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Lacy Plea Agreement
United States v. Gina R. Gigot, Also Known as Gina R. Herrmann, 147 F.3d 1193, 10th Cir. (1998)
United States v. Bullock, 4th Cir. (2001)
United States v. Tyner, 10th Cir. (2009)
Frank G. Francia v. Felix Rodriguez, Acting Warden, New Mexico State Penitentiary, 371 F.2d 827, 10th Cir. (1967)
Robert Barber v. United States, 456 F.2d 164, 10th Cir. (1972)
United States v. Richard Duane Burk, 36 F.3d 1106, 10th Cir. (1994)
1. The United States of America, by its attorneys, Steven M. Biskupic, United
States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney
General for the Antitrust Division, and the defendant, Daniel D. Beaudoin, individually and by
attorney Patrick J. Knight, pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, enter
into the following plea agreement:
2. The defendant has been charged in an information which alleges a violation of
Title 15, United States Code, Section 1.
3. The defendant has read and fully understands the charge contained in the
information and fully understands the nature and elements of the crime with which he has been
charged. In addition, the charge and the terms and conditions of the plea agreement have been
fully explained to him by his attorney.
4. The defendant voluntarily agrees to waive prosecution by indictment in open
information, which is set forth in full in Attachment A.
6. The defendant acknowledges, understands, and agrees that he is, in fact, guilty of
the offense described in paragraph 5 and set forth in Attachment A. The parties acknowledge
and understand that if this case were to proceed to trial, the government would be able to prove
the following facts beyond a reasonable doubt. The defendant admits to these facts and that
these facts establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt:
During the course of the conspiracy charged in the information, while employed by
James Cape & Sons Company (Cape), Daniel Beaudoin and others agreed to submit rigged or
noncompetitive bids for street, highway, and airport construction projects awarded by the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and other bidding authorities in the State
and Eastern District of Wisconsin. Generally, Beaudoin would meet in person with purported
competitors, including the principals of Vinton Construction of Manitowoc, Wisconsin (Vinton),
and the principals of Streu Construction of Two Rivers, Wisconsin (Streu), to allocate upcoming
projects among themselves and to arrange for each other to submit complementary bids for or
refrain from bidding on particular projects.
In advance of specific bid deadlines, Beaudoin and the principals of Vinton and Streu
would contact one another to exchange last-minute numbers and confirm each other’s bids.
After exchanging this information, Beaudoin and his coconspirators would cause rigged bids to
be submitted from the offices of Vinton and Streu in Manitowoc County and from Cape’s offices
in Racine County to WisDOT and other entities. With respect to projects awarded by WisDOT,
the rigged bids would be accompanied by false certifications that the bidder had not participated
in any collusion or taken any action in restraint of free competitive bidding.
During Beaudoin’s participation in these activities, his employer received contracts
totaling in excess of $17.1 million for projects which had been the subject of the conspiracy. The
vast majority of these projects were federally funded, and the business activities of Beaudoin and
his coconspirators were within the flow of, and substantially affected, interstate commerce.
This information is provided for the limited purpose of setting forth a factual basis for the
plea of guilty. It is not a full recitation of the defendant’s knowledge of or participation in this
7. The parties understand and agree that under 15 U.S.C. § 1 and 18 U.S.C. § 3571,
the offense to which the defendant will enter a guilty plea carries a maximum term of
imprisonment of three (3) years and a maximum fine in an amount equal to the greatest of: (a)
$350,000; (b) twice the gross pecuniary gain the conspirators derived from the crime; or (c)
twice the gross pecuniary loss caused to the victims of the crime by the conspirators. The
offense also carries a mandatory special assessment of $100 and a maximum term of supervised
release of one (1) year. The parties further recognize that a restitution order may be entered by
The defendant acknowledges, understands, and agrees that he has discussed the
9. The parties understand and agree that to sustain the charge of bid rigging, as
alleged in the information, the United States must prove each of the following propositions
First, a conspiracy or combination existed; Second, the defendant knowingly became a member of the conspiracy or combination;
Third, the activity that was the object of the conspiracy was within the flow of, or
affected, interstate trade or commerce.
10. The parties agree to waive the time limits in Fed. R. Crim. P. 32 relating to the
presentence report, including that the presentence report be disclosed not less than 35 days before
the sentencing hearing, in favor of a schedule for disclosure, and the filing of any objections, to be
established by the court at the change of plea hearing.
