Opinion
Case Number: 2:11 -cr-00063-001 USM Number: #32840-068
01-06-2012
Thomas Livingston, AFPD Defendant's Attorney
JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
Thomas Livingston, AFPD
Defendant's Attorney
THE DEFENDANT:
[√] pleaded guilty to count(s) 1
[ ] pleaded nolo contendere to count(s) which was accepted by the court. _________________________
[ ] was found guilty on count(s) after a plea of not guilty.
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Title & Section ¦Nature of Offense ¦Offense Ended ¦Count ¦ +-------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------+-------¦ ¦18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(4)(B) ¦Possession of Child Pornography ¦4/6/2010 ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 10 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.
[ ] The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
[ ] Count(s) _________________________ [ ] is [ ] are dismissed on the motion of the United States.
It is ordered that the defendant must notify the United States attorney for this district within 30 days of any change of name, residence, or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs, and special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If ordered to pay restitution, the defendant must notify the court and United States attorney of material changes in economic circumstances.
January 6, 2012
Date of Imposition of judgment
_________________________
Signature of Judge
Gary L. Lancaster Chief U.S. District Judge
Name of Judge Title of Judge
IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of:
36 months of incarceration.
[√] The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
The Court recommends to the Bureau of Prisons that, while incarcerated, the defendant should be housed at the federal correctional facility that offers a comprehensive and intensive sex offender treatment program and is nearest to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
[ ] The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
[ ] The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
[ ] at __________________ [ ] a.m. [ ] p.m. on _________________________.
[ ] as notified by the United States Marshal.
[√] The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:
[ ] before 2 p.m. on
[√] as notified by the United States Marshal.
[ ] as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows:
Defendant delivered on _________________________ to _________________________ a _________________________, with a certified copy of this judgment.
_________________________
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
By _________________________
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of:
10 years.
The defendant must report to the probation office in the district to which the defendant is released within 72 hours of release from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.
The defendant shall not commit another federal, state or local crime.
The defendant shall not unlawfully possess a controlled substance. The defendant shall refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. The defendant shall submit to one drug test within 15 days of release from imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court.
[√] The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that the defendant poses a low risk of future substance abuse. (Check, if applicable.)
[√] The defendant shall not possess a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or any other dangerous weapon. (Check, if applicable.)
[√] The defendant shall cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (Check, if applicable.)
[√] The defendant shall comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. § 16901, et seq.) as directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of Prisons, or any state sex offender registration agency in which he or she resides, works, is a student, or was convicted of a qualifying offense. (Check, if applicable.) .
[ ] The defendant shall participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (Check, if applicable.)
If this judgment imposes a fine or restitution, it is a condition of supervised release that the defendant pay in accordance with the Schedule of Payments sheet of this judgment.
The defendant must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any additional conditions on the attached page.
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
1) the defendant shall not leave the judicial district without the permission of the court or probation officer;
2) the defendant shall report to the probation officer and shall submit a truthful and complete written report within the first five days of each month;
3) the defendant shall answer truthfully all inquiries by the probation officer and follow the instructions of the probation officer;
4) the defendant shall support his or her dependents and meet other family responsibilities;
5) the defendant shall work regularly at a lawful occupation, unless excused by the probation officer for schooling, training, or other acceptable reasons;
6) the defendant shall notify the probation officer at least ten days prior to any change in residence or employment;
7) the defendant shall refrain from excessive use of alcohol and shall not purchase, possess, use, distribute, or administer any controlled substance or any paraphernalia related to any controlled substances, except as prescribed by a physician;
8) the defendant shall not frequent places where controlled substances are illegally sold, used, distributed, or administered;
9) the defendant shall not associate with any persons engaged in criminal activity and shall not associate with any person convicted of a felony, unless granted permission to do so by the probation officer;
10) the defendant shall permit a probation officer to visit him or her at any time at home or elsewhere and shall permit confiscation of any contraband observed in plain view of the probation officer;
11) the defendant shall notify the probation officer within seventy-two hours of being arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer;
12) the defendant shall not enter into any agreement to act as an informer or a special agent of a law enforcement agency without the permission of the court; and
13) as directed by the probation officer, the defendant shall notify third parties of risks that may be occasioned by the defendant's criminal record or personal history or characteristics and shall permit the probation officer to make such notifications and to confirm the defendant s compliance with such notification requirement.
ADDITIONAL SUPERVISED RELEASE TERMS
1. The defendant shall not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
2. The defendant shall not possess a firearm, ammunition, dangerous weapon or any other destructive device.
3. The defendant shall participate in a mental health treatment program and/or sex offender treatment program, approved by the probation officer. The defendant shall remain in any such program until he is released from it by the probation office and shall abide by all program rules, requirements and conditions of any such program, including submission to polygraph testing, to determine his compliance with same.
