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PROB 12C 

(Rev. 08/18) VIOLATION REPORT PART 1: 

PETITION FOR WARRANT

U. S. Probation Office

Eastern District of Michigan 

PACTS

116910 

DATE 

03/04/2021

NAME

WILLIAMS, Eric Christopher 

OFFICER

Lamara H. Werts 

JUDGE

Matthew F. Leitman 

DOCKET #

15-CR-20106-16 

ORIGINAL 

SENTENCE DATE 

06/13/2016 

SUPERVISION TYPE 

Supervised 

Release 

CRIMINAL HISTORY 

CATEGORY 

IV 

TOTAL OFFENSE 

LEVEL 

23 

PHOTO 

COMMENCED 

11/08/2019 

EXPIRATION 

11/07/2022

ASST. U.S. ATTORNEY 

Doug Salzenstein 

DEFENSE ATTORNEY 

To Be Determined 

REPORT PURPOSE 

TO ISSUE A WARRANT 

ORIGINAL OFFENSE 

Count 6: 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), Conspiracy to Interfere With 

Commerce by Robbery 

SENTENCE DISPOSITION 

Custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 57 months (sentence shall run concurrent with pending violation in 

Pennsylvania), to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. 

Name of Sentencing Judicial Officer: Honorable Marianne O. Battani. Case transferred administratively to 

Honorable Matthew F. Leitman. 

ORIGINAL SPECIAL CONDITIONS 

1. The defendant shall make monthly installment payments on any remaining balance of the restitution at a 

rate and schedule recommended by the probation department and approved by the Court. 

2. The defendant shall not incur any new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval 

of the probation officer. 

3. The defendant shall provide the probation officer access to any requested financial information. 

4. The defendant shall participate in a program approved by the probation department for substance abuse, 

which may include testing to determine if the defendant has reverted to the use of drugs or alcohol, if 

necessary. 

5. The defendant shall enroll and participate in a Cognitive Behavior Therapy program (CBT) as approved by 

the probation officer, if necessary. 

Criminal Monetary Penalties: Special Assessment $100.00 (paid), Restitution (joint and several) 

$306,649.55 ($305,299.55 balance). 

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PROB 12C 

(Rev. 08/18) VIOLATION REPORT PART 1: 

PETITION FOR WARRANT

U. S. Probation Office

Eastern District of Michigan 

PACTS

116910 

DATE 

03/04/2021

NAME

WILLIAMS, Eric Christopher 

OFFICER

Lamara H. Werts 

JUDGE

Matthew F. Leitman 

DOCKET #

15-CR-20106-16 

The probation officer believes that the offender has violated the following condition(s) of Supervised Release: 

VIOLATION NUMBER NATURE OF NONCOMPLIANCE 

1 Violation of Standard Condition 1: “THE DEFENDANT SHALL NOT LEAVE THE 

JUDICIAL DISTRICT WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE COURT OR PROBATION 

OFFICER.” 

On March 1, 2021, a social media search of WILLIAMS revealed he traveled outside of the 

Eastern District of Michigan. Noted below are the dates and locations he traveled gathered from 

Instagram (IG). 

According to IG post dated July 18, 2020, WILLIAMS was photographed in a parking lot with 

automobiles bearing Texas license plates. According to IG post dated July 20, 2020, WILLIAMS 

was photographed in a parking lot with a “Mission Construction. L. P.” sign hanging in the 

background. Mission Construction is a Texas-based construction company. 

According to IG post dated September 25, 2020, WILLIAMS was photographed with cactus, a 

body of water and mountains covered in greenery. This type of landscape does not exist in 

Michigan. 

According to IG post dated December 12, 2020, WILLIAMS was photographed on a boat, 

wearing shorts. According to IG post dated December 15, 2020 there is a photograph on his 

Instagram page with the comment from him “fire dancing in Hawaii.” On December 15, 2020, 

there is another photo of him taken outside surrounded by a pool, hot tub and palm trees. 

According to IG post dated February 6, 2021, WILLIAMS was photographed outside of 

Raymond James Stadium, located in Tampa Florida. According to IG post dated February 7, 

2021, Super Bowl Sunday, WILLIAMS was photographed inside Raymond James Stadium, 

surrounding by fans and the teams on the field. 

2 Violation of Standard Condition 5: “THE DEFENDANT SHALL WORK REGULARY AT A 

LAWFUL OCCUPATION, UNLESS EXCUSED BY THE PROBATION OFFICER FOR 

SCHOOLING, TRAINING, OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE REASONS.” 

Since the inception of supervision, WILLIAMS has struggled to maintain regular employment. 

WILLIAMS was employed with Decoy Salon, which he secured while he was completing his 

custodial term in the Residential Re-entry Center (RRC). In December 2019, WILLAIMS ended 

that employment and began working for Michigan Cleaning Group. He was laid off in March of 

2020 and has failed to gain full-time employment to date. WILLIAMS stated that he only wants 

to do certain things and does not want to stand on his feet all day. 

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PROB 12C 

(Rev. 08/18) VIOLATION REPORT PART 1: 

PETITION FOR WARRANT

U. S. Probation Office

Eastern District of Michigan 

PACTS

116910 

DATE 

03/04/2021

NAME

WILLIAMS, Eric Christopher 

OFFICER

Lamara H. Werts 

JUDGE

Matthew F. Leitman 

DOCKET #

15-CR-20106-16 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 

PROBATION OFFICER

s/Lamara H. Werts/djl 

313-234-5447 

DISTRIBUTION

Court 

SUPERVISING PROBATION OFFICER

s/Christina R. Wilkerson 

313-234-5460 

PROBATION ROUTING 

Data Entry 

THE COURT ORDERS:

[X]   The issuance of a warrant 

[   ]   Other 

s/Matthew F. Leitman 

 United States District Judge 

3/9/2021

Date 

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