UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JOSE ANTONIO SANCHEZ

Defendant.

CASE NUMBER: 2:15CR72-012

USM Number: 14600-027

CARRIE CASTRO

DEFENDANT’S ATTORNEY

JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

THE DEFENDANT pleaded guilty to count 1 of the Third Superseding Indictment on March 22, 

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

18:1962(d) CONSPIRACY TO PARTICIPATE IN 

RACKETEERING ACTIVITY WITH SPECIAL 

FINDINGS AND FORFEITURE ALLEGATIONS

Continuing through on or 

about the date of the Third 

Superseding Indictment filed 

January 19, 2017

1

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 6 of this judgment. The sentence is 

imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.

Counts 2, 5, 6 and 13 of the Third Superseding 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.

November 8, 2019

Date of Imposition of Judgment

s/ Philip P. Simon

Signature of Judge

Philip P. Simon, United States District Judge

Name and Title of Judge

November 8, 2019

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 48 months.

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

In as much as the defendant has been in custody since November 13, 2015, it appears to 

the Court that he would be eligible for immediate release.

That the Bureau of Prisons act with dispatch calculating his remaining time, if any.

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 2

years.

Within 72 hours of the judgment or 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. The mandatory drug testing condition is suspended, based on the Court’s determination 

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

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 as directed by the court of probation 

officer.

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 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 child care, elder care, disability, age or serious health 

condition.

5. 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.

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6. 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. 

7. 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. 

8. 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.

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

or questioned by a law enforcement officer.

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

enforcement agency without the permission of the court.

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

dangerous weapon.

12. 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 ability to pay for it. Failure to pay due to financial 

inability to pay shall not be grounds for revocation.

13. 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.

14. 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:JOSE ANTONIO SANCHEZ

Docket No.:2:15CR72-012

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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