UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASENO.22-10021-CR-M zTM AN

UM TED STATESOF AM ERICA

VS.

REINALDO LOPEZ H ERNANDEZ,

Defendant.

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PLEAAGRkIMXNT

The United States Southern District ofFlorida (tithis Oftice''land Reinaldo Lopez

Hernandez(hereinafterreferredtoastheEçdefendanf')enterintothefollowingagreement:

Thedefendantagreestopleadguil'tytoCount1oftheindictment,which chargesthe

defendantwithEncouragingandlnducinganAlientoEntertheUnitedStates,inviolationofTitle

8,UnitedStatesCode,Section1324(a)(1)(A)(iv);andCount20oftheindictment,whichcharges

the defendantwith failure to heave to,in violation ofTitle 18,United States Code,Section

2237(a)(1).

2. ThisOfsceagreesto seek dismissaloftherelnaining countsoftheindictment,asto

thedefendant,aftersentencing.

3. ThedefendantisawarethatthesentencewillbeimposedbytheCourtafterconsidering

the advisoly FederalSentencing Guidelinesand Policy Statements (hereinafterGçsentencing

Guidelines''). Thedefendantacknowledgesand understandsthattheCoul'twillcomputean

advisory sentence underthe Sentencing Guidelinesand thatthe applicable guidelineswillbe

determinedbytheCourtrelyinginpal4ontheresultsofapre-sentenceinvestigationbytheCourt's

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probationoftice,which investigationwillcomm enceaftertheguiltypleahasbeenentered. The

defendantisalsoawarethat,undercertaincircum stances,theCourtmaydepartfrom theadvisory

sentencingguidelinerangethatithascomputed,and mayraiseorlowerthatadvisoly sentence

undertheSentencingGuidelines. ThedefendantisfurtherawareandunderstandsthattheCourt

isrequiredtoconsidertheadvisoryguidelinerangedeterminedundertheSentencingGuidelines,

butisnotboundtoimposeasentencewithinthatadvisoryrange;theCourtispermittedtotailor

theultimatesentencein lightofotherstatutol-yconcelms,andsuch sentencem aybeeithermore

severeorlessseverethantheSentencing Guidelines'advisoryrange. Knowingthesefacts,the

defendantunderstandsandacknowledgesthattheCourthastheauthoritytoimposeany sentence

withinanduptothestatutorymaximum authorizedbylaw fortheoffensesidentifiedinparagraph

1andthatthedefendantm aynotwithdraw thepleasolelyasaresultofthesentenceimposed.

4. Thedefendantalsounderstandsand acknowledgesthatasto Count1,theCourtmay

imposeastatutol'ymaximum tennofimprisonmentofuptofive(5)years,followedbyaterm of

supervisedreleaseofuptothree(3)years.Inadditiontoaterm ofimprisonmentandsupervised

release,theCourtmayimposeafineofupto$250,000andmayorderforfeiture.AstoCount20,

theCourtmayimposeastatutorymaximum term ofimprisonmentofuptofive(5)years,followed

byaterm ofsupervisedreleaseofuptothree(3)years.Inadditiontoaterm ofimprisonmentand

supervisedrelease,theCourtmayimposeafineofupto$250,000andmayorderforfeiture.

5. Thedefendantfurtherunderstandsandacknowledgesthat,in additiontoanysentence

imposed underparagraph 4 ofthisagreement,a specialassessmentin theamountof$200

willbeimposed onthedefendant. The defendantagreesthatany specialassessmentimposed

shallbepaid atthetim eofsentencing. Ifadefendantisfinancially unabletopay thespecial

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assessment,thedefendantagreestopresentevidenceto thisOfficeandtheCourtatthetim eof

sentencingastothereasonsforthedefendant'sfailuretopay.

ThisOfficereservestherightto inform theCoul'tandtheprobationofficeofa1lfacts

pertinentto thesentencingprocess,including al1relevantinform ation concerning theoffenses

com mitted,whethercharged ornot,aswellasconcerning the defendantand the defendant's

background. Subjectonlytotheexpresstermsofanyagreed-uponsentencingrecommendations

containedinthisagreem ent,thisOffscefurtherreservestherighttomakeanyrecommendationas

tothequalityandquantityofpunishment.

