Opinion
Case Number: 2:07CR00248-WBS-16
10-28-2011
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. FAUSTINO GONZALES
Evans D. Prieston Defendant's Attorney
JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
(For Offenses Committed On or After November 1, 1987)
Evans D. Prieston
Defendant's Attorney
THE DEFENDANT:
[√] pleaded guilty to count(s): 1 of the Superseding Indictment .
[ ] pleaded nolo contendere to counts(s) _ which was accepted by the court.
[ ] was found guilty on count(s) _ after a plea of not guilty.
ACCORDINGLY, the court has adjudicated that the defendant is guilty of the following offense(s):
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦ ¦Date Offense ¦Count ¦ ¦Title & Section ¦Nature of Offense ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Concluded ¦Number(s) ¦ +-----------------+--------------------------------+--------------+-----------¦ ¦ ¦Conspiracy to Distribute and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Possess with Intent to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦21 USC § 841(a) ¦Distribute at Least 50 Grams of ¦06/27/2007 ¦1 ¦ ¦(1) and 846 ¦Methanphetamine, at Least 5 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Kilograms of Cocaine, Marijuana,¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦and MDMA (CLASS A FELONY) ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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 counts(s) _ and is discharged as to such count(s).
[√] Counts 31 and 32 of the Second Superseding Indictment are dismissed by the District Court upon motion of the United States.
[√] The First Superseding Indictment is dismissed by District Court upon motion of the United States.
[√] Appeal rights given. [ ] Appeal rights waived.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant shall 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.
10/17/2011
Date of Imposition of Judgment
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Signature of Judicial Officer
WILLIAM B. SHUBB , United States District Judge
Name & Title of Judicial Officer
IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of 188 months .
[√] The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: The Court recommends that the defendant be incarcerated at the facility in Lompoc, California, but only insofar as this accords with security classification and space availability.
[√] 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 _ 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 _ on _.
[ ] as notified by the United States Marshal.
[ ] as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Officer.
If no such institution has been designated, to the United States Marshal for this district.
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows:____
Defendant delivered on ____ to ____ at ____, with a certified copy of this judgment.
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UNITED STATES MARSHAL
By____
Deputy U.S. Marshal
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of 60 months .
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 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, not to exceed four (4) drug tests per month.
[ ] 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 submit to the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (Check, if applicable.)
[ ] The defendant shall register and comply with the requirements in the federal and state sex offender registration agency in the jurisdiction of conviction, Eastern District of California, and in the state and in any jurisdiction where the defendant resides, is employed, or is a student. (Check, if applicable.)
[ ] The defendant shall participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (Check, if applicable.)
If this judgment imposes a fine or a restitution obligation, 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 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 instructions of the probation officer;
4) the defendant shall support his or her dependants 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 ten days prior to any change in residence or employment;
7) the defendant shall refrain from excessive use of alcohol;
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 by 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;
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.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
1. The defendant shall submit to the search of his person, property, home, and vehicle by a United States probation officer, or any other authorized person under the immediate and personal supervision of the probation officer, based upon reasonable suspicion, without a search warrant. Failure to submit to a search may be grounds for revocation. The defendant shall warn any other residents that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition.
2. The defendant shall provide the probation officer with access to any requested financial information.
3. As directed by the probation officer, the defendant shall participate in an outpatient correctional treatment program to obtain assistance for drug or alcohol abuse.
4. As directed by the probation officer, the defendant shall participate in a program of testing (i.e. breath, urine, sweat patch, etc.) to determine if he has reverted to the use of drugs or alcohol.
5. The defendant shall not possess or have access to any paging device or cellular phone without the advance permission of the probation officer. The defendant shall provide all billing records for such devices, whether used for business or personal, to the probation officer upon request.
6. The defendant shall abstain from the use of alcoholic beverages and shall not frequent those places where alcohol is the chief item of sale.
7. As directed by the probation officer, the defendant shall participate in a co-payment plan for treatment or testing and shall make payment directly to the vendor under contract with the United States Probation Office of up to $25 per month.
8. The defendant shall register, as required in the jurisdiction in which he resides, as a drug offender.
9. The defendant shall not associate with any known gang member of the Nuestra Familia prison/street gang or any other known member of a criminal street gang, as directed by the probation officer.
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the Schedule of Payments on Sheet 6.
+-----------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Assessment¦Fine¦Restitution¦ +-------+----------+----+-----------¦ ¦Totals:¦$ 100 ¦$ ¦$ ¦ +-----------------------------------+
[ ] 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. § 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 the [ ] fine [ ] restitution
[ ] The interest requirement for the [ ] fine [ ] restitution is modified as follows:
[ ] If incarcerated, payment of the fine is due during imprisonment at the rate of not less than $25 per quarter and payment shall be through the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Financial Responsibility Program.
[ ] If incarcerated, payment of restitution is due during imprisonment at the rate of not less than $25 per quarter and payment shall be through the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Financial Responsibility Program.
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Payment of the total fine and other criminal monetary penalties shall be due as follows:
A [ ] Lump sum payment of $ _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 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: