USA v. Stone

AO 245 8 (Rev. 09/ 19) 	Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sh eet I
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
FILED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FEB 2 5 2025
Western District of Arkansas
Ronald E. Dowling, Clerk of Court
By--n:Dep~uty~Cle.::-rk~--
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
RICHARD STONE
THE DEFENDANT:
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JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
Case Number:
USM Number:
Jose Manuel Alfaro
Defend ant 's Attomey(s)
5:24CR50059-001
47605-511
[8J pleaded guilty to count(s) 	One (1) of the Information on November 19 , 2024.
D pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)
which was accepted bv the court.
D was found guilty on count(s)
after a plea of not guilty.
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:
Title & Section 	Nature of Offense
18 U.S.C. § 1960(a) 	Operation of an Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business
Offense Ended
04/ 08 / 2021
Count
1
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through
the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.
D The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
__7__ of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to
D 	Count(s) _____ _ _______ □ is 	D 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.
Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge
Name a nd Title of Jud ge
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AO 245 B (R ev . 09/ 19 ) 	Judgme nt in Criminal Case
Sheet 2 - 	Imprisonment
DEFENDANT:
CASE NUMBER:
RICHARD STONE
5:24CR50059-001
Judgment - 	Page 	2 	of
IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of:
fifty-one (51) months.
D 	The court makes the following recommendation to the Bureau of Prison s:
cgJ 	The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
D 	The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
D at 	D a.m. 	D p.m. 	on
D as notified by the United States Marshal.
D 	The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:
D before 1 p.m. on
D as notified by the United States Marshal.
D as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Offic e.
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows :
Defendant delivered on 	to
at 	_______________ , with a certified copy of this judgment.
UNITED ST ATES MARSHAL
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
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AO 2458 (Rev. 09/ 19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3 - Supervised Relea se
DEFENDANT:
CASE NUMBER:
RICHARD STONE
5: 24CR5 0059-001
Judgment- Page
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of: three (3) years.
MANDATORY CONDITIONS
1. 	You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.
2. 	You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
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3. 	You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must submit to one drug test within 15 days ofrelease from
imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court.
[8J The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you
pose a low risk offuture substance abuse. (check if applicable)
4. 	t8l 	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. 	t8J 	You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)
6. 	D 	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 the location where you
reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)
7. 	D 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 other conditions on the attached
page.
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AO 2458 (Rev. 09/19) 	Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3A - Sup ervised Release
Judgment- Page __...c,4__ of ___7__ _
DEFENDANT:
CASE NUMBER:
RICHA RD STONE
5:24CR5 0059-001
ST AND ARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
As part of your supervised re lease, 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 co urt 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 permi ss ion 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 li ving
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 th e 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. For further information regarding these conditions, see Overview of Probation and Supervised
Rele as e Conditions, available at: www.uscourts.gov.
Defendant's Signature 	Date -------------
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AO 245B (Rev. 09/ 19) 	Judgment in a Cri min al Case
Sheet 30 - Sup erv ise d Release
DEFENDANT:
CASE NUMBER:
RICHARD STONE
5:24CR5 0059-001
Judgment- Page _5_ of
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
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1. 	Until the financial penalties are paid in full, the defendant shall not incur any new debt, nor establish any
bank or credit accounts unless receiving prior approval from the probation officer and will make any
information concerning his financial status available to the probation officer upon request.
2. 	The defendant shall allow and give consent to the probation officer to make contact with any of the
defendant's financial institutions to confirm that the defendant is complying with the previously ordered
special condition.
3. 	The defendant shall submit his person, residence, place of employment, and vehicle to a search to be
conducted by the U.S. Probation Office at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner based on a
reasonable suspicion that evidence of any violation of conditions of supervised release might thereby be
disclosed.
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AO 2458 (Rev. 09/19) 	Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 5 - Criminal Monetary Penalties
Judgme nt - Page 	6 	of 	7
DEFENDANT: 	RICHARD STONE
CASE NUMBER: 	5:24CR50059-001
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.
Assessment
TOTALS 	$ 	100. 00
Restitution
$ 	725,558.00
Fine
$ 	-0-
AV AA Assessment*
$ 	-0-
JVTA Assessment**
$ -0-
D 	The determination ofrestitution is deferred until
entered after such determination.
