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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLOW DA

CASE NO.22-CR-60164-AHS ,.

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UNITED STATESOF AM ERICA

VS.

EGO FERGUSON,SR.

Defendant.

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PLEA AGREEM ENT

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- TheUnitedStatesAttorney'sOftkefortheSouthernDistrictofFlorida(ïdthisOffice'land

EgoFerguson,Sr.(hereinafterreferredtoasthe'tdefendanf')enterintothefollowingagreement:

1. The defendant agrees to plead guilty to count6 ofthe indictm ent charging

defendantwithaviolationofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section1343(Wirefraud). TheUnited

Statesagreestodismisstheremainingcounjoftheindictmentatsentencing. '

j. Thedefendantftrtherunderstandsandacknowledgesthat,astoCount6,theCourt

mayimposeastatutorymaximum term ofimprisonmentofupto20yearsandaterm ofsupeivised

releaseofupto3years.Further,thedefendantunderstandsthat,astothesolecount,t)eCourt

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mayimposeafineofupto$250,000. Thedefendantfurtherunderstandsandacknowledgesthat

aspecialassessmentintheamountof$100willbeimposedonthedefendantthatshallbepaidat

thetimeofsentencing. Thedefendantf'urtherunderstandsthatrestitutionm aybeordered.

3. The defendantis aware thatthe sentencewillbe imposed by the Courtafter

considering the advisory FederalSentencing Guidelinesand Policy Statements (hereinaRer

' ''Sentencing Guidelinesn). Thedefendantacknowledgesand understandsthattheCôurtwill .

computeanadvisorysentenceundertheSentçncingGuidelinesandthattheapplicableguidelines

willbedeterm inedbytheCourtrelyinginpartontheresultsofapre-sentenceinvestigationbythe 'e

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Geurtls-probationoffcewwhioh-investigation-will-commenc&aRer-the-guilty-plea-has-been-entered.

' Thedefendantisalso awarethat,undercertain circumstances,the Courtmay departfrom the '

advisory sentencingguidelinerangethatithascomputed,and may raiseorlowerthatadvisory

sentenceundertheSentencing Guidelines. Thedefendantisfurtherawareand understandsthat .

theCoul'tisrequiredtoconsidertheadvisoryguidelinerangedeterm ined underthe Sentencing

Guidelines,butisnotbotmdtoimposeasentencewithinthatadvisoryrange;theCourtispermitted

totailortheultim atesentenceinlightofotherstatutoryconcerns,andsuchsentencemaybeeither

moresevereorlessseverethantheSentencingGuidelines'advisoryrange. Knowingthesefacts,

the defendanttmderstands and acknowledgesthatthe Courthas the authority to impose any

sentencewithin anduptothestatutorymaximum authorizedbylaw fortheoffenseidentitiedin

paragraph 1andthatthedefendantm ay notwithdraw thepleasolely asaresultofthesentence

imposed. .

. 4. ThisOfficereservestherightto inform theCourtandtheprobation officeofa11

factspertinenttothesentencingprocess,includingallrelevantinformationconcerningtheoffenses

committed,whethercharged ornot,as wellasconcerning the defendantand the defendant's'' '

background. Subjectonlytotheexpresstermsofanyagreed-uponrecommendationcontainedin

thisameement,thisOfficefurtherreservestherighttomakeanyrecommendationastothequality

andquantityofpunishment.

. 5. TheUnitedStatesagreesthatitwillrecomm endatsentencingthattheCourtreduce

. by two levelsthesentçncing guideline levelapplicableto thedefendant'soffense,pursuantto '

Section 3E1.1(a)oftheSentencing Guidelines,based upon the defendant'srecognition and

affirmative and timely acceptanceofpersonalresponsibility. lfatthe time ofsentencing the

defendant'soffense'levelisdeterminedtobe16 orgreater,thegovem mentwillmakeam otion

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.- = requesting-u-additional-one-level-decrease-pursuant-tov eotiono llvl.tbl-of-theu entenoing 

Guidelines,statingthatthedefendanthasassistedauthoritiesintheinvestigationorprosecutionof

the defendant'sown misconductbytim ely notifying authoritiesofthedefendant'sintention to

enterapleaofguilty,therebypermittingthegovenunenttoavoidpreparingfortrialandperm itting

thegovernmentandtheCourttoallocatetheirresourcesefficiently. TheUnitedStatesagreesto

recomm endthatthedçfendantbesentencedatthelow endoftheadvisoryguidelinerangeasthat

rangeisdeterminedbytheCourt. TheUnitedStates,however,willnotberequiredtomakethis

motionandthisrecommendationifthedefendant:(1)failsorrefusestomakea111,accurateand

. completedisclosuretotheprobationofficeofthecircumstancessurroundingtherelevantoffense

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conduct;(2)isfoundtohavemisrepresentedfactstothegovernmentpriortoenteringintothisplea

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. agreement;or(3)commitsanymisconductafterenteringintothispleaagreement,includingbut

notlimitedtocom mittingasàteorfederaloffense,violatinganytennofrelease,ormakingfalse

statementsorm isrepresentationstoanygovernmentalentityorofficial. '

6. Thedefendantisawarethatthesentencehasnotyetbeendeterm inedbythecourt.

- ' -. . Thedefendantalsoisawarethatanyestim ateoftheprobablesentepcingrangeorsentencethatthe -''''-

defendant m ay receive, whether that estimate com es from the defendant's attorney, the '

government,ortheprobation office,isaprediction,notapromise,and isnotbinding on the

. government,the probation office orthe court. The defendant understands further thatany

recommendationthatthegovernm entmakestothecourtastosentencing,whetherpursuanttothis

agreement or otherwise, is not binding on the court and the court m ay .disregard the

recommendation in itsentirety. The defendantunderstandsand acknowledges,aspreviously

aclcnowledgedinparagraph3above,thatthedefendantm aynotwithdraw hispleabaseduponthe

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.. ..- Gou/lsvèeoision-not-tor.acoept-a-sentenoing-recommendation-made by-the-defendantw-the

government,orarecommendationmadejointlybyboththedefendantandthegovernment.

7. Thedefendantrecognizesthatpleadingguiltymayhaveconsequenceswithrespect

tothedefendant'simmigrationstatusifthedefendantisnotacitizenoftheUnitedStatesorifthe

. defendantisanaturalizedcitizenoftheUnitedStates. Underfederallaw,abroadrangeofcrimes

areremovableoffenses,includingtheoffensetowhichthedefendantispleadingguilty. Removal

andotherimmigrationconsequencesarethesubjectofaseparateproceeding,however,andthe

defendantunderstandsthatnoone,includingthedefendant'sattorney ortheCourt,canpredictto

acertaintytheeffectofthedefendant'sconviction on thedefendant'simm igration'status: The

defendantnevertheless affinns that the defendant wants to plead guilty regardless of any

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immigration consequencesthatthedefendant'splea may entail,even ifthe consequence isthe

defendant'sautomaticrem ovalf'rom theUnitedStates.

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defendant. Therearenootheragreements,prom ises,representations,orunderstandings.

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UNITED STATESAU ORNEY

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M ICHAELN .BERGER

ASSISTANT UNITED STATESATTORNEY

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ATTO .' F DEFENDANT

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