Opinion ID: 1445081
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Mr. Neal's Supervised Release

Text: Mr. Neal served his sentence and began his term of supervised release on April 19, 2004. The terms of Mr. Neal's release included the following conditions: (1) [t]he defendant shall not commit another federal, state, or local crime; (2) the defendant shall . . . submit [to his probation officer] a truthful and complete written report within the first five days of each month; (3) the defendant shall work regularly at a lawful occupation; (4) the defendant shall not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of the probation officer; and (5) [t]he defendant shall refrain from purchasing, delivering, repairing, or collecting monies from any video gambling machines similar to those of the instant Federal offense and is further prohibited from employing any individual to perform the job duties of delivering, repairing, or collecting monies from any video gambling machines similar to those of the instant Federal offense. R.94 at 3-4. During the term of his supervised release, Mr. Neal became the target of a gambling investigation conducted by state excise police. On September 18, 2004, pursuant to warrant, state police conducted searches of Mr. Neal's home and business properties; the search uncovered large amounts of unreported cash as well as gambling machines and other gambling equipment. Two days after execution of the warrant, the Government petitioned for revocation of Mr. Neal's supervised release. According to the Government, Mr. Neal had violated each of the conditions of his release set forth above. After the Government filed its petition, the State of Indiana charged Mr. Neal with seventy-one violations of state law involving illegal gambling, money laundering and operating a corrupt business.