United States v. Guillermo Lopez Carrazana — Plea Agreement, Southern District of Florida (Document 65)
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A Plea Agreement between the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and Guillermo Lopez Carrazana in United States of America v. Guillermo Lopez Carrazana, Case 1:25-cr-20178, entered on the docket August 18, 2025 as Document 65. The defendant agrees to plead guilty to Count 1 of the Indictment, conspiracy to commit wire fraud under Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349, which carries up to twenty (20) years, and the Office agrees to seek dismissal of the remaining counts at sentencing. The parties will jointly recommend a base offense level of seven (7) and an 18-level loss enhancement for actual loss of more than $3,500,000 but less than $9,500,000. The defendant agrees to a forfeiture money judgment of $2,384,105.00, to cooperate with the Office, and to waive most appeal rights.
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UN ITED STATE S D ISTRIC T C OU R T FO R TH E
SOUTHERN DISTRJCT OFFLORIDA
CASE NO.25-20178LCkr% TMAN
UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA,
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Plaintiff,
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GUILLERM O LOPEZ CARR AZANA,
Defendant.
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GuillermoLppez Carrazana(hereinafterrefçlredto astheGr efendanf')enterintothefollowing
agreem ent:
TheDefendahtagreesto plead guilty to Count1ofthelndictment,which charges
. the D efendantwith conspiracy to eom m itw ire fraud,in violation ofTitle 18,U nited StatesCode,
Section 1349: The.Defendant acknowledges that he has read a1l ofthe charges againsthim
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tùdictmentandthatthechargeshavçbeenfullyexplainecttohim byhisattom ey.
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ThisOfficeagreestoseekdîsmissaloftheremaining Countsofthelnqictment,as
to thisDefendant,atsentencing.
The Defendant is aware thatth8 sentence w ill be imposed by the Court after
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willbedeyerm ined by the.cotu'trelying in partontheresultsofapre-sentenceinvestigation bythe
Court'sprobation office,w hich investigation w illcom m ence afterthegtzilty pleahasbeen entered.
The D efendant is also aw are that,under certain circum stances,the Courtm ay departfrom the
advisoly sentencing guideline rangethatithascomputed,and m ay raise orlowerthatadvisory
. sentence underthe Sentencing Guidelines. The Defendantisftzrtheraware and tmderstandsthat
the Courtis required to considerthe advisory guideline range determ ined underthe Sentencing
G uidelines,butirnotbotm d to im posea sentencew ithin thatadvisory range;the Courtisperm itted
lotailortheultimatesentencein lightofotherstatutory concem s,and such sentencem ay beeither
m oresevere orlesssevem .
than the jentencing Guidelines'advisory range.Knowing these féds,
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the D efendant tm derstands and aclcnow ledges that the Courthas the authority to im pose any
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sentencewithin andup tothestatutorymaximum authorizedby 1aw fortheoffensets)identified
in paragraph 1 and thatthe D efendantm ay notwithdraw theplea solely as a resultofthe sçntence
im posed. ., '
: 4. The Défendantalso understands and acknowledgesthatthe Courtm ay impose a
stawtörymaximtlm term ofimprisonmentofuptotwenty(20)yearsasto Cotmt1.lnadditionto
any period ofimprisonm entthe Com'tm ay also im pose a period ofsupervised relçgse ofup to.
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three(3)yearstocommenceattheconclusionoftheperiodofimprisonment.In,
additiontoaterm
. ofimprisonmentand supervised release,asto Count1,theCourtm ay imposea fm e ofup to the
greaterof$250,000,ptlrsuantto 18U.S.C.j3571(a)(3),ortwicethepectmiarygainorlosscaused
bytheoffense,pursuantto18U.S.C.j3571(d),andmay orderforfeitureandrestitution.
5. The Defendant further lm derstands and aclcnowledges that,in Addition to any
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sentence im posed tm der paragraph 4 of this agreem ent,a special assessm ent in the nm otm t of .
