USA v. Sethi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION
AMENDED
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA § JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
§
v. §
§ Case Number: 4:20-CR-00077-SDJ-AGD(1)
SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI § USM Number: 18989-509
§ Pro Se
§ Defendant’s Attorney
THE DEFENDANT:
☐ pleaded guilty to count(s)
☐
pleaded guilty to count(s) before a U.S.
Magistrate Judge, which was accepted by the
court.
☐ pleaded nolo contendere to count(s) which was
accepted by the court
☒ was found guilty on count(s) after a plea of not
guilty Counts 1-5, 7-8, 15 of the First Superseding Indictment
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:
Title & Section / Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count
18 U.S.C. § 1343 Wire Fraud 05/13/2015 1
18 U.S.C. § 1343 Wire Fraud 05/13/2015 2
18 U.S.C. § 1343 Wire Fraud 05/13/2015 3
18 U.S.C. § 1343 Wire Fraud 05/13/2015 4
18 U.S.C. § 1343 Wire Fraud 05/13/2015 5
18 U.S.C. § 1343 Wire Fraud 05/13/2015 7
18 U.S.C. § 1343 Wire Fraud 05/13/2015 8
18 U.S.C. § 1957(b)(1) Engaging In Monetary Transactions With Funds Derived From 05/13/2015 15
Specified Unlawful Activity
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 11 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) ☐ is ☒ are 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.
August 28, 2025
Date of Imposition of Judgment
Signature of Judge
SEAN D. JORDAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Name and Title of Judge
January 6, 2026
Date
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DEFENDANT: SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00077-SDJ-AGD(1)
IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of:
151 Months.
Term consists of 151 months as to count 1; 151 months as to count 2; 151 months as to count 3; 151 months as to count 4; 151 months
as to count 5; 151 months as to count 7; 151 months as to count 8; 120 months as to count 15. All counts to run concurrently.
☒ The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
The Court recommends the defendant participate in the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program in accordance with the requirements
of the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program. If the defendant participates in the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, the
defendant shall pay 50% of earnings per pay period to the defendant's outstanding monetary penalties.
☒ 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 ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m. 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 2 p.m. on
☐ 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: SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00077-SDJ-AGD(1)
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of : three (3) years.
Term consists of 3 years on each count, all to be served concurrently.
MANDATORY CONDITIONS
1. You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.
2. You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
3. You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of release
from imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court.
☒ The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you pose a low risk of future
substance abuse. (check if applicable)
4. ☒ You must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence
of restitution. (check if applicable)
5. ☒ You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)
6. ☐ You must comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. § 20901, et
seq.) as directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of Prisons, or any state sex offender registration agency in which
you reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)
7. ☐ You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (check if applicable)
You must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any additional
conditions on the attached page.
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DEFENDANT: SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00077-SDJ-AGD(1)
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supervision. These conditions are
imposed because they establish the basic expectations for your behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum tools needed
by probation officers to keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition.
1. You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours of your
release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different time
frame.
2. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how and
when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed.
3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting permission from
the court or the probation officer.
4. You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
5. You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live or anything about your living
arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying
the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72
hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
6. You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the probation officer
to take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view.
7. You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from
doing so. If you do not have full-time employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer excuses
you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job
responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation officer at least 10
days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of
becoming aware of a change or expected change.
8. You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If you know someone has been
convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of the
probation officer.
9. If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.
10. You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or dangerous weapon (i.e., anything that
was designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another person such as nunchakus or
tasers).
11. You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant
without first getting the permission of the court.
12. If the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation officer may
require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instruction. The probation officer may contact the
person and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk.
13. You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.
U.S. Probation Office Use Only
A U.S. probation officer has instructed me on the conditions specified by the court and has provided me with a
written copy of this judgment containing these conditions. I understand additional information regarding these
conditions is available at www.txnp.uscourts.gov.
Defendant’s Signature Date
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DEFENDANT: SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00077-SDJ-AGD(1)
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
1. You must provide the probation officer with access to any requested financial information for purposes of
monitoring restitution payments and employment.
2. You must not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of the probation officer
unless payment of any financial obligation ordered by the Court has been paid in full.
3. You must not work for or in any office, firm, or business in which investments are marketed, sold, or managed.
4. You must not yourself, or through any agent or proxy, market, sell, advertise, offer, or propose investments of any
type.
5. You must not advise, train, or work with individuals who are marketing investments of any type.
6. You must not work in any oil and gas related business or market any business in an oil and gas mineral manager,
broker, or an individual who otherwise receives or handles investments.
