Source: https://www.justice.gov/atr/case-document/plea-agreement-368
Timestamp: 2019-04-18 21:21:48+00:00

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1.	The Defendant is entering into this Agreement and is pleading guilty freely and voluntarily without promise or benefit of any kind, other than contained herein, and without threats, force, intimidation, or coercion of any kind. The Defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and truthfully admits the facts contained herein as set forth in Paragraph 8.
2.	The Defendant agrees to plead guilty to a two-count Information charging her with one count of conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and one count of bribery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201. The Defendant admits that she is guilty of these crimes, that she is pleading guilty because she is guilty, and that she understands that she will be adjudicated guilty of these offenses.
3.	The Defendant understands the nature of the offenses to which she is pleading guilty and the elements thereof, including the penalties provided by law. The maximum penalties for Count 1 charging her with a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 are five (5) years of imprisonment and a fine of $250,000; the maximum penalties for Count 2 charging her with a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201 are 15 years of imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 or not more than three times the monetary equivalent of the thing of value demanded, sought, received, or accepted. The Defendant also understands that the Court may impose a term of supervised release to follow any incarceration in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3583, and that, in this case, the authorized term of supervised release is at least two years but not more than three years. The Defendant also understands that the Court may order the Defendant to pay restitution to the victims and require her to pay the costs of incarceration and supervision, and that she will be required to pay a mandatory special assessment of $100 per count of conviction.
4.	If the Court accepts the Defendant's pleas of guilty, and the Defendant fulfills each of the terms and conditions of this Plea Agreement, the United States agrees that it will not further prosecute the Defendant for crimes arising from the facts set forth in Paragraph 8 or in the Information This paragraph does not apply to any "crimes of violence," as that term is defined by 18 U.S.C. § 16, or to any offenses which the Defendant failed to disclose fully to the Government. The Defendant also understands that this Plea Agreement affects only criminal charges and shall not be construed, in whole or in any part, as a waiver, settlement, or compromise of any civil or administrative remedies available to any agency or department of the United States or any state or local government.
5.	Prior to the time of sentencing, the Defendant shall pay a special assessment of $200.00 pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3013. The Defendant shall provide the United States a receipt or other evidence of payment at the time of sentencing.
6.	The Defendant agrees that if the Court does not accept her pleas of guilty, this Agreement shall be null and void.
7.	The Defendant, having been advised of her constitutional rights, including her right to a trial by jury, her right to confront and cross-examine witnesses against her, her right to testify if she so chooses and to call witnesses on her behalf, her right to be represented by an attorney at every stage of the proceedings against her, and her privilege against self-incrimination, knowingly and voluntarily waives these rights and privileges and agrees to enter the pleas of guilty as set forth in this Plea Agreement.
For purposes of this Plea Agreement, the relevant period for each Count is that period from at least in or about April 2004 until at least in or about December 2005. During the relevant period, the Defendant was a Lieutenant Colonel with the United States Army National Guard. From in or about January 2004 through in or about October 2004, and from in or about January 2005 through in or about October 2005, the Defendant was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, as a Contracting Officer's Representative ("COR") with the Multinational Security Transitional Command--Iraq ("MNSTC-I"), a branch of the Department of Defense. During the relevant period, the Defendant was a public official within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 201(a)(1).
In April 2004, MNSTC-I solicited bids on a new one-year contract for the construction, maintenance, and operation of several warehouses around Iraq. The Defendant served as a member of the Source Selection Evaluation Team and was assigned as the COR after the contract was awarded on or about May 12, 2004. As the COR, the Defendant authorized work, monitored performance, and verified invoices submitted by the contractor. The winning contractor, Contractor A, was owned by a Kuwaiti businessman and run by Co-conspirator One.
