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Timestamp: 2016-12-04 20:26:48
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 371', '§ 1341', '§ 1343', '§ 1956', '§ 1957', '§ 2327', '§ 3672']

| United States v. Bivona
United States v. Bivona
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAv.1. RICHARD ANTHONY BIVONA SOCIAL SECURITY NO. 6 5 1 6 (LAST 4 DIGITS)
U WITH COUNSEL Mark J. Werksman, Retained
There being a finding/verdict of U GUILTY, defendant has been convicted as charged of the offense(s) of:
18 U.S.C. § 371: CONSPIRACY; 18 U.S.C. § 1341, 2: MAIL FRAUD; AIDING AND ABETTING AND CAUSING AN ACT TO BE DONE; 18 U.S.C. § 1343, 2: WIRE FRAUD; AIDING AND ABETTING AND CAUSING AN ACT TO BE DONE; 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i), 2: PROMOTIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING; 18 U.S.C. § 1957(A), 2: MONETARY TRANSACTIONS IN PROPERTY DERIVED FROM ILLEGAL ACTIVITY as charged in the Indictment.
The Court asked whether defendant had anything to say why judgment should not be pronounced. Because no sufficient cause to the contrary was shown, or appeared to the Court, the Court adjudged the defendant guilty as charged and convicted and ordered that: Pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, it is the judgment of the Court that the defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a term of: Eight-Seven (87) Months.
It is ordered that the defendant shall pay to the United States a special assessment of $1,500, which is due immediately.
It is ordered that the defendant shall pay restitution in the total amount of $3,057,978.00 pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2327.
Defendant shall pay restitution in the total amount of $3,057.978.00 to victims as set forth in a separate victim list prepared by the probation office which this Court adopts and which reflects the Court's determination of the amount of restitution due to each victim. The victim list, which shall be forwarded to the fiscal section of the clerk's office, shall remain confidential to protect the privacy interests of the victims.
The defendant shall be held jointly and severally liable with co-participant Thomas Regan Woods (Docket No. CR- 07-00132) for restitution in the amount of $906,292.71, with co-participant Michael Borodzicz (Docket No. CR-07-00132) for restitution in the amount of $1,943,919.71, and with co-participant Mark D. Scott (Docket No. CR-07-00132) for restitution in the amount of $2,166,946.23.
Pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, it is the judgment of the Court that the defendant, Richard Anthony Bivona, is hereby committed on Counts One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Nine, 16, 17, 18, 21, 32, 42, and 48 of the Indictment to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a term of 87 months. This term consists of 60 months on Count One, and 87 months on each of Counts Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Nine, 16, 17, 18, 21, 32, 42, and 48 of the Indictment, all to be served concurrently.
Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be placed on supervised release for a term of three years under the following terms and conditions. This term consists of three years on each of Counts One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Nine, 16, 17, 18, 21, 32, 42, and 48, all such terms to run concurrently.
2. The defendant shall comply with General Order No. 01-05;
4. The defendant shall participate in an outpatient substance abuse treatment and counseling program that includes urinalysis, breath, and/or sweat patch testing, as directed by the Probation Officer. The defendant shall abstain from using illicit drugs, and abusing prescription medications and alcohol during the period of supervision;
5. During the course of supervision, the Probation Officer, with the agreement of the defendant and defense counsel, may place the defendant in a residential drug treatment program approved by the United States Probation Office for treatment of narcotic addiction or drug dependency, which may include counseling and testing, to determine if the defendant has reverted to the use of drugs, and the defendant shall reside in the treatment program until discharged by the Program Director and Probation Officer;
6. As directed by the Probation Officer, the defendant shall pay all or part of the costs of treating the defendant's drug and alcohol dependency to the aftercare contractor during the period of community supervision, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3672. The defendant shall provide payment and proof of payment as directed by the Probation Officer;
7. During the period of community supervision the defendant shall pay the special assessment and restitution in accordance with this judgment's orders pertaining to such payment;
8. The defendant shall not obtain or possess any driver's license, Social Security number, birth certificate, passport or any other form of identification in any name, other than the defendant's true legal name, without the prior written approval of the Probation Officer; nor shall the defendant use, for any purpose or in any manner, any name other than his true legal name;
9. The defendant shall not engage, as whole or partial owner, employee or otherwise, in any business involving loan programs, telemarketing activities, investment programs or any other business involving the solicitation of funds or cold-calls to customers without the express approval of the Probation Officer prior to engagement in such employment. Further, the defendant shall provide the Probation Officer with access to any and all business records, client lists and other records pertaining to the operation of any business owned, in whole or in part, by the defendant, as directed by the Probation Officer; and
10. The defendant shall cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample from the defendant.
It is further ordered that the defendant surrender himself to the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons on or before 12 noon, on March 18, 2010. In the absence of such designation, the defendant shall report on or before the same date and time, to the United States Marshal located at the Roybal Federal Building, 255 East Temple Street, Los Angeles,
The Court recommends, but does not order, that defendant (1) be placed in a 500-hour drug program while incarcerated; and (2) serve his term at a Federal Facility in Southern California.
The Government's request to dismiss the remaining counts is granted.
Defendant is advised of his appeal rights. Bond is exonerated upon surrender.