11. The parties acknowledge, understand, and agree that any sentence imposed by the
court will be pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act, and that the court will give due regard to the
Sentencing Guidelines when sentencing the defendant.
12. The parties acknowledge and agree that they have discussed all of the sentencing
guidelines provisions which they believe to be applicable to the offense to which the defendant is
pleading guilty. The defendant acknowledges and agrees that his attorney, in turn, has discussed
the applicable sentencing guidelines provisions with him to the defendant’s satisfaction.
13. The parties acknowledge and understand that prior to sentencing the United States
Probation Office will conduct its own investigation of the defendant’s criminal history for
purposes of assisting the sentencing court in determining the defendant’s criminal history
category under the sentencing guidelines. The parties further acknowledge and understand that,
at the time the defendant enters a guilty plea, the parties may not have full and complete
information regarding the defendant’s criminal history. The parties acknowledge, understand,
and agree that the defendant may not move to withdraw the guilty plea solely as a result of the
sentencing court’s determination of defendant’s criminal history category.
14. The parties acknowledge, understand, and agree that the sentencing guidelines
calculations included in this agreement represent the positions of the parties on the appropriate
sentence range under the sentencing guidelines. The defendant acknowledges and understands
that the sentencing guidelines recommendations contained in this agreement do not create any
right to be sentenced within any particular sentence range, and that the court may impose a
reasonable sentence above or below the guideline range. The parties further understand and agree
that if the defendant has provided false, incomplete, or inaccurate information that affects the
calculations, the government is not bound to make the recommendations contained in this
15. The parties acknowledge, understand, and agree that pursuant to Sentencing
Guidelines Manual § 1B1.3, the sentencing judge may consider relevant conduct in calculating
the sentencing guidelines range, even if the relevant conduct is not the subject of the offense to
which defendant is pleading guilty.
16. The parties acknowledge, understand, and agree that pursuant to Sentencing
Guidelines Manual §§ 1B1.3 and 2R1.1, the sentencing court may consider the total volume of
commerce attributable to the defendant’s submission of noncompetitive bids, even if not
specifically alleged in the offense of conviction, and use the total amount in calculating the
sentencing guidelines range.
17. For purposes of determining the defendant’s offense level under the sentencing
guidelines, the parties agree to recommend to the sentencing court that, based on evidence
available to the government and admissible against the defendant, the government is able to
establish that the volume of commerce attributable to the defendant is approximately $17.1
million. The parties acknowledge and understand that the agreed volume of commerce may differ
from the amount of any restitution ordered by the sentencing court.
18. The parties agree to recommend to the sentencing court that the applicable base
offense level for the offense charged in the information is ten (10) under Sentencing Guidelines
Manual § 2R1.1(a).
19. Because the defendant’s conduct involved an agreement to submit noncompetitive
bids, the parties agree to recommend a one-level increase to the defendant’s offense level under
Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2R1.1(b)(1).
20. Based on the volume of commerce attributable to the defendant, the parties further
agree to recommend a five-level increase to the defendant’s offense level under Sentencing
Guidelines Manual § 2R1.1(b)(2)(E).
21. Pursuant to Sentencing Guidelines Manual §§ 3B1.1 and 3B1.2, the parties agree
to recommend to the sentencing court that no adjustment be given for an aggravating or
mitigating role in the offense.
22. The government agrees to recommend a two-level decrease for acceptance of
responsibility as authorized by Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 3E1.1(a), but only if the
defendant exhibits conduct consistent with the acceptance of responsibility. The defendant
acknowledges, understands, and agrees that conduct consistent with the acceptance of
responsibility includes but is not limited to the defendant’s voluntary identification and disclosure
to the government of any and all actual or potential victims of the offense prior to sentencing. In
addition, if the court determines at the time of sentencing that the defendant is entitled to the two-
level reduction under § 3E1.1(a), the government agrees to make a motion recommending an
additional one-level decrease as authorized by Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 3E1.1(b) because
the defendant timely notified authorities of his intention to enter a plea of guilty.
23. Both parties reserve the right to advise the district court and the probation office of
any and all information which might be pertinent to the sentencing process, including but not
limited to any and all conduct related to the offense as well as any and all matters which might
constitute aggravating or mitigating sentencing factors.
