States Code, Section 3553(a), including sentencing recommendations, and
whether departure or variance upward or downward is appropriate.
3. SENTENCING

a. Defendant understands that any prediction of the sentence that
may be imposed is not a guarantee or binding promise. Due to the variety and
complexity of issues that may arise at sentencing, the sentence may not be
subject to accurate prediction.

b. The parties understand and agree that either party may offer
additional evidence relevant to sentencing issues. However, the Court is not
limited to consideration of the facts and events provided by the parties.
Adverse rulings or a sentence greater than anticipated shall not be grounds for
withdrawal of Defendant’s plea.

c. The parties reserve the right to appeal any sentence imposed.

CONCLUSION

In every case in the Northern District of Florida in which the parties
enter a Plea Agreement, the Court requires the parties to enter a sealed
Supplement to Plea Agreement indicating whether or not Defendant agrees to
cooperate with the United States Attorney. The parties agree to the

Supplement to Plea Agreement entered in this case.


f. If Defendant is not a citizen of the United States, Defendant
understands that this conviction may adversely affect Defendant’s
immigration status, and Defendant may be removed from the United States,
denied citizenship in the United States, and denied admission to the United
States in the future.

g. The parties agree that the sentence to be imposed is left solely to
the discretion of the District Court, which is required to consult the United
States Sentencing Guidelines and take them into account when sentencing
Defendant. The parties further understand and agree that the District Court’s
discretion in imposing sentence is limited only by the statutory maximum
sentence and any mandatory minimum sentence prescribed by statute for the
offense.

h. Both parties reserve the right to advise the District Court and
other authorities of their versions of the circumstances surrounding the
offense committed by Defendant. The United States Attorney further reserves
the right to correct any misstatements by Defendant or Defendant’s attorney
and to present evidence and make arguments pertaining to the application of

the sentencing guidelines and the considerations set forth in Title 18, United


Defendant enters this agreement knowingly, voluntarily, and upon

advice of counsel.

RICHARD GREENBERG
Attorney for Defendant

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LAWRENCE KEEFE
United States Attorney

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(JAMES A. MeCAIN

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Assistant United States Attorney
Northern District of Florida
111 N. Adams Street, 4th Floor
Tallahassee, FL 32301-7730
Tel: (850) 942-8430
james.mecain2@usdoj.gov

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PANAMA CITY DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CASE No: 5:19cer70-RH
Vv.

ARTHUR DESEAN NORTH

PLEA AGREEMENT
1. PARTIES TO AGREEMENT

This agreement is entered into by and between Arthur Desean North as
Defendant, Richard Greenberg as attorney for Defendant, and the United
States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. This agreement
specifically excludes and does not bind any other state or federal agency,
including other United States Attorneys and the Internal Revenue Service,
from asserting any civil, criminal, or administrative claim against Defendant.

2. TERMS

The parties agree to the following terms:

a. Defendant will plead guilty to Count One (Conspiracy to
Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or More of

Methamphetamine and 500 Grams or More of a Mixture Containing

FILED IN OPEN COURT ON
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Northern District of Florida



Methamphetamine) of the Indictment. As to Count One, Defendant faces, due
to a prior serious drug conviction, a minimum term of fifteen (15) years’
imprisonment, at least ten (10) years of supervised release, and a maximum
term of life imprisonment, life on supervised release, a $20,000,000 fine, and
a $100 special monetary assessment. Defendant agrees to pay the special
monetary assessment on or before the date of sentencing.

If Defendant is unable to pay the special assessment prior to sentencing
due to indigence, Defendant agrees to participate in the Inmate Financial
Responsibility Program.

The maximum sentence to which Defendant is subject includes the
forfeiture of all forfeitable assets.

Defendant admits to having been convicted of a prior serious drug
offense as alleged by the government in its Information and Notice of Intent
(ECF Document 21).

In addition, the Court may enter an order denying Defendant federal
benefits pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 862(a)(1).

b. By voluntarily pleading guilty to the charge in the Indictment,
Defendant, as to the count pled herein, knowingly waives and gives up

constitutional rights which attend a defendant on trial in a criminal case.


These constitutional rights include: the right to plead not guilty; the right to
have a jury or judge determine guilt on the evidence presented; the right to
compel the government to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; the right to
confront and cross-examine witnesses; the right not to be compelled to
incriminate oneself; the right to testify; the right to present evidence; and the
right to compel the attendance of witnesses.

c. Defendant is pleading guilty because Defendant is in fact guilty
of the charge alleged in Count One of the Indictment. In pleading guilty,
Defendant acknowledges that were this case to go to trial, the government
would present evidence to support the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.

d. Upon the District Court's adjudication of guilt of Defendant for
the charged crime, the United States Attorney, Northern District of Florida,
will not file any further criminal charges against Defendant arising out of the
same transactions or occurrences to which Defendant has pled. Defendant
agrees that substantial evidence exists to support the charge, as indicated in
the agreed-upon statement of facts incorporated by reference into this plea
agreement.

e. Nothing in this agreement shall protect Defendant in any way

from prosecution for any offense committed after the date of this agreement.