UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

PIERRE JAVA FOREST

Defendant.

CASE NUMBER: 2:15CR72-008

USM Number: 14431-027

JOHN R CANTRELL

DEFENDANT’S ATTORNEY

JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

THE DEFENDANT pleaded guilty to count(s) 1 of the Superseding Indictment on March 17, 2016.

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

Title, Section & Nature of Offense Date Offense Ended

Count 

Number(s)

18:1962(d) CONSPIRACY TO PARTICIPATE IN 

RACKETEERING ACTIVITY WITH SPECIAL 

FINDINGS AND FORFEITURE ALLEGATIONS

December 2015 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) 2 of the Superseding Indictment of the Indictment are DISMISSED on the motion of the 

United States.

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.

September 14, 2020

Date of Imposition of Judgment

s/ Philip P. Simon

Signature of Judge

Philip P. Simon, United States District Judge

Name and Title of Judge

September 15, 2020

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 216 months.

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

That the defendant be permitted to participate in the Residential Drug Abuse Program 

offered by the Bureau of Prisons.

That the defendant be incarcerated in a federal facility as close to Northwest Indiana as 

possible so that he may maintain the support of family and friends.

That the defendant be given credit for time served since the date of his arrest.

The defendant is REMANDED to the custody of the United States Marshal.

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

Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of

3 years.

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

defendant shall report in person to the nearest United States Probation Office 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

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 defendant shall submit to one drug test within 15 days of release from imprisonment 

and at least two periodic tests thereafter for use of a controlled substance.

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 federal judicial district without the permission 

of the court or probation officer. The probation office will provide a map or verbally describe 

the boundaries of the federal judicial district at the start of supervision.

2. The defendant shall report in person to the probation office in the district to which the 

defendant is released within 72 hours of release from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons. 

Thereafter, the defendant shall report to the probation officer in the manner and as

frequently as reasonably directed by the court or probation officer during normal business 

hours. 

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

However, the defendant may refuse to answer any question if the defendant believes that 

a truthful answer may incriminate him.

4. The defendant shall follow the instructions of the probation officer as they relate to the 

conditions as imposed by the court. The defendant may petition the Court to seek relief or 

clarification regarding a condition if he believes it is unreasonable. 

5. The defendant shall make reasonable effort to obtain and maintain employment at a lawful 

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

acceptable reasons such as childcare, elder care, disability, age or serious health 

condition.

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

residence or any time the defendant leaves a job or accepts a job. In the event that a 

defendant is involuntarily terminated from employment or evicted from a residence, the 

offender must notify the Probation Officer within forty-eight (48) hours.

7. The defendant shall not knowingly and intentionally be in the presence of anyone who is 

illegally selling, using or distributing a controlled substance and if such activity commences 

when he is present, the defendant must immediately leave the location. 

8. 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. 

9. 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.

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

or questioned by a law enforcement officer.

11. The defendant shall not enter into any agreement to act as an informant for a law 

enforcement agency without the permission of the court.

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

dangerous weapon.

13. The defendant shall participate in a program approved by the United States Probation 

Office for substance abuse, which may include testing for the detection of alcohol, 

controlled substances, or illegal mood-altering substance, if necessary after evaluation at 

the time of release. The defendant shall pay all or part of the costs for participation in the 

ordered program not to exceed his/her ability to pay for it. Failure to pay due to financial 

14. The defendant shall participate in the General Equivalency Degree (GED) Preparation 

Course and use his best efforts to obtain a GED within the first year of supervision. The 

defendant shall pay all or part of the costs for participation in the ordered program not to 

exceed his ability to pay for it. Failure to pay due to financial inability to pay shall not be 

grounds for revocation.

Based on a thorough review of the defendant’s financial condition as detailed in the 

presentence report, the Court finds that the defendant does not have the ability to pay a fine. The 

Court will waive the fine in this case.

The defendant shall pay to the United States a total special assessment of $100, which 

shall be due immediately. (18 U.S.C. §§ 3013.)

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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 NONE NONE

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

No restitution imposed.

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Name:PIERRE JAVA FOREST

Docket No.:2:15CR72-008

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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