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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of Illinois

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AMENDED JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

v.

LOUIS PRESTA Case Number: 1:20-CR-00475(1)

USM Number: 55216-424

Date of Original Judgment: 4/25/2022

(Or Date of Last Amended Judgment) Thomas Michael Breen

Defendant’s Attorney

Reason for Amendment:

☐ Correction of Sentence on Remand (18 U.S.C. 3742(f)(1) and (2))

☐ Reduction of Sentence for Changed Circumstances (Fed. R. Crim.

P. 35(b))

☐ Correction of Sentence by Sentencing Court (Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(a))

☐ Correction of Sentence for Clerical Mistake (Fed. R. Crim. P. 36)

☐ Modification of Supervision Conditions (18 U.S.C. §§ 3563(c) or

3583(e))

☐ Modification of Imposed Term of Imprisonment for Extraordinary

and Compelling Reasons (18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1))

☐ Modification of Imposed Term of Imprisonment for Retroactive

Amendment(s) to the Sentencing Guidelines (18 U.S.C. §

3582(c)(2))

☐ Direct Motion to District Court Pursuant☐ 28 U.S.C. § 2255

or ☐ 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c)(7)

☒ Modification of Restitution Order (18 U.S.C. § 3664)

THE DEFENDANT

☒ pleaded guilty to count(s) 1 and 6 of the Indictment

☐ pleaded nolo contendere to count(s) which was accepted by the court.

☐ was found guilty on count(s) after a plea of not guilty.

The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:

Title & Section / Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count

18:1952-7420.F Racketeering – Bribery

26:7206A.F Fraud and False Statements

2/15/2018

10/16/2017

1

6

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 3 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform 

Act of 1984. Other than the amendments or modifications stated in this judgment, the judgment previously entered shall stand. (See 

attachments)

☐ The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)

☒ Count(s) Any remaining counts 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 material changes in economic circumstances.

May 4, 2022

Date of Imposition of Judgment

_____________________________________________

Signature of Judge

Thomas M. Durkin, United States District Judge

Name and Title of Judge

May 4, 2022

Date

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DEFENDANT: LOUIS PRESTA

CASE NUMBER: 1:20-CR-00475(1)

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.

Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment**

TOTALS $200.00 *$70,734.00 $.00 $.00 $.00

☐ The determination of restitution is deferred until . An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be entered after 

such determination.

☒ The defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount listed below.

If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportioned payment, unless specified otherwise in 

the priority order or percentage payment column below. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3664(i), all nonfederal victims must be paid 

before the United States is paid.

Restitution of $3,427.00 to:

ATTN: RESTITUTION STATE OF ILLINOIS

PO BOX 19014, MC 4-300

SPRINGFIELD, IL 62794-9014

$3,427.00

*Restitution of $67,307.00 to:

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

333 W PERSHING AVE, RESTITUTIO

KANSAS CITY, MO 64108

$72,307.00

☐ Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $ 

☐ The defendant must pay interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full before 

the fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). All of the payment options on Sheet 6 may be 

subject to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).

☒ The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:

☒ the interest requirement is waived.

☐ the interest requirement for the is modified as follows: 

* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-299.

** Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-22.

*** Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 for offenses committed on or after September 

13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996.

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DEFENDANT: LOUIS PRESTA

CASE NUMBER: 1:20-CR-00475(1)

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:

A *☒ Lump sum payment of $70,934.00 due immediately.

☐ balance due not later than , or

☒ balance due in accordance with ☐ C, ☐ D, ☐ E, or ☒ F below; or

B ☐ Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with ☐ C, ☐ D, or ☐ F below); or 

C ☐ Payment in equal (e.g. weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of (e.g., months or years), to 

commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment; or

D ☐ Payment in equal (e.g. weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of (e.g., months or years), to 

commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment to a term of supervision; or

E ☐ Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment. 

The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant’s ability to pay at that time; or

F ☒ Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties: You shall pay to the Clerk of the Court any financial 

obligation ordered herein that remains unpaid at the commencement of the term of supervised release, at a rate of not less than 10% of 

the total of your gross earnings minus federal and state income tax withholdings.

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due 

during imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial 

Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court.