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$100.00.* 11be imposed'asto each cotmt,foratotalof$100.00. TheDefendantagreesthatany
specialassèksmentH posed shallbepaid atthetim eofsentencing.lftheDefendantistinancially
unableto pay the specialassessment,theDefendantagreesto presentevidenceto thisOffice and
the Courtat.
the tim e ofsentencing asto the reasonsforthe D efendant'sfailtlre to pay.
6. Tllis 0fficereservesthe rightto infbrm the Courtand the probation oftice ofa11
fadspertinenttothesentencingprocess,including a11relevantinformation concerningtheoffenses
com m itted,w hether charged or not, as w ell as concerning the D efendant and the D efendant's
background.Subjectonlytotheexpresstermsofany agreed-upon sentencingrecommendations
contained in thisagreem ent,thisOfficefurtherreservestherightto makeany recomm endation as
tothequality and quantity.ofptmishm ent.
TheDefendaùtshallprovidetheProbation Officeandcotm selfortheUnited States
with a 111,complete and >ccurate personalfinancialstatementwithin thirty (30) days of
àdjudication of juilt ay contemplated in this Plea Agreement. If the Defendantprovides
incom plete.or'
untruthfulstatem ents in hispersonalfinancialstatem ent,or fails to tim eiy provide
' his personalffnàncial statem ent,such action shall be deemed a m aterialbreach of this Plea
Agreem enj and the United States shal'
lbe free to ptlrsue al1appm priate charges against the
Defendantnotwithstanding apy agreem ents to forbear from bringing additional charges,or to
dism isscounts,otherwisesetforth in tbisPleaAgreem ent.
8. This Oftice agreesthatitwillrecomm end atsentencing thatthe Courtreduce by
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tw o levelsthe sentencing guideline levelapplicable totheD efendant'soffense,pursuantto Section
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3E1.1(a)oftheSentençing Glzidelines,based upontheDefendant'srecognition andaffirmative
and tim ely acceptance ofpersonalresponsibility. lf atthe tim e ofsentencing the Defendant's
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offense levelis'determined to'be 16 or greater,thispflice willfile a motion reqvesting an
additionaloneleveldecieaseplzrsuantto Section 3E1.1(b)ofthe Sentencing Guidelines,stating
thatthe D efendanthas assisted authodties in the investigation or prosecution ofthe D efendant's
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lm iscpnductby tim ely notifying authorities ofthe Defendant's intention to enter a plea of
guilty, thereby permitling the governm ent to avoid prepadng for tI-i:I and permitting the
éovernm entandthe Courtto alloeatetheirresourceseffk iently.ThisOftk e,however,willnotbe
requiredtomakethismotionandsentencingrecommendationiftheDefendant:(a)failsorrefuses
to m ake a 1 11,accurate and com plete disclosure to the probation office of the circum stances
sprrotmdingtherelevantoffenseconductandtheDefendant'spresentfnancialcondition;(b)is
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fotmd to havep isrepresented factsto the governm entpriorto entering into thisplea.agreem ent;
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or(c)commitsanymisconductafterehtedngintothispleaagreement,includingbutnotlimitedto
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com m itllng a state or federaloffense,violating any term ofrelease,orm aking false statem ents or
m isrepresentationsto any governm entalentity oroftk ial.
TheDçfendantisawm'ethatthesenteneehasnotyetbeen determinedby theCourt.
The Defendantisalso aware thatany estimate oftheprobablesentencing rangeorsentencethat
thedefendantmayreceive,whetherthatestimatecomesfrom theDefendant'sattonwy,tllisOfficé,
or the probation office, is a prediction,not a prom ise, and is not binding on this Office, the
probation office orthe Court. The defendantlm derstandsfartherthatany recomm endation that
thisOfficem akesto the Courtasto sentencing,whetherpursuantto.thisagreementorotherwise,
isnotbinding on the Coùrtand the Courtm ay disregard the recom m endation in itsentirety. The
defendantunderstandsand acknowledges,aspreviously acknowledged in paragraph 3 above,that
the D efendant m ay not w ithdraw his plea based upon the C ourt's decision not to accept a
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sentencing recom m endation m ade by the D efendant,this Office, or a recom m endation m ade
jointlybytheDefendantandthisOffice.