During the relevant period, the Defendant conspired with others known and unknown to corruptly demand, seek, and receive goods and other things of value in return for being influenced in the performance of official acts, in return for committing, aiding in committing, colluding in, or allowing fraud on the United States, and in return for being induced to do or omit to do acts in violation of her official duty. In or around April 2005, as the warehousing contract came up for re-solicitation, Co-Conspirator One severed his ties with Contractor A and formed his own contracting company, Co-conspirator Contractor B. In return for goods and other things of value, the Defendant and co-conspirators arranged for Co-conspirator Contractor B to win the renewal contract through a rigged selection process.
During the relevant period, the Defendant, as a public official, corruptly demanded, sought, received, and accepted goods and other things of value in return for being influenced in the performance of official acts, in return for committing, aiding in committing, colluding in, or allowing fraud on the United States, and in return for being induced to do or omit to do acts in violation of her official duty. In return for her official acts in ensuring Co-conspirator Contractor B won the 12-month warehouse renewal contract, the Defendant demanded, sought, received, and accepted items of value, including a vacation in Thailand and the proceeds from the sale of a trailer, from Co-conspirator One and Co-conspirator Contractor B.
During the relevant period, the Defendant, as a public official with MNSTC-I, accepted more than one bribe from co-conspirators in return for being influenced in the performance of official acts and in return for committing, aiding in committing, colluding in, or allowing fraud on the United States, and in return for being induced to do or omit to do acts in violation of her official duty. During the relevant period, the Defendant sought, received, and accepted, as bribes, items of value totaling approximately $9,000.
10.	The Defendant understands that her Criminal History Category will be determined by the Court after the completion of a Pre-Sentence Investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office. Should the Defendant comply fully with her obligations under this Agreement, the Government will, based on information available as of the date of this Plea Agreement and subject to satisfactory debriefings at which the Defendant is entirely truthful and fully accepts responsibility for her criminal conduct and continues to accept responsibility for her criminal conduct up to and including the sentencing date, recommend a downward adjustment of two (2) levels for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1, or three (3) levels for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1 in the event it is determined that her total offense level is 16 or higher, yielding a net offense level of 15, and recommend a sentence at the low end of the applicable guidelines range. The Government, however, will not be required to make these recommendations if any of the following occurs: (1) the Defendant fails or refuses to make a full, accurate and complete disclosure to this office or the probation office of the circumstances surrounding the relevant offense conduct and her present financial condition; (2) the Defendant is found to have misrepresented facts to the United States prior to entering this Plea Agreement; (3) the Defendant commits any misconduct after entering into this Plea Agreement, including but not limited to, committing a state or federal offense, violating any term of release, or making false statements or misrepresentations to any governmental entity or official; or (4) the Defendant fails to comply with any terms of this Plea Agreement. The parties agree that there exists no aggravating or mitigating circumstance of a kind, or to a degree, not adequately taken into consideration by the U.S. Sentencing Commission in formulating the Sentencing Guidelines justifying a departure pursuant to U.S.S.G. §5K2.0.
11.	The Defendant understands and agrees that federal sentencing law requires the Court to impose a sentence which is reasonable and that the Court must consider the advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines in effect at the time of the sentencing in determining a reasonable sentence. The Defendant also understands that sentencing is within the discretion of the Court and that the Court is not bound by this Agreement. The Defendant understands that the facts that determine the offense level will be found by the Court at sentencing and that in making those determinations the Court may consider any reliable evidence, including hearsay, as well as provisions or stipulations in this Plea Agreement. Both parties agree to recommend that the Sentencing Guidelines should apply pursuant to United States v. Booker and that they, along with the other factors set forth under 18 U.S.C. § 3553, provide a fair and just resolution based upon the facts of this case. The Defendant also states that she has had ample opportunity to discuss, and has in fact discussed, the impact of the sentencing guidelines and the statutory maximum sentence with her attorney and is satisfied with her attorney's advice in this case.