The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.

☐ Joint and Several

Case Number Total Amount Joint and Several Corresponding Payee, if

Defendant and Co-Defendant Names Amount Appropriate

(including defendant number)

**See above for Defendant and Co-Defendant Names and Case Numbers (including defendant number), Total Amount, Joint and Several 

Amount, and corresponding payee, if appropriate.**

☐ The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.

☐ The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s): 

☒ The defendant shall forfeit the defendant’s interest in the following property to the United States: See attached Forfeiture Order.

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) AVAA assessment, (5) 

fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) JVTA assessment, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, including cost of prosecution 

and court costs.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of Illinois

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JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

v.

LOUIS PRESTA Case Number: 1:20-CR-00475(1)

USM Number: 55216-424

Thomas Michael Breen

Defendant’s Attorney

THE DEFENDANT:

☒ pleaded guilty to count(s) 1 and 6 of the Indictment.

☐ pleaded nolo contendere to count(s) which was accepted by the court.

☐ was found guilty on count(s) after a plea of not guilty.

The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:

Title & Section / Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count

18:1952-7420.F Racketeering - Bribery 02/15/2018 1

26:7206A.F Fraud and False Statements 10/16/2017 6

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 8 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform 

Act of 1984.

☐ The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)

☒ Count(s) Any remaining counts 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 material changes in economic circumstances.

April 25, 2022

Date of Imposition of Judgment

_______________________________________________

Signature of Judge

Thomas M. Durkin, United States District Judge

Name and Title of Judge

_______________________________________________

Date

April 25, 2022

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DEFENDANT: LOUIS PRESTA

CASE NUMBER: 1:20-CR-00475(1)

IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of: 1 year and 1 day as to 

counts 1 and 6, to be served concurrently. 

☒ The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: It is recommended that the defendant serve his term of 

imprisonment at FCI Oxford. 

☐ The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

☐ The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:

☐ at on 

☐ as notified by the United States Marshal.

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

☒ before 12:00 pm on June 27, 2022.

☐ as notified by the United States Marshal.

☐ as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.

RETURN

I have executed this judgment as follows: _____________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Defendant delivered on ___________ to ________________________ at_____________________________, with a certified copy of this

judgment.

__________________________________________

UNITED STATES MARSHAL

By ___________________________________________

DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL

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DEFENDANT: LOUIS PRESTA

CASE NUMBER: 1:20-CR-00475(1)

MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C § 3583(d)

Upon release from imprisonment, you shall be on supervised release for a term of: one (1) year. The court imposes those conditions identified 

by checkmarks below:

During the period of supervised release:

☒ (1) you shall not commit another Federal, State, or local crime.

☒ (2) you shall not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.

☐ (3) you shall attend a public, private, or private nonprofit offender rehabilitation program that has been approved by the court, if 

an approved program is readily available within a 50-mile radius of your legal residence. [Use for a first conviction of a 

domestic violence crime, as defined in § 3561(b).]

☐ (4) you shall register and comply with all requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. § 

16913).

☒ (5) you shall cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample if the collection of such a sample is required by law. 

☐ (6) you shall refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance AND submit to one drug test within 15 days of release on 

supervised release and at least two periodic tests thereafter, up to 104 periodic tests for use of a controlled substance during 

each year of supervised release. [This mandatory condition may be ameliorated or suspended by the court for any defendant 

if reliable sentencing information indicates a low risk of future substance abuse by the defendant.]

DISCRETIONARY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C § 3563(b) AND 

18 U.S.C § 3583(d)

Discretionary Conditions — The court orders that you abide by the following conditions during the term of supervised release because such 

conditions are reasonably related to the factors set forth in § 3553(a)(1) and (a)(2)(B), (C), and (D); such conditions involve only such 

deprivations of liberty or property as are reasonably necessary for the purposes indicated in § 3553 (a)(2) (B), (C), and (D); and such 

conditions are consistent with any pertinent policy statement issued by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994a. 

The court imposes those conditions identified by checkmarks below:

During the period of supervised release:

☐ (1) you shall provide financial support to any dependents if you are financially able to do so.