Atthe time ofsentencing,theDefendantwillbe 9eeto azgueforavariance9om
the advisory sentencing guidelines range.
11. This Office and the Defendantagree that,although notbinding on theprobation
office orthe Court,they w i11jointly recommendthattheCourtmakethefollowi
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conclusionsasto the sentence to be im posed:
(a) BaseOffenseLevel:
TheDefeùdant'sbaseoffenselevelisseven (7),perU.S.S.G.j2B1.1(a)(1);and
(b) Loss:
. The actualloss caused to investors by the D efendant's offense conductw asm ore
than$3,500,000,butlessthan$9,500,000,adding 18levelsperj2B1.1(b)(1)(J).
12. The parties agree thatno other Sentencing Guidelines reductions orenhancem ents
apply butreserve the rightto seek an otherw ise appropriate sentence perTitle 18 U nited States
CodeSection35534$.
13. The Defendantagrees,in an individualand any other capacity,to forfeitto the
United States,voltm tarily and im m ediately,any right,title,and interestto any property,realor
personal,wllich constitm esorisdedved from proceedstraceable to the com m ission ofthe offense,
inviolationof18U.S.C.j 1349,plzrsuantto18U.S.C.j981(a)(1)(C).lnaddition,thedefendant
agreestoforfeitureofsubstitm epropeo ptlrsuantto21U.S.C.j853(19.Thepropertysubjectto
forfeitureincludes,butisnotlimitedto:aforfeituremoneyjudgmentof$2,384,105.00in United
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Statçs(mrrency,which sllm representsthevalueoftheproperty subjectto forfeimre,alldin any
event,notlessthan the am ountof lossdetennined by the Cotu'tatsentencing;
14. TheDefendantftzrtheragreesthatforfeitureisindependentofany assessment,fine,
cost,restitution,orpenalty thatm ay be imposed by the Coult The Defendmltknowingly and
vollmtarily agrees to waive all constitutional, legal,and equitable defenses to the forfeiture,
including excessive fines lm der the Eighth Amendm ent to the United States Constim tion.ln
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addition,theDefendantagreestowaive:anyapplicabletimelimitsforadministrativeorjudicial
forfeitureproceedings,therequirementsofFed.R.Crim.P.32.2and43(a),andanyappealofthe
forfeiture.
15. The D efendantalso agreesto fully and truthfully disclosethe existence,nature and
location of a11assets in w hich the D efendanthas or had any direct orindirectfinancialinterestor
control,and any assetsinvolved in the offense ofconviction. TheDefendantalso agreesto take
a1lstepsrequested by theUnited Statesfortherecovery and forfeiture ofa1lassetsidentifed by
theUnitedStatesassubjecttoforfeittzre.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,thetimely delivezy
upon requestofal1necessary and appropriate docllm entation to deliver good and m arketable title,
consentingto allordersofforfeiture,andnotcontestingorimpeding in any way with any criminal,
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civiloradministrativeforl-
eittzreproceeding concelmingtheforfeiture.
16. ln furtheranceofthe satisfaction ofaforfeituremoneyjudgmententered by the
Courtin thiscâse,theDefendantagreesto thefollowing:
' a. subm it a financial statem ent to this O x ce upon request,w ithin
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fourteen (14)calendardaysfrom therequest;
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b. m aintain a11assetsvalued in excessof$109000,and notsell,hide,
w aste,encum ber,deqtroy,orotherwise devalue such assetsw ithout
prior approvalofthe U nited States;
cooperatefully in theinvestigation and the identification ofassets,
including liquidating assets,meeting with representatives of the
U nited States,and providing any docllm entation requested;
d. notify,within 30 days,the Clerk of the Courtfor the Southern
District ofFlorida and this Offce of:(i) any change ofname,
residepce, or mailing address, and (ii) mly material change in
econom iccircllm stances.
17. The Defendantfurtherunderstandsthatprovfding false orincom pleteirtformation
raboutassets,concealing assets,m aking m aterially false statem ents orrepresentations,orm aking
orusingfalsewiitingsordocllm entspertainingto assets,tnking any action thatwould impedethe
forfeitum ofassets,orfailing to cooperate fully in the investigation and identification ofassets
may beused asabasisfor:(i)sepazateprosecution,including,tmder18U.S.C.j 1001,
.or(ii)
reeomm endation ofa denialofaredudion foracceptmwe ofresponsibility pm suanttotlleUnited
StatesSentencingGuidelinesj3EI.I.TheDefendantfurtheragreesthatforfeitureijindependent
of any assessm ents,fines,costs,restitution orders,or any other penalty that m ay be im posed by
the Court.
TheD efendantacknow ledgesthatbecause theoffensesofconviction occun'ed after
A pril24,1996,restitution is m andatory w ithoutregard to the D efendant's abili'ty to pay alld that
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the Courtm ust order the Defendantto pay restitution for the fullloss caused by his crim inal
conductpttrsuantto 18U.j.C.j3663A.
TheD efendantrecognizesthatpleading guilty m ay have consequencesw ith respect
to hisim migration statusifhe isnota citizen ofthe United States. Underfederallaw,abroad
rangeofcrimesarerem ovableoffenses,lncluding theoffensesto which thedefendantispleading
gtlilty. Removaland otherimmigration consequencesarethesubjectofaseparateproceeding,
however,and the defendanttmderstands thatno one,including the defendant's attom ey or the
Court,can predictto a certainty the effectofthe defendant'sconviction on hisim m igration status.
The defendantneverthelessaffiyms thathe wantsto plead guilty regrdlessofany imm igration
consequences that his plea m ay entail, even if the consequence is the defendant's autom atic
rem oval9om the U nited States.
20. TheDefendantagreesthatheshallcooperateflzllywiththisOfficeby:(a)providing
truthflll and com plete inform ation and testim ony,and producing docum ents,records and other
evidence,when called uponby thisOffice,whetherininterviews,beforeagrandjury,oratany
tdalorothérCourtproceeding;(b)appeadngatsuch grandjuryproceedings,hearings,trials,and
otherjudicialproceedings,andatmeetings,asmayberequiredbytlzisOffice;atld(c)ifrequested
by thisOffice,worlcing in an tmdercoverroletmderthe supervision of;and in com pliance with,
law enforcem entofficers and agents. In addition,the defendantagreesthathew illnotprotectany
person orentity through false infbrm ation orom ission,thathew illnotfalsely im plicate any person
orentity,and thathewillnotcomm itany furthercrim es.
21. ThisOffice reservestherightto evaluatethe natureand extentofthe Defendant's
cooperation and to m ake that cooperation,or lack thereof, known to.the Court at the tim e of
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sentencing.j
.JfinthesoleandtmreviewablejudgmentofthisOfficetheDefendant'scooperation
isof such quality and signitk ance to the investigation orprosecution ofothercrim inalm atters as
to warrantthe Court's downw ard departure 9om the advisory sentencing range calculated under
the Sentencing Guidelinesand/orany applicable minimllm m andatory sentence,thisOffice may
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m akeam otion pdorto sentencingpursuantto Section 5K 1.1 oftheSentencing Guidelinesand/or
Title18,UnitedStatesCode,Sedion 3553($,orsubsequenttosentencingpmsuanttoRule35of
the FederalR ules of Crim inal Procedure,inform ing the Courtthat the defendant has provided
substantialassistance and recom m ending thatthedefendant'ssentencebe reduced.The Defendant
tm derstands and agrees,how ever,that nothing in this agreem ent requires this Office to file any
such motions,and thatthisOffice'sassessm entofthe quality and significanceofthe Defendant?s
cooperation shallbebinding asitrelatesto the appropdatenessofthisOftk e'sfiling ornon-filing
ofa m otion to reduce sentence.