24. Both parties reserve the right to make any recommendation regarding any other
25. The government agrees to recommend that a sentence be imposed within the
applicable sentencing guideline range, as determined by the court, except as modified by this
Court’s Determinations at Sentencing
26. The parties acknowledge, understand, and agree that neither the sentencing court
nor the United States Probation Office is a party to or bound by this agreement. The United
States Probation Office will make its own recommendations to the sentencing court. The
sentencing court will make its own determinations regarding any and all issues relating to the
imposition of the sentencing guidelines and may impose any sentence authorized by law up to the
maximum penalties set forth in paragraph 7 above. The parties further understand that the
sentencing court will be guided by the sentencing guidelines but will not be bound by the
sentencing guidelines and may impose a reasonable sentence above or below the calculated
guideline range.
27. The parties acknowledge, understand, and agree that the defendant may not move
to withdraw the guilty plea solely as a result of the sentence imposed by the court.
28. The defendant acknowledges and understands that any and all financial obligations
imposed by the sentencing court are due and payable upon entry of the judgment of conviction.
The defendant agrees not to request any delay or stay in payment of any and all financial
29. The government and the defendant agree that the defendant does not have the
ability to pay the fine otherwise required by Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2R1.1(c)(1) and §
5E1.2 even with the use of a reasonable installment schedule. Therefore, the government and the
defendant both agree to recommend to the United States Probation Office and the sentencing
court that, pursuant to Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 5E1.2(e), the defendant be sentenced to
pay a fine of $10,000 at the time of sentencing.
30. The defendant agrees to pay the special assessment in the amount of $100 prior to
or at the time of sentencing.
31. The defendant, by entering into this agreement, further agrees to fully and
completely cooperate with the government in its investigation of this and related matters, and to
testify truthfully and completely before the grand jury and at any subsequent trials or proceedings,
if asked to do so. The government agrees to advise the sentencing judge of the nature and extent
of the defendant’s cooperation. The parties acknowledge, understand, and agree that if the
defendant provides substantial assistance to the government in the investigation or prosecution of
others, the government, in its discretion, may recommend a downward departure from any
applicable statutory mandatory minimum and the applicable sentencing guidelines range. The
defendant acknowledges and understands that the court will make its own determination with
regard to the appropriateness and extent to which such cooperation should affect the sentence.
DEFENDANT’S WAIVER OF RIGHTS
32. In entering this agreement, the defendant acknowledges and understands that in so
doing he surrenders any claims he may have raised in any pretrial motion, as well as certain rights
a. If the defendant persisted in a plea of not guilty to the charges against him, he would be entitled to a speedy and public trial by a court or jury. The defendant has a right to a jury trial. However, in order that the trial be conducted by the judge sitting without a jury, the defendant, the government and the judge all must agree that the trial be conducted by the judge without a jury.
b. If the trial is a jury trial, the jury would be composed of twelve citizens selected at random. The defendant and his attorney would have a say in who the jurors would be by removing prospective jurors for cause where actual bias or other disqualification is shown, or without cause by exercising peremptory challenges. The jury would have to agree unanimously before it could return a verdict of guilty. The court would instruct the jury that the defendant is presumed innocent until such time, if ever, as the government establishes guilt by competent evidence to the satisfaction of the jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
c. If the trial is held by the judge without a jury, the judge would find the facts and determine, after hearing all of the evidence, whether or not he was persuaded of defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
d. At such trial, whether by a judge or a jury, the government would be required to present witnesses and other evidence against the defendant. The defendant would be able to confront witnesses upon whose testimony the government is relying to obtain a conviction and he would have the right to cross-examine those witnesses. In turn the defendant could, but is not obligated to, present witnesses and other evidence on his own behalf. The defendant would be entitled to compulsory process to call witnesses.
e. At such trial, defendant would have a privilege against self-incrimination so that he could decline to testify and no inference of guilt could be drawn from his refusal to testify. If defendant desired to do so, he could testify on his own behalf.
33. The defendant acknowledges and understands that by pleading guilty he is waiving
all the rights set forth above. The defendant further acknowledges the fact that his attorney has
explained these rights to him and the consequences of his waiver of these rights. The defendant
further acknowledges that as a part of the guilty plea hearing, the court may question the
defendant under oath, on the record, and in the presence of counsel about the offense to which the
defendant intends to plead guilty. The defendant further understands that the defendant’s answers
may later be used against the defendant in a prosecution for perjury or false statement.
34. The defendant acknowledges and understands that he will be adjudicated guilty of
the offense to which he will plead guilty and thereby may be deprived of certain rights, including
but not limited to the right to vote, to hold public office, to serve on a jury, to possess firearms,
and to be employed by a federally insured financial institution.
