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United States v. Kaufman

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Jul 11, 2022
20 Cr. 577 (NSR) (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 11, 2022)

Opinion

20 Cr. 577 (NSR)

07-11-2022

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DAVID KAUFMAN, a/k/a "David Khalifa," a/k/a "John Morray," a/k/a "Big Man," Defendant.

DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Attorney for Plaintiff JANE KIM Assistant United States Attorney DAVID KAUFMAN Defendant MICHAEL BURKE, ESQ. Attorney for Defendant


DAMIAN WILLIAMS

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York

Attorney for Plaintiff

JANE KIM

Assistant United States Attorney

DAVID KAUFMAN

Defendant

MICHAEL BURKE, ESQ.

Attorney for Defendant

REDACTED AMENDED CONSENT ORDERS OF PROTECTION

HONORABLE NELSON S. ROMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

WHEREAS, on or about October 26, 2020, DAVID KAUFMAN, a/k/a "David Khalifa," a/k/a "John Morray," a/k/a "Big Man" (the "defendant"), was charged in Indictment No. 20 Cr. 577 (NSR) (the "Indictment"), with transmitting interstate threats, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875 ("Count One"), and stalking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2261A ("Count Two");

WHEREAS, on or about December 15, 2021, the defendant pled guilty to Count Two of the Indictment, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Government (the "Plea Agreement"), in which the defendant agreed that

the conditions of any term of supervised release imposed by the Court should include, and the defendant will not object to, the following terms of supervised release: (a) the defendant shall stay at least 100 yards away from the victims listed in Attachment A (the "Victims"); (b) the defendant shall stay at least 100 yards away from the home, school, business, and place of
employment of the Victims; (c) the defendant shall refrain from having any communication or any other contact, directly or through any other person, by mail, telephone, email, voicemail, social media, or any other means with the Victims; and (d) the defendant shall refrain from harassing, intimidating, threatening, or otherwise interfering with the Victims and members of the Victims' households[.]
(the "Orders of Protection") (Plea Agreement dated September 2, 2021, at 2);

WHEREAS, on or about April 14, 2022, at the defendant's sentencing, the Honorable Nelson S. Roman, United States District Judge, Southern District of New York, permitted the Government to add additional victims to Attachment A to be subject to the Orders of Protection, and the Government and the defendant by and through Michael Burke, Esq., counsel for the defendant, agreed that they would confer with respect to the additional victims;

WHEREAS, the defendant agrees the following:

the conditions of any term of supervised release imposed by the Court should include, and the defendant will not object to, the following terms of supervised release: (a) the defendant shall stay at least 100 yards away from the victims listed in Attachment B (the "Victims"); (b) the defendant shall stay at least 100 yards away from the home, school, business, and place of employment of the Victims; (c) the defendant shall refrain from having any communication or any other contact, directly or through any other person, by mail, telephone, email, voicemail, social media, or any other means with the
Victims; and (d) the defendant shall refrain from harassing, intimidating, threatening, or otherwise interfering with the Victims and members of the Victims' households[.]

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the United States of America, by its attorney Damian Williams, United States Attorney, Assistant United States Attorney Jane Kim, of counsel, and the defendant, and his counsel, Michael Burke, Esq., that:

The following terms of supervised release, among others, shall be imposed on the defendant:

(a) the defendant shall stay at least 100 yards away from the victims listed in Attachment B (the "Victims");

(b) the defendant shall stay at least 100 yards away from the home, school, business, and place of employment of the Victims;

(c) the defendant shall refrain from having any communication or any other contact, directly or through any other person, by mail, telephone, email, voicemail, social media, or any other means with the Victims; and

(d) the defendant shall refrain from harassing, intimidating, threatening, or otherwise interfering with the Victims and members of the Victims' households.

AGREED AND CONSENTED TO:

DAMIAN WILLIAMS

United States Attorney for the

Southern District of New York

Attorney for Plaintiff

JANE KIM

Assistant United States Attorney

DAVID KAUFMAN

Defendant

MICHAEL BURKE, ESQ.

Attorney for Defendant

SO ORDERED:

SEALED

SUBJECT TO THE PROTECTIVE ORDER OF NOVEMBER 18, 2020

ATTACHMENT A

The Victims, as referenced in the Plea Agreement, dated September 2, 2021, include the following individuals:

[Redacted]

SEALED

SUBJECT TO THE PROTECTIVE ORDER OF NOVEMBER 18, 2020

ATTACHMENT B

The Victims include the following individuals:

[Redacted]


Summaries of

United States v. Kaufman

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Jul 11, 2022
20 Cr. 577 (NSR) (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 11, 2022)
Case details for

United States v. Kaufman

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DAVID KAUFMAN, a/k/a "David Khalifa," a/k/a…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Jul 11, 2022

Citations

20 Cr. 577 (NSR) (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 11, 2022)