UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

KEVIN FORD

Defendant.

CASE NUMBER: 2:14CR111-001

USM Number: 13838-027

SCOTT L KING

DEFENDANT’S ATTORNEY

JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

THE DEFENDANT pleaded guilty to count 1 of the Indictment on February 19, 2016.

ACCORDINGLY, the court has adjudicated that the defendant is guilty of the following offense:

Title, Section & Nature of Offense Date Offense Ended

Count 

Number(s)

18:1349 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT BANK 

FRAUD AND FORFEITURE ALLEGATION

September 2013 1

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 5 of this judgment. The sentence is 

imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.

Count(s) 3, 6, 7 and 12 of the Indictment are DISMISSED on the motion of the United States as 

to this defendant only.

IT IS ORDERED that the defendant must notify the United States Attorney for this district within 

30 days of any change of name, residence, or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs and 

special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If ordered to pay restitution, the 

defendant must notify the court and United States Attorney of any material change in economic 

circumstances.

August 23, 2016

Date of Imposition of Judgment

s/ Philip P. Simon

Signature of Judge

Philip P. Simon, Chief United States District Judge

Name and Title of Judge

September 1, 2016

Date

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IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be 

imprisoned for a term of 33 months.

The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:

That the defendant be incarcerated in a low security federal facility as close to Chicago, 

Illinois as possible.

The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau 

of Prisons before 2:00 P.M. on September 23, 2016. If the institution is not designated by that 

date then the defendant shall report to the office of the U.S. Marshal in Hammond, Indiana on that 

same date and time. 

RETURN

I have executed this judgment as follows:

Defendant delivered ____________________ to ______________ at ______________, 

with a certified copy of this judgment.

_____________________________

UNITED STATES MARSHAL

By: _____________________________

DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL

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SUPERVISED RELEASE

The defendant is placed on Supervised Release for a term of one (1) year. 

Within 72 hours after the defendant’s release from the custody of the Bureau of 

Prisons, the defendant shall report in person to the nearest United States Probation 

Officer for this district between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. While the defendant 

is on supervision pursuant to this judgment, the defendant shall comply with the following 

conditions:

MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

While on supervision, the defendant shall comply with the following mandatory conditions:

1. Defendant shall not commit another federal, state or local crime.

2. Defendant shall not unlawfully use, possess, or distribute a controlled substance.

3. The mandatory drug testing condition is suspended, based on the Court’s determination 

that the defendant poses a low risk of future substance abuse.

4. Defendant shall cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer.

DISCRETIONARY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

While on supervision, the defendant shall comply with the following discretionary 

conditions:

1. The defendant shall not knowingly leave the judicial district without the permission of the 

court or probation officer.

2. The defendant shall report to the probation officer in the manner and as frequently as 

directed by the court or probation officer.

3. The defendant shall not answer falsely any inquiries by the probation officer and shall 

follow the instructions of the probation officer as they relate to the conditions as imposed 

by the court. However, the defendant may refuse to answer any question if the defendant 

believes that a truthful answer may incriminate him. 

4. The defendant shall make reasonable effort to maintain employment at a lawful occupation 

unless he is excused by the probation officer for schooling, training, or other acceptable 

reasons such as child care, elder care, disability, age or serious health condition. The 

defendant’s performance as a music artist will be considered an approved employment 

under the terms of this condition. 

5. The defendant shall notify the probation officer at least ten days prior to any change in 

residence or employment. In the event that a defendant is involuntarily terminated from 

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employment or evicted from a residence, the offender must notify the Probation Officer 

within forty-eight (48) hours. 

6. The defendant shall not meet, communicate, or otherwise interact with a person whom he 

knows to be engaged or planning to be engaged in criminal activity.

7. The defendant shall permit a probation officer to visit him at any time at home or any other 

reasonable location between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and shall permit 

confiscation of any contraband observed in plain view by the probation officer.

8. The defendant shall notify the probation officer within seventy-two hours of being arrested 

or questioned by a law enforcement officer.

9. The defendant shall notify the probation officer of any material change in his economic 

circumstances that might affect his ability to pay any unpaid amount of restitution. 

10. The defendant shall refrain from possessing a firearm, destructive device, or other 

dangerous weapon.

11. The defendant shall be prohibited from incurring new credit charges or opening additional 

lines of credit without approval of the probation officer unless the defendant is in 

compliance with the installment payment schedule imposed for payment of restitution.

12. The defendant shall provide a probation officer with specific financial information regarding 

the defendant’s ability to pay restitution upon written or oral request by the probation officer 

made to and approved by the Court. The request must be prompted by a defendant’s 

failure to comply with the payment schedule ordered for a period of 60 consecutive days 

and the request must describe the specific financial information needed for determining 

the defendant’s current ability to pay.

13. The defendant shall pay restitution to the Clerk’s Office at 5400 Federal Plaza, Hammond, 

Indiana. It is due immediately to be disbursed to the victims. The defendant shall 

commence restitution payment in the manner and the schedule as determined by the 

Court. The imposed payment schedule will remain in effect until such time as the Court is 

notified that the defendant, victim or government, by the defendant, victim or government 

that there has been a material change in his ability to pay. Restitution shall be paid at a 

minimum rate of $400.00 per month commencing 30 days after placement on supervision 

until the amount is paid in full. It is ordered that restitution shall be joint and several with 

the co-defendants in this case, Mercedes Hatcher, Cortez Stevens, Stephen Garner, 

Brittany Sims and Mikcale Smalley. 

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CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

The defendant shall pay the following total criminal monetary penalties in accordance with the 

schedule of payments set forth in this judgment.

Total Assessment Total Fine Total Restitution

$100.00 NONE $141,919.37

The defendant shall make the special assessment payment payable to Clerk, U.S. District Court, 

5400 Federal Plaza, Suite 2300, Hammond, IN 46320. The special assessment payment shall be 

due immediately.

FINE

No fine imposed.

RESTITUTION

Restitution in the amount of $141,919.37 is hereby imposed. Restitution shall be paid at a 

minimum rate of $400.00 per month commencing 30 days after placement on supervision until 

the amount is paid in full. The restitution shall be joint and several with all co-defendants in this 

case, Mercedes Hatcher, Cortez Stevens, Stephen Garner, Brittany Sims and Mikcale Smalley. 

The defendant shall make restitution payments, payable to Clerk, U.S. District Court, 5400 

Federal Plaza, Suite 2300, Hammond, IN 46320, for the following payees in the amounts listed 

below.

If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportional 

payment. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3664(i), all nonfederal victims must be paid in full 

prior to the United States receiving payment. 

Name of Payee

Amount of Restitution 

Ordered

BANK OF AMERICA 2,024.15

CHASE 18,565.95

CITIBANK 119,790.12

U.S. BANK 1,539.15

Totals $141,919.37

**Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A 

of Title 18,United States Code, for offenses committed on or after September 13, 1994 but before 

April 23, 1996.

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) 

restitution interest, (4) fine principal, (5) fine interest, (6) community restitution, (7) penalties, and 

(8) costs, including cost of prosecution and court costs.

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Name:KEVIN FORD

Docket No.:2:14CR111-001

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPERVISION CONDITIONS

Upon a finding of a violation of probation or supervised release, I understand that the Court 

may (1) revoke supervision, (2) extend the term of supervision, and/or (3) modify the conditions 

of supervision.

I have reviewed the Judgment and Commitment Order in my case and the supervision 

conditions therein. These conditions have been read to me. I fully understand the conditions and 

have been provided a copy of them.

(Signed)

____________________________________ __________________

 Defendant Date

____________________________________ __________________

 U.S. Probation Officer/Designated Witness Date

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