☐ (2) you shall make restitution to a victim of the offense under § 3556 (but not subject to the limitation of § 3663(a) or 

 § 3663A(c)(1)(A)). 

☐ (3) you shall give to the victims of the offense notice pursuant to the provisions of § 3555, as follows: 

☐ (4) you shall seek, and work conscientiously at, lawful employment or, if you are not gainfully employed, you shall pursue 

 conscientiously a course of study or vocational training that will equip you for employment.

☐ (5) you shall refrain from engaging in the following occupation, business, or profession bearing a reasonably direct relationship 

 to the conduct constituting the offense, or engage in the following specified occupation, business, or profession only to a 

 stated degree or under stated circumstances; (if checked yes, please indicate restriction(s)) .

☒ (6) you shall not knowingly meet or communicate with any person whom you know to be engaged, or planning 

 to be engaged, in criminal activity and shall not:

☐ visit the following type of places: .

 ☐ knowingly meet or communicate with the following persons: .

☒ (7) you shall refrain from ☐ any or ☒ excessive use of alcohol (defined as ☐ having a blood alcohol concentration 

 greater than 0.08; or ☐ ), and from any use of a narcotic drug or other controlled substance, as defined in § 102 

 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 802), without a prescription by a licensed medical practitioner.

☒ (8) you shall not possess a firearm, destructive device, or other dangerous weapon.

☐ (9) ☐ you shall participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in a substance abuse treatment program, which may 

 include urine testing up to a maximum of 104 tests per year.

 ☐ you shall participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in a mental health treatment program, and shall take 

 any medications prescribed by the mental health treatment provider.

 ☐ you shall participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in medical care; (if checked yes, please specify: 

 .)

☐ (10) (intermittent confinement): you shall remain in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons during nights, weekends, or other 

 intervals of time, totaling [no more than the lesser of one year or the term of imprisonment authorized for the 

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 offense], during the first year of the term of supervised release (provided, however, that a condition set forth in 

 §3563(b)(10) shall be imposed only for a violation of a condition of supervised release in accordance with § 3583(e)(2)

 and only when facilities are available) for the following period .

☐ (11) (community confinement): you shall reside at, or participate in the program of a community corrections facility 

 (including a facility maintained or under contract to the Bureau of Prisons) for all or part of the term of supervised 

 release, for a period of months.

☐ (12) you shall work in community service for hours as directed by a probation officer.

☐ (13) you shall reside in the following place or area: , or refrain from residing in a specified place or area: .

☒ (14) you shall not knowingly leave from the federal judicial district where you are being supervised, unless 

 granted permission to leave by the court or a probation officer. The geographic area of the Northern District of 

 Illinois currently consists of the Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Will, 

 Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago.

☒ (15) you shall report to the probation office in the federal judicial district to which you are released within 72 hours of your 

release from imprisonment. You shall thereafter report to a probation officer at reasonable times as directed by the court 

or a probation officer.

☒ (16) ☒ you shall permit a probation officer to visit you ☒ at any reasonable time or ☐ as specified: , 

☒ at home ☒ at work ☐ at school ☒ at a community service location

☒ other reasonable location specified by a probation officer

☒ you shall permit confiscation of any contraband observed in plain view of the probation officer.

☒ (17) you shall notify a probation officer within 72 hours, after becoming aware of any change in residence, employer, or 

 workplace and, absent constitutional or other legal privilege, answer inquiries by a probation officer. You shall answer 

 truthfully any inquiries by a probation officer, subject to any constitutional or other legal privilege.

☒ (18) you shall notify a probation officer within 72 hours if after being arrested, charged with a crime, or questioned by a law 

 enforcement officer.

☐ (19) (home confinement)

☐ (a)(i) (home incarceration) for a period of __ months, you are restricted to your residence at all times except for 

medical necessities and court appearances or other activities specifically approved by the court.

☐ (a)(ii) (home detention) for a period of __ months, you are restricted to your residence at all times except for 

employment; education; religious services; medical, substance abuse, or mental health treatment; attorney visits; 

court appearances; court-ordered obligations; or other activities pre-approved by the probation officer.

☐ (a)(iii) (curfew) for a period of __ months, you are restricted to your residence every day.