12.	The Defendant is aware that the Government is obligated to advise the Court and the United States Probation Office of all information relevant to sentencing, including, but not limited to, all criminal activity or relevant conduct engaged in by the Defendant. Such information shall be used to calculate the Sentencing Guideline range applicable to the Defendant. The Defendant acknowledges that the Court has not yet determined a sentence and that any estimate of a probable sentencing range under the guidelines that the Defendant may have received, or may receive in the future, from her counsel, the Government, or the Probation Office is a prediction, not a promise, and it is not binding on the Probation Office or the Court. The Government makes no promise or representation concerning the sentence that the Defendant will receive, and the Defendant cannot withdraw a guilty plea based on the actual sentence. The parties understand that the final determination concerning sentencing rests within the sole discretion of the Court.
13.	If the Court imposes a sentence with which the Defendant is not satisfied, she will not be permitted to withdraw any guilty plea for that reason nor will she be permitted to withdraw her plea should the Court decline to follow any recommendations by, or stipulations of, the parties.
The Defendant agrees to testify truthfully at any proceeding in the District of Columbia or elsewhere as requested by the Government.
15.	The Government agrees that, pursuant to Section 1B1.8 of the Sentencing Guidelines, no information provided by the Defendant in debriefings or testimony conducted after the date of, and pursuant to, this Plea Agreement will be used against her in this case in determining the applicable guideline range for sentencing or as a basis for an upward departure.
16.	The Defendant agrees that the Government may meet with and debrief her without the presence of her attorney, unless the Defendant specifically requests her attorney's presence at such debriefings and meetings. Upon request of the Defendant, the Government will endeavor to provide reasonable advance notice to counsel of the date, place, and time of meetings and debriefings, it being understood that the Government's ability to provide such notice may vary according to time constraints and other circumstances. The Government will accommodate reasonable requests to alter the time and place of such debriefings. It is understood, however, that any cancellations or rescheduling of debriefings or meetings requested by the Defendant that hinder the Government's ability to prepare adequately for trials, hearings or other proceedings may adversely affect the Defendant's ability to provide substantial assistance. Matters occurring at any meeting or debriefing may be considered by the Government in its determination of whether the Defendant has provided substantial assistance or otherwise complied with the letter and spirit of this Plea Agreement, and may be considered by the Court in imposing sentence regardless of whether counsel was present at the meeting or debriefing.
17.	The Government agrees to consider the nature and extent of the Defendant's cooperation in determining whether she has provided substantial assistance to law enforcement authorities pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 and 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e). The Defendant acknowledges that the determination of whether she has provided substantial assistance is a decision solely within the discretion of the Government, and the Defendant agrees not to contest that determination. If the Government concludes that the Defendant has provided substantial assistance to law enforcement authorities pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 and 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e), the Government will file a motion for a downward departure. If such a motion is filed, the Government has the right to make a specific recommendation to the sentencing Court regarding the number of offense levels the Court should depart downward in fashioning an appropriate sentence, and the United States will also advise the Court of the full nature, extent and timing of the Defendant's cooperation.
19.	In the event of a dispute as to whether the Defendant has knowingly committed a breach of this Agreement, and if the Government chooses to exercise its rights under the preceding paragraph, and if the Defendant so requests, the matter shall be submitted to the Court and shall be determined by the Court in an appropriate proceeding at which the Defendant's disclosures and documents shall be admissible and at which time the Government shall have the burden to establish the Defendant's breach by a preponderance of the evidence.
20.	The Defendant agrees, for purposes of entering her pleas of guilty, sentencing and all other appropriate proceedings relevant to the filing of this Agreement, to consent to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Defendant expressly waives her right to object to venue in the District of Columbia.
