Opinion
Case Number 3:12cr50-001 USM Number 12249-027
10-12-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff v. JANAK PAREKH Defendant
ANDRE B GAMMAGE Defendant's Attorney
ANDRE B GAMMAGE
Defendant's Attorney
JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
THE DEFENDANT pleaded guilty to count 1 of the Indictment on 7/11/2012. ACCORDINGLY, the court has adjudicated that the defendant is guilty of the following offense(s):
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Title, Section & Nature of Offense ¦Date Offense Ended ¦Count Number(s) ¦ +--------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------¦ ¦7:2024(b) TRANSFER OR UNAUTHORIZED USE¦ ¦ ¦ ¦OF ¦January 18, 2012 ¦1 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦FOOD STAMPS ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 8 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. Counts 2 and 3 of the Indictment 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 any material change in economic circumstances.
October 11, 2012
Date of Imposition of Judgment
Jon E. DeGuilio
Signature of Judge
Jon E. DeGuilio, 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 of 12 months and 1 day. The Defendant shall serve 6 months of that term in a Bureau of Prisons facility and 6 months of that term in the Location Monitoring Program on Home Detention as a condition of his supervised release, as further indicated on page 5.
The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: That the Bureau of Prisons designate as the place of the defendant's confinement, if such placement is consistent with the defendant's security classification as determined by the Bureau of Prisons, a facility as close as possible to his family in South Bend, Indiana.
The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons no later than 9:00 AM on November 28, 2012 as notified by the United States Marshal. If Defendant is unable to report to the designated institution as required, then Defendant shall voluntarily surrender to the United States Marshal's office located in the South Bend Federal Courthouse on the required date and time.
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows:
Defendant delivered ______________________ to ___________________ at ____________________ ________, with a certified copy of this judgment.
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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 1 year. The defendant shall report in person 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 mandatory drug testing condition is suspended, based on the Court's determination that the defendant poses a low risk of future substance abuse. The defendant shall not possess a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or any other dangerous weapon. The defendant shall cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer.
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 in the manner and as frequently as directed by the Court or probation officer. 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 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 within ten (10) days of 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 narcotic or other controlled substance, or any paraphernalia related to such 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 by the probation officer. 11. The defendant shall notify the probation officer within seventy-two (72) 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. 14. The defendant shall pay the special assessment imposed or adhere to a court-ordered installment schedule for the payment of the special assessment. 15. The defendant shall notify the probation officer of any material change in the defendant's economic circumstances that might affect the defendant's ability to pay any unpaid amount of restitution, fines, or special assessments.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
If the judgment imposed a fine or a restitution obligation, it shall be a condition of supervised release that the defendant pay any such fine or restitution that remains unpaid at the commencement of the term of supervision in accordance with any schedule of payments set forth in the Criminal Monetary Penalties sheet of the judgment. In any case, the defendant should cooperate with the probation officer in meeting any financial obligations. The defendant shall provide the probation officer with access to any requested financial information. The defendant shall not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of the probation officer unless the defendant is in compliance with the installment payment schedule. The defendant shall participate in the Location Monitoring Program on Home Detention for a period of 6 months to commence within thirty (30) days from the date of his release from the Bureau of Prisons. The type of monitoring equipment and technology to be used shall be determined by the probation office, pursuant to Monograph 113 (Part F. Location Monitoring).The defendant shall abide by all technology requirements and program restrictions, and pay all or part of the costs for participation in the program not to exceed the sliding scale as established by the Department of Health and Human Services and adopted by this court. The defendant shall pay restitution in monthly payments of no less than $200.00.
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant shall pay the following total criminal monetary penalties in accordance with the schedule of payments set forth in this judgment.
+---------------------------------------------------+ ¦Total Assessment ¦Total Fine ¦Total Restitution ¦ +------------------+------------+-------------------¦ ¦$100.00 ¦NONE ¦$70,000.00 ¦ +---------------------------------------------------+
The defendant shall make the special assessment payment payable to Clerk, U.S. District Court, 102 Robert A. Grant Courthouse, 204 South Main Street, South Bend, IN 46601. The special assessment payment shall be due immediately.
FINE
No fine imposed.
RESTITUTION
Restitution in the amount of $70,000.00 is hereby imposed.
The defendant shall make restitution payments (including community restitution, if applicable) payable to Clerk, U.S. District Court, 102 Robert A. Grant Courthouse, 204 South Main Street, South Bend, IN 46601, for the following payees in the amounts listed below.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Name of Payee ¦ Total Amount of Loss ¦Amount of Restitution Ordered ¦Priority Order or Percentage of Payment ¦ +---------------+------------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------¦ ¦U.S. Department¦ ¦$70,000.00 ¦ ¦ ¦of Agriculture ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +---------------+------------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------¦ ¦Totals ¦ ¦$70,000.00 ¦ ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18, United States Code, for offenses committed on or after September 13, 1994 but before April 23, 1996.
FORFEITURE
The defendant shall forfeit the defendant's interest in the following property to the United States:
$ 326.40 in United States Currency
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Having assessed the defendant's ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties are due as follows: A Lump sum payment of $70,000.00 due immediately, balance due, in accordance with B, below; B Payment in equal monthly installments of not less than $ 200.00, to commence 60 days after placement on supervision; The defendant may also make payments for his financial obligations imposed herein from any wages he may earn in prison in accordance with the Bureau of Prisons Financial Responsibility Program, although participation in that program is voluntary. The defendant should note that failure to participate in the Financial Responsibility Program while incarcerated may result in the denial of certain privileges to which he might otherwise be entitled while imprisoned, and that the Bureau of Prisons has the discretion to make such a determination. Any portion of the defendant's financial obligations not paid in full at the time of the defendant's release from imprisonment shall become a condition of supervision. The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed. 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.
Name: JANAK PAREKH
Docket No.: 3:12cr50-001
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPERVISION CONDITIONS
Upon a finding of a violation of probation or supervised release, I understand that the Court may (1) revoke supervision, (2) extend the term of supervision, and/or (3) modify the conditions of supervision.
I have reviewed the Judgment and Commitment Order in my case and the supervision conditions therein. These conditions have been read to me. I fully understand the conditions and have been provided a copy of them.
(Signed) ___________________________
Defendant
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U.S. Probation Officer/Designated Witness