☐ from the times directed by the probation officer; or ☐ from __ to __.

☐ (b) your compliance with this condition, as well as other court-imposed conditions of supervision, shall be monitored 

by a form of location monitoring technology selected at the discretion of the probation officer, and you shall abide 

by all technology requirements.

☐ (c) you shall pay all or part of the cost of the location monitoring, at the daily contractual rate, if you are financially 

able to do so.

☐ (20) you shall comply with the terms of any court order or order of an administrative process pursuant to the law of a State, the 

 District of Columbia, or any other possession or territory of the United States, requiring payments by you for the support 

 and maintenance of a child or of a child and the parent with whom the child is living.

☐ (21) (deportation): you shall be surrendered to a duly authorized official of the Homeland Security Department for a 

 determination on the issue of deportability by the appropriate authority in accordance with the laws under the Immigration 

 and Nationality Act and the established implementing regulations. If ordered deported, you shall not remain in or enter the 

 United States without obtaining, in advance, the express written consent of the United States Attorney General or the 

 United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

☒ (22) you shall satisfy such other special conditions as ordered below.

☐ (23) You shall submit your person, property, house, residence, vehicle, papers [computers (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1030(e)(1)), 

 other electronic communications or data storage devices or media,] or office, to a search conducted by a United States 

 Probation Officer(s). Failure to submit to a search may be grounds for revocation of release. You shall warn any other 

 occupants that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition. An officer(s) may conduct a search 

 pursuant to this condition only when reasonable suspicion exists that you have violated a condition of your supervision and 

 that the areas to be searched contain evidence of this violation. Any search must be conducted at a reasonable time and in a 

 reasonable manner.

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☐ (24) Other: 

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 3563(b)(22) and 3583(d)

The court imposes those conditions identified by checkmarks below:

During the term of supervised release:

☐ (1) if you have not obtained a high school diploma or equivalent, you shall participate in a General Educational 

 Development (GED) preparation course and seek to obtain a GED within the first year of supervision.

☐ (2) you shall participate in an approved job skill-training program at the direction of a probation officer within the first 60 

 days of placement on supervision. 

☐ (3) you shall, if unemployed after the first 60 days of supervision, or if unemployed for 60 days after termination or lay-off 

from employment, perform at least hours of community service per week at the direction of the probation office 

until gainfully employed. The total amount of community service required over your term of service shall not exceed 

hours.

☐ (4) you shall not maintain employment where you have access to other individual’s personal information, including, but not 

 limited to, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers (or money) unless approved by a probation officer. 

☒ (5) you shall not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of a probation officer 

 unless you are in compliance with the financial obligations imposed by this judgment. 

☒ (6) you shall provide a probation officer with access to any requested financial information requested by the probation 

 officer to monitor compliance with conditions of supervised release.

☒ (7) within 72 hours of any significant change in your economic circumstances that might affect your ability to pay 

 restitution, fines, or special assessments, you must notify the probation officer of the change.

☒ (8) you shall file accurate income tax returns and pay all taxes, interest, and penalties as required by law.

☐ (9) you shall participate in a sex offender treatment program. The specific program and provider will be determined by a 

probation officer. You shall comply with all recommended treatment which may include psychological and physiological 

testing. You shall maintain use of all prescribed medications. 

☐ You shall comply with the requirements of the Computer and Internet Monitoring Program as administered by the 

United States Probation Office. You shall consent to the installation of computer monitoring software on all 

identified computers to which you have access and to which the probation officer has legitimate access by right or 

consent. The software may restrict and/or record any and all activity on the computer, including the capture of 

keystrokes, application information, Internet use history, email correspondence, and chat conversations. A notice 

will be placed on the computer at the time of installation to warn others of the existence of the monitoring 

software. You shall not remove, tamper with, reverse engineer, or in any way circumvent the software. 

☐ The cost of the monitoring shall be paid by you at the monthly contractual rate, if you are financially able, subject 

to satisfaction of other financial obligations imposed by this judgment.

☐ You shall not possess or use at any location (including your place of employment), any computer, external storage 

device, or any device with access to the Internet or any online computer service without the prior approval of a 

probation officer. This includes any Internet service provider, bulletin board system, or any other public or private 

network or email system

☐ You shall not possess any device that could be used for covert photography without the prior approval of a 

probation officer. 

☐ You shall not view or possess child pornography. If the treatment provider determines that exposure to other 

sexually stimulating material may be detrimental to the treatment process, or that additional conditions are likely 

to assist the treatment process, such proposed conditions shall be promptly presented to the court, for a 

determination, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(2), regarding whether to enlarge or otherwise modify the 

conditions of supervision to include conditions consistent with the recommendations of the treatment provider.

☐ You shall not, without the approval of a probation officer and treatment provider, engage in activities that will put 

 you in unsupervised private contact with any person under the age of 18, and you shall not knowingly visit 

 locations where persons under the age of 18 regularly congregate, including parks, schools, school bus stops, 

 playgrounds, and childcare facilities. This condition does not apply to contact in the course of normal commercial 

 business or unintentional incidental contact

☐ This condition does not apply to your family members: [Names]

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☐ Your employment shall be restricted to the judicial district and division where you reside or are supervised, unless 

approval is granted by a probation officer. Prior to accepting any form of employment, you shall seek the 

approval of a probation officer, in order to allow the probation officer the opportunity to assess the level of risk to 

the community you will pose if employed in a particular capacity. You shall not participate in any volunteer 

activity that may cause you to come into direct contact with children except under circumstances approved in 

advance by a probation officer and treatment provider. 

☐ You shall provide the probation officer with copies of your telephone bills, all credit card statements/receipts, and 

any other financial information requested.

☐ You shall comply with all state and local laws pertaining to convicted sex offenders, including such laws that 

impose restrictions beyond those set forth in this order.

☒ (10) you shall pay to the Clerk of the Court any financial obligation ordered herein that remains unpaid at the 

 commencement of the term of supervised release, at a rate of not less than 10% of the total of your gross earnings minus

 federal and state income tax withholdings.

☒ (11) you shall not enter into any agreement to act as an informer or special agent of a law enforcement agency without the 

 prior permission of the court.

☒ (12) you shall pay to the Clerk of the Court $5,000.00 as repayment to the United States of government funds you received 

during the investigation of this offense. (The Clerk of the Court shall remit the funds to the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation (FBI), ATTN: Financial Management Office, 2111 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Illinois, 60608.)

☐ (13) if the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization or members of the 

 community), the probation officer may require you to tell the person about the risk, and you must comply with that 

 instruction. Such notification could include advising the person about your record of arrests and convictions and 

 substance use. The probation officer may contact the person and confirm that you have told the person about the risk.

☐ (14) You shall observe one Reentry Court session, as instructed by your probation officer.

☐ (15) Other:

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DEFENDANT: LOUIS PRESTA

CASE NUMBER: 1:20-CR-00475(1)

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.

Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment**

TOTALS $200.00 $75,734.00 $.00 $.00 $.00

☐ The determination of restitution is deferred until . An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be entered after such 

determination.

☒ The defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount listed below.

If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportioned payment, unless specified 

otherwise in the priority order or percentage payment column below. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3664(i), all nonfederal 

victims must be paid before the United States is paid.

Restitution of $3,427.00 to:

ATTN: RESTITUTION STATE OF ILLINOIS 

PO BOX 19014, MC 4-300

SPRINGFIELD, IL 62794-9014

Restitution of $72,307.00 to:

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

333 W PERSHING AVE, RESTITUTIO

KANSAS CITY, MO 64108

☐ Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $ 

☐ The defendant must pay interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full

before the fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). All of the payment options on Sheet

6 may be subject to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).

☒ The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:

☒ the interest requirement is waived.

☐ the interest requirement for the is modified as follows: 

☐ The defendant’s non-exempt assets, if any, are subject to immediate execution to satisfy any outstanding restitution or fine 

obligations.

* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-299.

** Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-22.

*** Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 for offenses committed on or after 

September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996.

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Sheet 6 – Schedule of Payments Judgment – Page 8 of 8

DEFENDANT: LOUIS PRESTA

CASE NUMBER: 1:20-CR-00475(1)

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:

A ☒ Lump sum payment of $75,934.00 due immediately.