_____. An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (A O 245C) will be
[8l 	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, unless specified otherwise in
the priority order or percentage payment column below. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3664(i), all nonfederal victims must be paid
before the United States is paid.
Name of Payee
*Se e the App endix
TOTALS 	$
Total Loss***
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[8l 	Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $
Restitution Ordered 	Priority or Percentage
$ -----------
725,558.00
D 	The defendant must pay interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2 ,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full before the
fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). All of the payment options on Sheet 6 may be subject
to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).
[8l 	The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:
[8l the interest requirement is waived for the 	D 	fine 	[8l 	restitution.
D the interest requirement for the 	D 	fine 	D 	restitution is modified as follows :
* Am y, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115 -299.
** Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-22.
*** Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, l IOA , and 113A of Title 18 for offenses committed on
or after September 13 , 1994, but before April 23, 1996.
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AO 245B (Re v. 09/ 19) 	Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 6 - Schedule of Payments
DEFENDANT:
CASE NUMBER:
RICHARD STONE
5:24CR50059-001
Judgment - Page
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Having assessed the defendant's ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:
A 	[8J 	Lump sum payment of$ 	725,658.00 	due immediately, balance due
□ 	not later than 	, or
[8J 	in accordance with 	□ 	C 	□ 	D, 	□ 	E, or 	[8J F below; or
B 	□ 	Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with 	□ c , 	OD,or 	D F below); or
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C 	D 	Payment in equal 	_____ (e .g. , weekly, monthly, quart erly) installments of $ 	_______ 	over a period of
(e .g , months or ye ars), to commence 	_____ (e. g , 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment; or
D 	D 	Payment in equal 	_____ (e .g. , we ekly , monthly, quart erly) installments of $ 	_______ 	over a period of
(e.f< ., months or ye ars ), to commence 	_____ (e .g , 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment to a
term of supervision; or
E 	D 	Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within 	_____ (e.5< ., 30 or 60 da ys) 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 	[8J 	Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:
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If not paid immediately, any unpaid financial penalty shall be paid by the defendant during his term of imprisonment at a rate of up
to 50% of the defendant's available funds, in accordance with the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program. During residential
reentry placement, payments will be 10% of the defendant's gross monthly income. The payment of any remaining balance shall
become a condition of supervised release and shall be paid in monthly installments of $500.00 or 10 % of the defendant' s gross
monthly household income, whichever is greater, with the entire balance to be paid in full no later than one month prior to the end of
the period of supervised release.
Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due
during the period of 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.
D 	Joint and Several
Case Number
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names
(including defe ndant numb er)
D 	The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.
Total Amount
D 	The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s) :
Joint and Several
Amount
D 	The defendant shall forfeit the defendant's interest in the following property to the United States:
Corresponding Payee,
if appropriate
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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Restitution Appendix
Victim Name 	Restitution Balance 	Priority or Percentage
Small Business Administration 	$ 201 ,582 	Pro Rata
Attn: Debra L. Mayer
Office of Financial Program
Operations
U.S. Small Business Administration
1165 Herndon Parkway
Herndon, VA
R e: Paycheck Protection Program
Loans
Small Business Administration 	$407,200 	Pro Rata
Attn: Executive Office
14925 Kingsport Road
Fort Worth, TX 76155
Re: EIDL Loans
Illinois Department of Employment 	$ 13 ,158 	Pro Rata
Security
Attn: Marco Morales or Gilbert Muniz
RE: Paul Foster (5967) and George
Foster (9424)
Benefit Payment Control - 10th Floor
33 South State Street, Chicago, IL
60603
Ohio Department of Job and Family 	$32, 583 	Pro Rata
Services
Attn: Section Chief-Ul Finance and
BPC Section Chief
RE : Lois Hagerty (5761), Dreama
Ward (6672), Dreama May (9010), RE :
Dreama Wilbur (1645), Melinda
Barbieri (5180)
P.O . Box 182059, Columbus, OH
43218-2059
Colorado Department of Labor and 	$1 ,298 	Pro Rata
Employment (CDLE)
Attn: CDLE Finance
RE: Douglas Hill (6736)
63 3 17th Street, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80202-3660
Hosack Partners IV LLC 	$ 69 ,737 	Pro Rata
27th West 72nd Street, Suite 1005
New York, NY 10023
Total $725,558
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