United States of America v. Demming et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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CASE NO. 1:20-cr-395
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PLAINTIFF, ) CHIEF JUDGE SARA LIOI
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vs. )
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ORDER ON VIOLATION OF
CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED
RELEASE
WILLIAM ADAMSON, )
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DEFENDANT. )
A Superseding Violation Report was filed in this case on November 24, 2025. The
Court referred this matter to Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp to conduct appropriate
proceedings and to file a report and recommendation. Magistrate Judge Knapp reported that a
initial appearance on the Violation Report of October 3, 2025, and the Superseding Violation
Report of November 24, 2025, and a revocation hearing on Violation 1 was held on November
24, 2025. The defendant admitted to Violations 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Violation Reports and,
after an evidentiary hearing, the magistrate judge also found the defendant violated the terms
of his supervised release as set forth in Violation 1.
1. Alleged New Law Violation (Previously Reported to the Court);
2. Illicit Drug Use (Previously Reported to the Court);
3. Failure to Notify Probation Officer of Law Enforcement Contact (Previously
Reported to the Court;
4. Leaving the Judicial District without Permission from the Court (Previously
Reported to the Court; and
5. Whereabouts Unknown (Previously Reported to the Court).
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The magistrate judge filed a report and recommendation on November 24, 2025, in
which the magistrate judge recommended that the Court find that the defendant has violated
the conditions of his supervised release as set forth in violation numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
A final supervised release violation hearing was conducted on December 9, 2025.
Present were the following: Assistant United States Attorney Megan Miller, representing the
United States; Attorneys Erik Jones representing the defendant; the defendant William
Anderson, and United States Probation Officer Katelyn Keck.
No objections were filed to the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge.
Upon review, the Court adopts the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and
finds the defendant to be in violation of the terms and conditions of his supervised release as
set forth in violation numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
IT IS ORDERED that the defendant’s term of supervised release is revoked, and the
defendant is sentenced to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 7 months. Upon
release from custody, the defendant is to be placed on supervised release for a period of 24
months, with the same terms and conditions as previously imposed. The defendant must
report to the probation office in the Northern District of Ohio within 72 hours after release
from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different
probation office or within a different time frame.
The defendant still owes a significant amount of restitution. The Court will reimpose
defendant’s restitution obligation in the amount of $2,725,341.00, with credit for $485.00
that defendant previously paid, resulting in a balance of $2,724,856.00, to be paid on a joint a
several basis with his co-defendants as set forth in the amended judgment filed on March 23,
2023, at Document Number 301.
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Defendant remanded.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 9, 2025
HONORABLE SARA LIOI
CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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