22. 'FheDefendanttmderstandsand acknowledgesthattheCourtistmdernoobligation
tograntarflotion forreduction ofsentence filedby thisOffice.In addition,theDefendantfarther
tm derstands and acknow ledges thatthe Com 'tis tm der no obligation of any type to reduce the
defendant'j sentence because ofthe defendant'scooperation.
23. The DefendarttisawarethatTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 3742 and Title
28,U nited States Code,Section 1291 afford llim the lightto appealthe sentence im posed in tbis
case.A cknow ledging this,in exchange forthetm dertaldngsm adeby the U nited States in thisplea
agreem ent,theD efendanthereby w aives alldghts conferred by Sections3742 and 1291 to appeal
any sentence im posed,including any forfeittzre orrestitution ordered,orto appealthe m nnner in
which the sentence w as im posed,llnless the sentence exceedsthe m axim llm pennitted by stattzte
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oristhe resultof an upw ard departure and/orupw ard variance from the advisory guideline range
thatthe Courtestablishesatsentencing. The Defendantfurthertmderstandsthatnothing in this
agreem entshallaffectthegovernm ent'srightand/orduty to appealassetforth in Title 18,United
StatesCode,Section 374241$ and Title28,United StatesCode,Section 1291. However,ifthe
United Statesappealsthe Defendant'ssentence pursuantto Sections374241$ and/or 1291,the
D efendantshéllbe released from the above w aiverofappellate rights. By sigrting thisagreem ent,
the D efendantacknow ledges thatthe D efendanthas discussed the appealw aiversetforth in this
agreem entwiththeDefendant'sattorney.TheDefendantfurtheragrees,togetherwiththisOo ce,
to requestthatthe Courtenter a specific finding thatthe D efendant'sw aiverofhisrightto appeal
the sentenceto beimposed in thiscasewasknowing and voluntary.
24. Defendantagreesthatifhe failsto comply with any oftheprovisionsofthisplea
agreem ent,including the failure to tenderitto the Court,m akesfalse or misleading stâtem ents
before the Courtorto any agents oftheU nited States,connm its any farther crim es,or attem ptsto
withdraw theplea(priortoorafterpleading guiltytothechargesidentifedinparagraph one(1)
above),this Oflice willhave the rig'htto characterize such conductas a breach ofthis plea
agreement.Intheeventofsuch abreach:(a)thisOfficewillbefreefrom itsobligationstmderthe
. pleaagreem ehtand furtherm ay take whateverposition itbelievesappropriate asto the sentence
andtheconditionsoftheDefendant'srelease;(b)theDefendantwillnothavetherighttowithdraw
theguiltyplea;(c)theDefendantshallbefullysubjecttocriminalprosecutionforanyothercrimes
whichhehascommitledormightcommit,ifany,includingperjuryandobstruction qfjustice;and
(d) the Dçfeizdantwaives any protections afforded by Section IB1.8(a) of the Sentencing
Guidelines,Rule 11 oftheFederalRulesofCrim inalProcedure and Rule 410 ofthe FederalR ules
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ofEvidence,and tllisOfficewillbe free to useagainstthe Defendant,directly and indirectly,in
any criminalorcivilproceeding any oftheinformation,statem ents,andm aterialsprovidedby him
plzrsuantto thispleaagreem ent,includingoffedng into evidenceorotherwiseusingthe Stipulated
FactualProfferatatrialasto therem aining cotmtsoftheIndictm ent,oron othercharges.
This is the entire plea agreem entand tm derstanding between this Office and the
Defendant.Thereareno otheragreem ents,promises,representationsortmderstandings.
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