ThisOfficeagreesthatitwillrecommendatsentencingthattheCourtreducebytwo

levelsthe sentencing guideline levelapplicabletothedefendant'soffense,pursuantto Section

3E1.1(a)oftheSentencingGuidelines,baseduponthedefendant'srecognitionandaftsrmative

and timely acceptance ofpersonalresponsibility.lfatthe time ofsentencing the defendant's

offense levelis determined to be 16 orgreater,this Officç willtile a motion requesting an

additionalone-leveldecreasepursuanttoSection3E1.1(b)oftheSentencingGuidelines,stating

thatthedefendanthasassisted authoritiesin theinvestigation orprosecutionofthedefendant's

own m isconductby timely notifying authoritiesofthedefendant'sintention to enterapleaof

guilty,thereby perm itting the govem ment to avoid pr:paring for trialand pennitting the

governmentandtheCourttoallocatetheirresourcesefficiently. ThisOffice,however,willnot

berequiredtomakethisrecommendationandmotionifthedefendant:(1)failsorrefusestomake

afull,accurateand completedisclosuretotheprobationofficeofthecircumstancessurounding

therelevantoffenseconduct;(2)isfoundtohavemisrepresentedfactstothegovernmentpriorto

entering intothispleaagreement;or(3)commitsanymisconductafterenteringintothisplea

agreement,includingbutnotlimitedtocommittingastateorfederaloffense,violatingany term

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ofrelease,atlemptingtowithdraw hisguiltyplea,ormakingfalsestatementsormisrepresentations

toanygovernm entalentityorofficial.

8. Thedefendantisawarethatthesentencehasnotyetbeen determined by the Coult

Thedefendantalsoisawarethatanyestim ateoftheprobablesentencingrangeorsentencethatthe

defendantm ayreceive,whetherthatestimatecomesfrom thedefendant'satlorney,thisOffice,or

theprobationoffice,isaprediction,notaprom ise,andisnotbindingonthisOffice,theprobation

officeortheCourt.Thedefendantunderstandsandacknowledges,aspreviouslyacknowledgedin

paragraph3above,thatthedefendantmaynotwithdraw hispleabasedupontheCourt'sdecision

not to accept a sentencing recommendation made by the defendant, this Ofsce, or

recommendationmadejointlybythedefendantandthisOffice.

9. Thedefendantagrees,inanindividualandany othercapacity,toforfeittothisOffice,

voluntarilyandimmediately,pursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(6):

anyconveyance,includinganyvessel,vehicle,oraircraft usedinthecom mission

ofsuchoffense;

anyproperty,realorpersonal,thatconstitutes,orisderivedfrom,oristraceableto

anyproceedsobtained,directlyorindirectly,from thecommissionofsuchoffense;

and

anyproperty,realorpersonal,thatwasusedtofacilitate,orintendedtobeusedto

facilitate,thecommissionofsuchoffense.

10. Thedefendantfurtheragreesthatforfeitureisindependentofany assessment,fine,

cost,restitution,orpenalty thatm ay be imposed by the Court.Thedefendantknowingly and

voluntarily agreesto waive allconstitutional,legal,and equitable defensesto the forfeiture,

including excessive finesunderthe Eighth Am endmentto the United StatesConstitm ion.In

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addition,thedefendantagreestowaive:anyapplicabletimelimitsforadministrativeorjudicial

forfeitureproceedings,therequirementsofFed.R.Crim.P.32.2and43(a),andanyappealofthe

forfeiture.

11. Thedefendantalso agreesto fully andtruthfully disclosetheexistence,natureand

location ofa1lassetsinwhichthedefendanthasorhadanydirectorindirectfinancialinterestor

control,and any assetsinvolved intheoffensesofconviction. Thedefendantagreesto takeall

stepsrequestedbythisOfficefortherecoveryandforfeitureofa11assetsidentifiedbythisOffice

assubjecttoforfeiture.Thisincludej,butisnotlimitedto,thetimelydeliveryuponrequestofal

necessary andappropriatedocumentationtodelivergood andmarketabletitle,consentingto all

ordersofforfeiture,and notcontesting or impeding in any way with any criminal,civilor

administrativeforfeitureproceedingconcerningtheforfeiture.

12. Thisdefendantrecognizesthatpleadingguiltymay haveconsequenceswithrespect

tothedefendant'simm igrationstatusifthedefendantisnotacitizenoftheUnitedStates.Under

federallaw,abroad range ofcrimesarerem ovable offenses,includingtheoffensesto which

defendantispleadingguilty.Removalandotherimmigrationconsequencesarethesubjectofa

separateproceeding,however,anddefendantunderstandsthatnoone,includiflgthedefendant's

attorney ortheCourt,can predicttoacertainty theeffectofthedefendant'sconviction on the

defendant'simm igrationstatus.Defendantnevedhelessaffirm sthatthedefendantwantstoplead

guiltyregardlessofany imm igration consequencesthatthedefendant'spleamay entail,evenif

theconsequenceisthedefendant'sautomaticrem ovalfrom theUnitedStates.

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ThisistheentireagreementandunderstandingbetweenthisOfficeandthedefendant.

Therearenootheragreements,prom ises,representations,orunderstandings.

M ARKENZY LAPOINTE

UNITED STATESATTORNEY

By: . ,'

JESSIC J.AYER

SPECG LASSISTANT UNITED STATESATTORNEY

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1AN M CDONALD

ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT

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By:

REINALDO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ

DEFENDANT

Date:

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