7. You must not accept investments of any type.
8. You must not hold a fiduciary position in any employment unless first approved by the probation officer and after
informing your employer of the circumstances surrounding your conviction.
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DEFENDANT: SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00077-SDJ-AGD(1)
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments page.
Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment**
TOTALS $800.00 $3,834,345.87 $.00 $.00 $.00
☐ The determination of restitution is deferred for a period not to exceed 90 days from the date of this
judgment. An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO245C) 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. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§ 3664(i), all nonfederal victims must be paid before the United States is paid.
Restitution of $3,834,345.87 to:
A. WARD AND ALEXANDER SCHENCK
$44,605.49
A.M. AND MARTHA HOSSENLOPP REVOCABLE TRUST
$12,470.81
BENNET BAILEY
$44,488.73
BRETT LAUTERBACH
$16,796.59
BRIAN BRUTCHER
$88,977.46
CARL W. SPARKS JR.
$39,906.59
CARL W. SPARKS JR.
$25,000.00
CHARLES AND LYNN BENEVENTO
$33,594.74
CHARLES BELCHER
$24,941.62
CHARLES T. GILMER
$49,883.24
CLEM ANZ
$12,500.00
DAIN AND LESLIE MCCOIG
$25,000.00
DON K. SNYDER
$25,000.00
DONALD ERWIN
$12,470.81
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DEFENDANT: SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00077-SDJ-AGD(1)
DONALD ERWIN
$12,500.00
DOUGLAS HIBBS
$44,605.49
FRANK LOPEZ JR.
$267,009.55
FRED TWITTY
$19,605.49
FRED TWITTY
$25,000.00
GARRY PERKINS
$19,436.26
GARY C. AND JANET G. HUGHES
$122,344.02
GARY FITZSIMMONS
$10,000.00
GREDA D. MCKINLEY
$50,000.00
HOWARD L. BIRDSONG
$88,977.46
HUNT B. WAGSTAFF
$29,929.95
ILYA OR RIMA KUDISH
$11,151.37
IVAN AND TERESA WELLS
$49,941.62
JACK A. AND JUDITH A. RIST
$44,488.73
JAMES AND KEARIN R. VAN LARE
$49,883.24
JAMES AND SHARON OLIVO
$49,883.24
JAMES GILBERT
$12,470.81
JASHVANT K. AND PARUL J. GHANDI
$88,977.47
JASON R. HUBELE
$22,244.37
JEAN L. GRAY
$99,766.48
JEFFREY J. WROBLEWSKI
$25,000.00
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DEFENDANT: SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00077-SDJ-AGD(1)
JEREMY SCHEUBLE
$88,977.47
JIM EDMONDS
$24,941.62
JIMMY AND BRENDA SELLERS
$99,766.48
JOHN C. NEELY
$5,505.96
JOHN JERZ
$22,244.37
JOHN M. AND NANCY A. HUDSON
$39,210.98
JUAN AND NORA RODRIGUEZ
$43,084.67
JUBILEE MINERALS LLC
$44,488.73
KEITH KROP
$8,329.62
KENNETH W. JARVIS
$22,302.75
KENT OR DEE SMOLL
$22,302.74
LARRY D. AND JAN M. JUSTICE
$22,244.37
LEIF OR KIMBERLY KNUDSEN
$24,941.62
LEONARD A. NEWMAN
$22,302.74
LOMADA SERVICES INC.
