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DETENTION ORDER 15.13

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

AT SEATTLE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v. 

SURINDER SINGH SOHAL,

Defendant.

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Case No. CR06-199-RSM-JPD

DETENTION ORDER 

Offenses charged:

Count 1: Conspiracy to Smuggle, Transport, and Harbor Illegal Aliens in violation of

of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1324(a)(1)(A)(i), 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii), 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I),

and 1324(a)(1)(B)(i).

Counts 2 through 8: Bringing an Illegal Alien for Financial Gain in violation of 8

U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii) and 18 U.S.C. § 2.

Counts 9 through 16: Smuggling of an Illegal Alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§

1324(a)(1)(A)(i), 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(II), and 1324(A)(1)(B)(i),

Courts 17 through 23: Transporting an Illegal Alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§

1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(II), and 1324 (a)(1)(B)(i).

Counts 24 through 30: Harboring an Illegal Alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§

1324(a)(1)(A)(iii), 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(II), and 1324(a)(1)(B)(i).

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Detention Hearing: June 16, 2006.

The Court, having conducted a detention hearing pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f), and

based upon the factual findings and statement of reasons for detention hereafter set forth,

finds the following:

FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR DETENTION

(1) The defendant is charged in thirty (30) counts. Seven (7) of the counts carry

mandatory three-year-minimum sentences, which can be stacked, providing strong incentive

to flee.

(2) The defendant retains strong family ties to India, and is alleged to be part of an

alien-smuggling ring with strong connections throughout Canada, providing incentive to flee

to Canada or to India, rather than facing the pending charges.

(3) Based on the proffer by the government, the defendant was stopped in

Wyoming while transporting illegal aliens, yet continued with the same conduct for which he

is presently charged.

(4) Based on the proffer by the government, the defendant attempted to sexually

assault women who were the subjects of the alleged alien-smuggling ring. This conduct

poses a danger not only to the community, but to potential witnesses as well.

(5) There appear to be no conditions or combination of conditions other than

detention that will reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance at future Court hearings or

the safety of the community. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED:

(1) Defendant shall be detained pending trial and committed to the custody

of the Attorney General for confinement in a correction facility

separate, to the extent practicable, from persons awaiting or serving

sentences or being held in custody pending appeal;

(2) Defendant shall be afforded reasonable opportunity for private

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consultation with counsel;

(3) On order of a court of the United States or on request of an attorney for

the government, the person in charge of the corrections facility in

which defendant is confined shall deliver the defendant to a United

States Marshal for the purpose of an appearance in connection with a

court proceeding; and

(4) The clerk shall direct copies of this Order to counsel for the United

States, to counsel for the defendant, to the United States Marshal, and

to the United States Pretrial Services Officer.

DATED this 19th day of June, 2006.

AJAMES P. DONOHUE

United States Magistrate Judge 

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