21.	The Defendant, knowing and understanding all of the facts set out herein, including the maximum possible penalty that could be imposed, and knowing and understanding her right to appeal the sentence as provided in 18 U.S.C. § 3742, hereby expressly waives the right to appeal any sentence within the maximum provided in the statute of conviction (or the manner in which that sentence was determined) on the grounds set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3742 or on any ground whatever, in exchange for the concessions made by the Government in this Plea Agreement. The Defendant also knowingly and voluntarily waives her right to challenge her sentence or the manner in which it was determined in any collateral attack, including but not limited to a motion brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The waiver in this paragraph does not apply to a claim of involuntariness, or ineffective assistance of counsel, which relates directly to this waiver or to its negotiation. This Agreement does not affect the rights or obligations of the United States as set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3742(b).
22.	The Government reserves the right to allocute as to the nature and seriousness of the offense and to make a recommendation as to sentencing. The attorneys for the Government will inform the Court and the Probation Office of: (1) this Agreement; (2) the nature and extent of the Defendant's activities with respect to this case; and (3) all other information in its possession relevant to sentencing.
23.	The Defendant understands that this Agreement binds and limits in any manner only the Government, defined as the United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Public Integrity Section and Antitrust Division, National Criminal Enforcement Section. This Agreement does not bind any United States Attorney's Office, nor does it bind any state or local prosecutor. It also does not bar or compromise any civil or administrative claim pending or that may be made against the Defendant. If requested, however, the Public Integrity Section and the National Criminal Enforcement Section will bring this Agreement to the attention of any other prosecuting jurisdiction and ask that jurisdiction to abide by the provisions of this Plea Agreement. The Defendant understands that other prosecuting jurisdictions retain discretion over whether to abide by the provisions of this Agreement.
24.	Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3663A, the Defendant understands and agrees that restitution to victims of this offense is mandatory. The parties agree that the victim of this offense is the Department of Defense. The loss to the victim is estimated to be approximately $9,000 representing the presently known bribe payments solicited or accepted by the Defendant for all contracts fraudulently awarded in Iraq and Kuwait as the result of the conspiracy and bribery offenses charged in Counts 1 and 2 in the Information. The parties understand that the Defendant is entitled to argue for offsets based on the amounts paid or agreed to be paid to the victim by potentially responsible parties. The Defendant agrees not to transfer or otherwise encumber her assets except with notice to, and consent of, the undersigned representatives of the United States until such time as this Agreement is filed with the Court, at which point the Defendant must seek leave of Court to transfer or otherwise encumber her assets. The parties agree that the Defendant will not be required to obtain the consent of the United States for property transfers necessary to pay ordinary living expenses and ordinary business expenses and attorneys' fees. The Defendant agrees as part of this Plea Agreement that she will provide to the Government detailed financial information about all income and expenses on a monthly basis and as requested.
25. No promises, agreements, or conditions have been entered into other than those expressly set forth in this Plea Agreement, and none shall be entered into or are binding upon the Defendant and the Government unless expressly set forth in writing, signed by all parties and physically attached to this Plea Agreement. This Plea Agreement supersedes any prior promises, agreements or conditions between the Government and the Defendant.
I, Levonda Selph, hereby expressly acknowledge the following: (1) that I have read this entire Plea Agreement; (2) that I have had an opportunity to discuss this Plea Agreement fully and freely with my attorney; (3) that I fully and completely understand each and every one of its terms; (4) that I am fully satisfied with the advice and representation provided to me by my attorney; and (5) that I have signed this Plea Agreement knowingly, freely and voluntarily.
I, Douglas McNabb, Esq., attorney for Levonda Selph, hereby expressly acknowledge the following: (1) that I have discussed this Plea Agreement with my client; (2) that I have fully explained each one of its terms to my client; (3) that I have fully answered each and every question put to me by my client regarding the Plea Agreement; and (4) in my opinion, my client completely understands the letter and spirit of all of the Plea Agreement's terms.

References: § 371
 § 201
 § 371
 § 201
 § 3583
 § 16
 § 3013
 § 201
 § 3
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 § 3553
 § 5
 § 3553
 § 5
 § 3553
 § 3742
 § 3742
 § 2255
 § 3742
 § 3663