United States v. Dustin Sean McCabe: Letter to the Judge Regarding Restitution (Southern District of Florida, Case No. 9:24-cr-80103, Document 140)

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Letter to the judge filed as Document 140 in United States v. Dustin Sean McCabe, Case No. 9:24-cr-80103-AMC in the Southern District of Florida, dated November 7, 2025 from the St. Lucie County Jail and entered on the docket 11/13/2025. The defendant writes to the Honorable Aileen M. Cannon about restitution filings and a hearing originally set for October 30 and rescheduled for November 17, saying his attorneys entered a stipulation on restitution and prepared a waiver of his appearance without his knowledge or consent. He states he does not object to the restitution amount or to the hearing proceeding without him, but complains that counsel hired for boating and admiralty experience played no role at trial and that replacement counsel ignored his requests. The letter was typed and mailed by his sister at his request.

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Case 9:24-cr-80103-AMC Document 140 Entered on FLSD Docket 11/13/2025 Page1of3
9:24-cr-80103-AMC

Dustin Sean McCabe 1 F “ALE D BY. fe

St. Lucie County Jail

900 N. Rock Road NOV 12 2025

Fort Pierce, FL 34945 | ANGELA. NOBLE

CLERK U.S. DIST. CT.
S. D. OF FLA. - FT. PIERCE

November 7, 2025

The Honorable Aileen M. Cannon

United States District Judge

Alto Lee Adams, Sr. United States Courthouse
101 South U.S. Highway 1, Chambers 4044
Fort Pierce, FL 34950

Re: United States v. Dustin Sean McCabe, Case No. 1:21-cr-20416-AIC-1
Dear Judge Cannon,

I am writing to respectfully bring to your attention several serious concerns regarding recent filings
related to restitution and the hearing originally scheduled for October 30, later rescheduled for
November 17.

I was never informed by my attorneys that they entered into a stipulation regarding restitution. This
was done without my knowledge, input, or consent. Instead, I was approached this week by an
unidentified man who stated he was "doing a favor" for attorney John Musca. Only after reviewing
the paperwork he asked me to sign did I learn that a waiver of my court appearance — and a
stipulation regarding restitution — were prepared.

I have no objection to the restitution amount even though I have never seen the supporting
documents, and I have no objection to the Court having the restitution hearing without my presence.
But I am concerned that this is just one more time that my attorneys have made decisions and
representations to the Court without my knowledge.

I hired John Musca because of his boating and admiralty experience. But he disappeared and played
no role in my trial. He would not answer my phone calls and blocked my number from the jail. Now
he has prepared "stipulations" and "waivers" but hasn’t talked to me in over a year. Then one day
Ms. Francis and Mr. O’Sullivan showed up and said they were representing me. We were close to
trial and I had no choice. But they knew nothing about boating or admiralty. And not only did they
make decisions throughout trial without telling me, they ignored all my requests, questions and
suggestions. I did not know what to do.

And here I am again. I have not spoken with any of my attorneys since I was convicted. They did not
contact me or talk to me before sentencing and they have not talked to me about restitution. I am not
complaining about the amount — it seems reasonable and I will take responsibility for it. But I just
wanted you to know that I am beyond frustrated by how I have been treated and ignored by my own
attorneys. My intent in writing is not to assign blame but to ensure the record reflects that I was
neither informed of nor involved in the decisions now presented as my own.

Respectfully,

Dustin Sean McCabe
Typed and mailed by his sister, Krista McMahan, at his request.
Case 9:24-cr-80103-AMC Document 140 Entbred on FLSD Docket 11/13/2025 Page 2 of 3
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SHIP TO:
THE HONORABLE AILEEN M. CANNON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
101 SOUTH U.S. HWY 1, CHAMBERS 4044
UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
ALTO LEE ADAMS, SR

FORT PIERCE FL 34950-4209

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