w ithin 30 days,the Clerk ofthe Courtforthe Southem D istrict of
FloridaandthisOfficeof:(i)any changeofname,residçnce,ormailingaddress,and(ii)
any m aterialchange in econom ic circum stances.
17. The Defendantfurtherunderstandsthatproviding false or incomplete inform ation
aboutassets,concealing assets,m aking m atçrially false statem entsorrepresentàtions,orm aking ''
orusing falsew ritingsordocum entspertaining to assets,taking any action thatw ould im pede the
forfeiture ofassets,or failing to cooperaté fully in the investigation and identification ofassets
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may beusçd asabasisefor:(i)separateprosecution,including,under18U.S.C.j 1001;or(ii)
reconim endation ofa denialofa reduction foracceptance ofresponsibility pursuantto theU nited
StatesSentencingGuidelinesj3EI.I.
18. The D efendantacknow ledgesthatbecausethe offenseofconviction occurred after
April24,1996,restitution ism andatoty withoutregard to the Defendant's ability to pay and that
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the Courtm ust order the Defendant to pay restitution for the full loss caused by her crim inal
conductpuysuantto Title 18,United States Code,Section 3663A . Furthenu
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' ore, the D efendant
stipulatesthatsheowesrestitutionjointly andseverallywithherco-conspiratorsintheamountto
be calculated by theCourtatsentencing.
TheD efendantisaw are'
thatthe sentence hasnotyetbeen detelnnined by the Court.
The Defendant is also aware thatany estim ate ofthe probable sentencing range or sentence that
the Defendant m ay receive,w hether that estim ate com es from .the Defendant's attorney,this
Office,orthe Probation Office,is a pm diction,nota prom ise,and is notbinding on this Office,
theProbation Office,orthe Coult The D efendantunderstandsfurtherthatany recom m endation
that this Offk e m akes to the Coul'
t as to sentencing,w hether pursuant to this agreem ent or
othel-wise,is not binding on the Court and the Courtm ay disregard the recom m endation in its
entirety.TheD efendantunderstandsand acknowledges)aspreviously acknow ledged in paragraph
four(4)above,thattheDefendantmaynotwithdraw herpleabasedupontheCourt'sdecisionnot
to accepta sentencing recomm endation m ade by the Defendant,thisOffice,ora recom m endation
madejointlybyboththeDefendantandthisOfûce.
20. The defendantis aw are thatTitle 18,U nited States Code,section 3742 and Title
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28,United StatesCode,Section 1291affordthedefendanttherightto appealthe sentence im posed
in this case.A cknow ledging this,in exchange forthe undertakings m ade by the United States in
thisplea agreem ent,the defendanthereby waiyesal1rights conferred by Sections3742 and 1291
to appealany sentence im posed,including any l'estitution order,orto appealthe m qnner in w hich
the sentence wasim posed,unless'
thejentence exceedsthem axim um perm itted by statm e orijthe
resultofan upw ard departure and/or'an upward variance from the advisory guideline range that
the Court establishes at sentencing. The defendant further understands that nothing in this
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agreem entshallaffectthe governm ent'srightand/orduty to appealas setforth in Title 18,United
StatesCode,Section 3742(b)and Title28,United StatesCode,Section 1291.However,ifthe
United States appeals the defendant's sentence pursuantto Sections 374241$ and 1291,the
defendantshallbe released from the above w aiverofappellate rights.By signing thisagreem ent,
the defendantacknow ledges thatthe defendanthas discussed the appealwaiver set forth in this
agreem entwith the defendant'sattorney.
21. This is the entire agreem ent and understanding between this Office and the
Defendant.There areno otheragr:em ent
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s,prom ises,represent>tions,orunderstandings.
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JUAN ANTONIO GQNZALEZ
U NITED STATES A U ORN EY
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ASSISTANT UNITED STATESATTORNW
Date: 12 - lA-IX l
BRIANNA M ONIQUE GAYLE
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