35. The defendant knowingly and voluntarily waives all claims he may have based
upon the statute of limitations, the Speedy Trial Act, and the speedy trial provisions of the Sixth
Amendment. The defendant agrees that any delay between the filing of this agreement and the
entry of the defendant’s guilty plea pursuant to this agreement constitutes excludable time under
the Speedy Trial Act.
36. The defendant acknowledges, understands, and agrees that the defendant has
discussed with his attorney and understands that nothing contained in this agreement is meant to
limit the rights and authority of the United States of America or any other state or local
government to take further civil, administrative, or regulatory action against the defendant,
including but not limited to any listing and debarment proceedings to restrict rights and
opportunities of the defendant to contract with or receive assistance, loans, and benefits from
37. The parties acknowledge, understand, and agree that this agreement does not
require the government to take, or not to take, any particular position in any post-conviction
motion or appeal.
38. Subject to the full, truthful, and continuing cooperation of the defendant, as
described in paragraph 32 of this plea agreement, and upon the court’s acceptance of the guilty
plea called for by this plea agreement, the government will not bring further criminal charges
against the defendant for any act or offense committed before the date of this plea agreement that
was undertaken in furtherance of the antitrust conspiracy, relating to the submission of rigged or
non-competitive bids for street, highway, and airport construction projects awarded by the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) or other bidding authorities in the State of
Wisconsin, charged in the information to which the defendant is pleading guilty pursuant to this
plea agreement. The nonprosecution terms of this paragraph do not apply to civil matters of any
39. The parties acknowledge, understand, and agree that this plea agreement will be
filed and become part of the public record in this case.
40. The parties acknowledge and agree that the United States Attorney’s Office and
Antitrust Division are free to notify any local, state, or federal agency of the defendant’s
41. The defendant understands that pursuant to the Victim and Witness Protection Act
and the regulations promulgated under the Act by the Attorney General of the United States, the
victim of a crime may make a statement describing the impact of the offense on the victim and
further may make a recommendation regarding the sentence to be imposed. The defendant
acknowledges and understands that comments and recommendations by a victim may be different
from those of the parties to this agreement.
42. Nothing in this agreement shall be construed so as to limit the Internal Revenue
Service in discharging its responsibilities in connection with the collection of any additional tax,
interest, and penalties due from the defendant as a result of the defendant’s conduct giving rise to
the charges alleged in the information.
EFFECT OF DEFENDANT’S BREACH OF PLEA AGREEMENT
43. The defendant acknowledges and understands if he violates any term of this
agreement at any time, engages in any further criminal activity prior to sentencing, or fails to
appear for sentencing, this agreement shall become null and void at the discretion of the
government. If this plea agreement is revoked or if the defendant’s conviction ultimately is
overturned, then the government retains the right to reinstate any and all dismissed charges and to
file any and all charges which were not filed because of this agreement. The defendant hereby
knowingly and voluntarily waives any defense based on the applicable statute of limitations for
any charges filed against the defendant as a result of his breach of this agreement. The defendant
understands, however, that the government may elect to proceed with the guilty plea and
sentencing. If the defendant and his attorney have signed a proffer letter in connection with this
case, then the defendant further acknowledges and understands that he continues to be subject to
the terms of the proffer letter.
VOLUNTARINESS OF DEFENDANT’S PLEA
44. The defendant acknowledges, understands, and agrees that he will plead guilty
freely and voluntarily because he is in fact guilty. The defendant further acknowledges and
agrees that no threats, promises, representations, or other inducements have been made, nor
agreements reached, other than those set forth in this agreement, to induce the defendant to plead
I am the defendant. I am entering into this plea agreement freely and voluntarily. I am not now
on or under the influence of any drug, medication, alcohol, or other intoxicant or depressant, whether or not prescribed by a physician, which would impair my ability to understand the terms and conditions of this agreement. My attorney has reviewed every part of this agreement with me and has advised me of the implications of the sentencing guidelines. I have discussed all aspects of this case with my attorney, and I am satisfied that my attorney has provided effective assistance of counsel.
/s/ DANIEL D. BEAUDOIN Defendant
I am the defendant’s attorney. I carefully have reviewed every part of this agreement with the defendant. To my knowledge, my client’s decision to enter into this agreement is an informed and voluntary one.
/s/ PATRICK J. KNIGHT Attorney for Defendant
/s/ STEVEN M. BISKUPIC United States Attorney
/s/ DIANE LOTKO-BAKER Trial Attorney
/s/ ANDREW K. ROSA Trial Attorney
/s/ RICHARD G. FROHLING Assistant United States Attorney
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