4. With the exception of brief, unanticipated, and incidental contacts, the defendant shall not associate with children under the age of 18, except for family members or children in the presence of an adult who has been approved by the probation officer.
5. In accordance with 18 U.S.C. 3563(a)(8) & 3583(d), the defendant shall report his residence address, and any subsequent change of his address, while he is on supervision. Furthermore, the defendant shall register as a convicted sex offender in any state where he resides, is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student.
6. The defendant shall not possess any materials, including pictures, photographs, books, writings, drawings, videos, or video games depicting and/or describing child pornography as defined by 18 U.S.C. 2256(8).
7. The defendant shall cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer.
8. The defendant is permitted to possess and/or use a computer and is allowed access to the Internet. However, the defendant is not permitted to use a computer, or other electronic communication or data storage devices, including a cell phone, to access child pornography or to communicate with any individual or group for the purpose of promoting sexual relations with children. The defendant shall consent to the installation of any hardware/software to monitor any computer, or other electronic communication or data storage devices used by the defendant to confirm the defendant's compliance with this condition. The defendant shall pay the monitoring costs as directed by the probation/pretrial services officer. Furthermore, the defendant shall consent to the probation/pretrial services officer conducting periodic unannounced examinations of any computers, cell phones, or other electronic communication of data storage devices that the defendant has; access to, to confirm defendant's compliance with this condition. Additionally, the defendant shall consent to the seizure and removal of hardware and data storage media for further analysis by the probation/pretrial services officer, based upon reasonable suspicion of a violation of the conditions imposed in this case, or based upon reasonable suspicion of unlawful conduct by the defendant. The defendant's failure to submit to the monitoring and/or search of computers and other electronic communication or data storage devices used by the defendant may be grounds for revocation.
9. The defendant shall provide the probation office with accurate information about his entire computer system (hardware/software) and other digital media or devices, all passwords used by the defendant and his Internet Service Provider(s), and will abide by all rules of the Computer Restriction and Monitoring Program.
10. The defendant shall submit his person, property, house, residence, vehicles papers, effects, computers and other digital media or devices, to a warrantless search conducted and controlled by the probation officer at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, based upon reasonable suspicion of contraband or evidence of a violation of a condition of release. Failure to submit to a search may be grounds for revocation. The defendant shall inform any other residents that the premises may be subject to a search pursuant to this condition.
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.
+--------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Assessment ¦Fine ¦Restitution ¦ +--------+------------+--------+-------------¦ ¦TOTALS ¦$ 100.00 ¦$ 0.00 ¦$ 0.00 ¦ +--------------------------------------------+
[ ] The determination of restitution is deferred until . An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C)will be entered
after such determination.
[ ] The defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount listed below.
If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportioned payment, unless specified otherwise in the priority order or percentage payment column "below. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 36640), all nonfederal victims must be paid before the United States is paid.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Name of Payee ¦Total Loss ¦Restitution Ordered ¦Priority or Percentage ¦ +---------------+-------------+---------------------+------------------------¦ ¦TOTALS ¦$ 0.00 ¦$ 0.00 ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113 A of Title 18 for offenses committed on or after September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996.
[ ] Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $
[ ] The defendant must pay interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full before the fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). All of the payment options on Sheet 6 may be subject to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).
[ ] The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:
[ ] the interest requirement is waived for the [ ] fine [ ] restitution.
[ ] the interest requirement for the [ ] fine [ ] restitution is modified as follows:
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Having assessed the defendant's ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:
A [√] Lump sum payment of $ 10000 due immediately, balance due
[ ] not later than _ , or
[ ] in accordance [ ] C, [ ] D, [ ] E, or [ ] F below; or
B [ ] Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with [ ] C, [ ] D, or [ ] F below); or
C [ ] Payment in equal _ (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ ____ over a period of _ (e.g., months or years), to commence _(e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment; or
D [ ] Payment in equal _ (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $__over a period of _ (e.g., months or years), to commence _(e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment to a term of supervision; or
E [ ] Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within _ (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment. The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant's ability to pay at that time; or
F [√] Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:
This amount must be paid prior to discharge from this sentence.
Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due during imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court.
The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.
[ ] Joint and Several
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names and Case Numbers (including defendant number),Total Amount, Joint and Several Amount, and corresponding payee, if appropriate.
[ ] The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.
[ ] The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):
[√] The defendant shall forfeit the defendant's interest in the following property to the United States:
The defendant shall forfeit the following property to the United States: One (1) Dell Dimension 4100 desktop computer, Service tag #HRWB501; One (1) homemade desktop computer, Serial #051740604; One (1) Asus laptop computer, Model 512AN-MMW, and One (1) Seagate External hard drive, Serial #5RG066VT.
Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) fine principal, (5) fine interest, (6) community restitution, (7) penalties, and (8) costs, including cost of prosecution and court costs.