$22,302.75
LORN L. AND PEARLINE L. SHAFER
$11,151.37
LYNN D. AND NANCY O. BELL
$88,977.46
M. LEE ARNOLD
$49,883.24
MARCIA K. PAYNE
$22,302.75
MARK AND JILL GLESSNER
$44,488.73
MARK V. AND LINDA E. CRANE
$22,302.75
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DEFENDANT: SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00077-SDJ-AGD(1)
MICHAEL D. OR JO ANNE MARTIN
$25,000.00
MICHAEL D. PERKINS
$9,725.90
MICHAEL J. DUNNE
$11,154.50
MICHAEL LYSENKO
$11,151.37
MICHAEL OR MARY PAVELKO
$44,605.50
MICHAEL PACE
$40,702.00
MILTON B. OR GLORIA A. BARBEE
$24,941.62
MR. AND MRS. JERRY PAPENFUSS
$88,977.47
NORMAN JOSEPH BERCEGEAY
$12,470.81
ORRIN OR CAROL BRUHN
$22,244.37
PHILIP S. AND JUNE K. HESTER
$22,244.37
RAKESH S. KOTHARI
$12,500.00
RICHARD A. OR KATHERINE A. PARSON
$24,941.62
RICHARD ANDERSON
$24,941.62
RICHARD H. OR BETSY A. GUBITZ
$177,954.94
RICHARD N. BUSH
$49,883.24
ROBERT C. SIMMONS
$12,470.81
ROBERT E. BOYKIN
$44,488.74
ROBERT L. SHAFER
$1,476.17
ROGER AND CONNIE F. - REV.LIVING TRUST MENNEN
$22,302.75
RONALD P. LAURAIN
$100,000.00
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DEFENDANT: SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00077-SDJ-AGD(1)
RONALD W. JOHNSON
$44,605.49
ROY WILLIAM CARVER
$177,954.94
ROYCE L. AND JUDY FELDER
$31,378.80
RUSSELL J SHAFER FARMS INC.
$11,151.37
SHEILA BIBLE-SCHNEIDER
$22,244.37
STANLEY R. AND CECILE ENOCHS
$22,244.37
STEPHEN WILLIAMS
$24,941.62
STEVEN HEY
$199,532.97
SYDNEY P. JR AND SYDNEY P. DU MONT III DU MONT
$25,000.00
T&C INVESTMENTS LLC
$24,941.62
THOMAS AND CYNTHIA STARKS
$22,244.37
WILLIAM B. JONES
$37,354.05
WILLIAM OR ROSEMARY GLESSNER
$55,669.30
☐ 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 the schedule of
payments page 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 for the ☐ fine ☒ restitution
☐ the interest requirement for the ☐ fine ☐ restitution 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: SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI
CASE NUMBER: 4:20-CR-00077-SDJ-AGD(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 payments of $ 3,835,145.87 due immediately, balance due
☐ not later than , or
☒ in accordance ☐ 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 20 (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:
It is ordered that the Defendant shall pay to the United States a special assessment of $800.00 for Counts 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 7, 8 and 15, which shall be due immediately. Said special assessment shall be paid to the Clerk, U.S. District
Court. Any monetary penalty that remains unpaid when the defendant's supervision commences is to be paid on a
monthly basis at a rate of at least 10% of the defendant's gross income. The percentage of gross income to be paid
with respect to any restitution and/or fine is to be changed during supervision, if needed, based on the defendant's
changed circumstances, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3664(k) and/or 18 U.S.C. § 3572(d)(3), respectively. If the
defendant receives an inheritance, any settlements (including divorce settlement and personal injury settlement),
gifts, tax refunds, bonuses, lawsuit awards, and any other receipt of money (to include, but not be limited to,
gambling proceeds, lottery winnings, and money found or discovered), the defendant must, within 5 days of receipt,
apply 100% of the value of such resources to any financial penalty ordered. None of the payment terms imposed
by this Judgment preclude or prohibit the government from enforcing the unpaid balance of the restitution or
monetary penalties imposed herein.
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
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.
☐ Defendant shall receive credit on his restitution obligation for recovery from other defendants who contributed to the same
loss that gave rise to defendant's restitution obligation.
☐ 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: A final order of forfeiture, if
applicable, will be issued separately by the Court.
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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DEFENDANT: SAMEER PRAVEEN SETHI
CASE NUMBER: 4:20cr77(1)
REASON FOR AMENDMENT
(Not for Public Disclosure)
REASON FOR AMENDMENT:
☐ Correction of sentence on remand (18 U.S.C. 3742(f)(1)
and (2)) ☐ Modification of Supervision Conditions (18 U.S.C. §§ 3563(c) or
3583(e))
☐ Reduction of Sentence for Changed Circumstances
(Fed.R.Crim.P.35(b)) ☐ Modification of Imposed Term of Imprisonment for Extraordinary
and Compelling Reasons (18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1))
☐ Correction of Sentence by Sentencing Court
(Fed.R.Crim.P.36) ☐ Modification of Imposed Term of Imprisonment for Retroactive
Amendment(s) top the Sentencing Guidelines (18 U.S.C. §
3582(c)(2))
☐ Correction of Sentence for Clerical Mistake
(Fed.R.Crim.P.36) ☐ Direct Motion to District Court Pursuant to
☐ 28 U.S.C. § 2255 or ☐ 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c)(7)
☒ Modification of Restitution Order (18 U.S.C. § 3664)
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