☐ balance due not later than , or

☒ balance due in accordance with ☐ C, ☐ D, ☐ E, or ☒ F below; or

B ☐ Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with ☐ C, ☐ D, or ☐ F below); or 

C ☐ Payment in equal (e.g. weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of (e.g., months or years), to 

commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment; or

D ☐ Payment in equal (e.g. weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of (e.g., months or years), to 

commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment to a term of supervision; or

E ☐ Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment. 

The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant’s ability to pay at that time; or

F ☒ Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties: You shall pay to the Clerk of the Court any financial 

obligation ordered herein that remains unpaid at the commencement of the term of supervised release, at a rate of not less than 10% of 

the total of your gross earnings minus federal and state income tax withholdings.

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due 

during imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial 

Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court.

The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.

☐ Joint and Several

Case Number Total Amount Joint and Several Corresponding Payee, if

Defendant and Co-Defendant Names Amount Appropriate

(including defendant number)

**See above for Defendant and Co-Defendant Names and Case Numbers (including defendant number), Total Amount, Joint and Several 

Amount, and corresponding payee, if appropriate.**

☐ The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.

☐ The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s): 

☒ The defendant shall forfeit the defendant’s interest in the following property to the United States: See attached Forfeiture Order. 

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) AVAA assessment, (5) 

fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) JVTA assessment, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, including cost of prosecution 

and court costs.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )

) No. 20 CR 475

v. )

) Judge Thomas M. Durkin

LOUIS PRESTA )

PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE

The United States asks this Court to issue a preliminary order of forfeiture pursuant to Title 

18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(C), 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2.

(a) On August 06, 2020, an indictment was returned charging defendant LOUIS 

PRESTA in Counts One, Two, and Three with using an interstate facility to facilitate bribery and 

official misconduct in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3) among other violations. The indictment

sought forfeiture to the United States of any and all property constituting and derived from the 

proceeds the defendant obtained, directly and indirectly, as a result of his violation of 18 U.S.C. § 

1952, pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c).

(b) On November 17, 2021, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 11, defendant LOUIS 

PRESTA entered a voluntary plea of guilty to Count One of the indictment, thereby making certain 

property subject to forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c).

(c) Pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement, defendant LOUIS PRESTA, agreed to 

the entry of a personal money judgment in the amount of $5,000, as property that constitutes or is 

derived from proceeds traceable to his violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952.

(d) The United States requests that this Court enter a preliminary order of forfeiture 

pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), forfeiting all right, 

title, and interest defendant LOUIS PRESTA has in a personal money judgment in the amount of

$5,000.

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(e) Pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and 

Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2, if any of the funds in the amount of the money judgment entered against 

defendant LOUIS PRESTA as a result of any act or omission of the defendant:

1. cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;

2. has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party;

3. has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the Court;

4. has been substantially diminished in value, or

5. has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without 

difficulty;

the United States shall request that this Court order the forfeiture of any other property belonging 

to defendant LOUIS PRESTA up to the value of $5,000, in order to satisfy the personal money 

judgment entered by the Court.

(f) The United States requests that the terms and conditions of this preliminary order 

of forfeiture entered by this Court be made part of the sentence imposed against defendant LOUIS 

PRESTA and included in any judgment and commitment order entered in this case against him.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED:

1. That, a personal money judgment in the amount of $5,000 is entered against 

defendant LOUIS PRESTA;

2. That, upon entry of this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, the Court hereby 

authorizes the Attorney General or his designated representatives to conduct discovery to identify 

or locate property subject to forfeiture, including substitute assets, and to seize property ordered 

forfeited upon such terms and conditions as set forth by the Court;

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3. That, the terms and conditions of this preliminary order of forfeiture entered by this

Court be made part of the sentence imposed against LOUIS PRESTA and included in any 

judgment and commitment order entered in this case against him;

4. This Court shall retain jurisdiction in this matter to take additional action and enter

further orders as necessary to implement and enforce this forfeiture order.

______________________________

THOMAS M. DURKIN

United States District Judge

DATED: ________________ March 8, 2022

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