Opinion
Case Number: 2:10-CR-538-PMP-GWF USM Number: 45535-048
08-03-2011
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. THOR COOK
Steven B. Wolfson Defendant's Attorney
AMENDED JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
Steven B. Wolfson
Defendant's Attorney
Date of Original Judgment: 8/1/2011 (Or Date of Last Amended Judgment)
Reason for Amendment:
[] Correction of Sentence on Remand (18 U.S.C. 3742(f)(1) and (2))
[] Reduction of Sentence for Changed Circumstances (Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(b))
[] Correction of Sentence by Sentencing Court (Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(a))
× Correction of Sentence for Clerical Mistake (Fed. R. Crim. P. 36)
[] Modification of Supervision Conditions (18 U.S.C. §§ 3563(c) or 3583(e))
[] Modification of Imposed Term of Imprisonment for Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons (18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1))
[] Modification of Imposed Term of Imprisonment for Retroactive Amendment(s) to the Sentencing Guidelines (18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2))
[] Direct Motion to District Court Pursuant [] 28 U.S.C. § 2255 or [] 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c)(7)
[] Modification of Restitution Order (18 U.S.C. § 3664)
THE DEFENDANT:
X pleaded guilty to count(s) ONE OF THE INDICTMENT
[] 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 USC 922(g)(1) &¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Felon in Possession of a Firearm¦9/5/2010 ¦1 ¦ ¦924(a)(2) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 6 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.
8/1/2011
Date of Imposition of Judgment
_____________________
Signature of Judge
PHILIP M. PRO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Name and 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
FORTY-SIX (46) MONTHS
× The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: The defendant be incarcerated in a federal medical facility
[] 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:
× by 12:00 Noon November 1, 2011 .
× 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
THREE (3) 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 and shall submit to one drug test within 15 days of the commencement of supervision and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, not to exceed 104 drug tests annually. Revocation is mandatory for refusal to comply.
[] 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, 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 register with the state sex offender registration agency in the state where the defendant resides, works, or is a student, as directed by the probation officer. (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, personal history, or characteristics and shall permit the probation officer to make such notifications and confirm the defendant's compliance with such notification requirement.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
1. You shall not possess, have under your control, or have access to any firearm, explosive device, or other dangerous weapons, as defined by federal, state, or local law.
2. You shall submit your person, property, residence, place of business and vehicle under your control to a search, conducted by the United States probation officer or any authorized person under the immediate and personal supervision of 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 supervision; 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.
3. You shall participate in and successfully complete a substance abuse treatment and/or cognitive based life skills program, which will include drug/alcohol testing and/or outpatient counseling, as approved and directed by the probation office. You shall refrain from the use and possession of beer, wine, liquor, and other forms of intoxicants while participating in substance abuse treatment. Further, you shall be required to contribute to the costs of services fo such treatment, as approved and directed by the probation office based upon your ability to pay.
4. You shall participate in and successfully complete a mental health treatment program, which may include testing, evaluation, and/or outpatient counseling, as approved and directed by the probation office. You shall refrain from the use and possession of beer, wine, liquor and other forms of intoxicants while participating in mental health treatment. Further, you shall be required to contribute to the costs of services for such treatment, as approved and directed by the probation office based upon your ability to pay.
5. You shall report, in person, to the probation office in the district to which you are released within 72 hours of discharge from custody.
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the following total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.
+------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Assessment ¦Fine ¦Restitution ¦ ¦TOTALS ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦$ 100.00 ¦$ 0 ¦$ 0 ¦ +------------------------------------------+
[] The determination of restitution is deferred until ____________. An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be entered after such determination.
[] The defendant shall 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. § 3664(i), all nonfederal victims must be paid before the United States is paid.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Name of Payee ¦Total Loss ¦Restitution Ordered ¦Priority or Percentage ¦ +---------------+-------------+---------------------+------------------------¦ ¦TOTALS ¦$ ¦$ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A 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 [] 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 shall be due as follows:
A × Lump sum payment of $ 100.00 due immediately, balance due
[] not later than ______ , or
[] in accordance with [] 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:
Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due during the period of 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), 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:
SEE ATTACHED FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE
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.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,
v.
THOR COOK, Defendant.
2:10-CR-538-PMP (GWF)
FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE
On April 25, 2011, the United States District Court for the District of Nevada entered a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(1) and (2); and Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(d)(1) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461 (c), based upon the plea of guilty by defendant THOR COOK to a criminal offense, forfeiting specific property alleged in the Criminal Indictment and agreed to in the Plea Memorandum and shown by the United States to have the requisite nexus to the offense to which defendant THOR COOK pled guilty. Docket #1, #18, #19, #20.
This Court finds the United States of America published the notice of the forfeiture in accordance with the law on April 28, 2011, May 5, 2011, and May 12, 2011 ,in the Las Vegas Review-Journal/Sun, notifying all known third parties of their right to petition the Court. #21.
This Court finds no petition was filed herein by or on behalf of any person or entity and the time for filing such petitions and claims has expired.
This Court finds no petitions are pending with regard to the assets named herein and the time for presenting such petitions has expired.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that all right, title, and interest in the property hereinafter described is condemned, forfeited, and vested in the United States of America pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(4)(A) and (B); Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(2); Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(d)(1) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461 (c); and Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(n)(7) and shall be disposed of according to law:
a) a Mossberg Maverick, model 88,12 gauge shotgun, serial number MV43119P;
and
b) any and all ammunition.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that any and all forfeited funds, including but not limited to, currency, currency equivalents, certificates of deposit, as well as any income derived as a result of the United States of America's management of any property forfeited herein, and the proceeds from the sale of any forfeited property shall be disposed of according to law.
The Clerk is hereby directed to send copies of this Order to all counsel of record and three certified copies to the United States Attorney's Office.
PHILIP M. PRO
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE