USA v. Ceron

,17+(81,7('67$7(6',675,&7&2857
)257+(',675,&72)1257+'$.27$
)$5*2
81,7('67$7(62)$0(5,&$
3ODLQWLII
Y 	&ULPLQDO$FWLRQ1R&5
 %$,/(<
'$1,(/9,9$6&(521
'HIHQGDQW
25'(5$'237,1*5(3257$1'5(&200(1'$7,21
2QWKLVGD\WKHDERYHVW\OHGPDWWHUFDPHEHIRUHWKLV&RXUWIRUFRQVLGHUDWLRQRIWKH
5HSRUWDQG5HFRPPHQGDWLRQ ³5 	5´ UHJDUGLQJGHIHQGDQW&HURQ¶VSOHDVRIJXLOW\>'RF
@8QLWHG6WDWHV0DJLVWUDWH-XGJH$OLFH56HQHFKDOILOHGKHU5 	5RQ-XO\
,QWKDWILOLQJWKHPDJLVWUDWHMXGJHUHFRPPHQGVWKDWWKLV&RXUWDFFHSWGHIHQGDQW&HURQ¶V
JXLOW\SOHDVWR&RXQWVDQGRIWKH6XSHUVHGLQJ,QGLFWPHQW)RUWKHUHDVRQVWKDW
IROORZWKLV&RXUW$'2376WKH5 	5
2Q-XO\GHIHQGDQW'DQLHO9LYDV&HURQDSSHDUHGEHIRUH8QLWHG6WDWHV
0DJLVWUDWH-XGJH$OLFH56HQHFKDODQGPRYHGIRUSHUPLVVLRQWRHQWHUDSOHDRI*8,/7<
WR &RXQWV   DQG  RI WKH 6XSHUVHGLQJ ,QGLFWPHQW  $IWHU EHLQJ SODFHG XQGHU RDWK
GHIHQGDQW&HURQVWDWHGWKDWKHXQGHUVWRRGWKDWWKHPDJLVWUDWHMXGJHZRXOGSUHSDUH D
ZULWWHQUHSRUWDQGUHFRPPHQGDWLRQDQGWKDWWKHGHFLVLRQDVWRZKHWKHUWKHJXLOW\SOHDV
ZRXOGEHDFFHSWHGZRXOGEHPDGHE\WKHXQGHUVLJQHGGLVWULFWMXGJH3UHYLRXVO\WKLV&RXUW
UHIHUUHG WKH JXLOW\ SOHD WR WKH PDJLVWUDWH MXGJH IRU WKH SXUSRVHV RI DGPLQLVWHULQJ WKH
Case 2:15-cr-00055-JPB Document 113 Filed 07/24/19 Page 1 of 3

DOORFXWLRQSXUVXDQWWR)HG5&ULP3PDNLQJDILQGLQJDVWRZKHWKHUWKHSOHDZDV
NQRZLQJO\DQGYROXQWDULO\HQWHUHGDQGUHFRPPHQGLQJWRWKLV&RXUWZKHWKHUWKHSOHDVKRXOG
EHDFFHSWHG
%DVHG XSRQ &HURQ V VWDWHPHQWV GXULQJ WKH SOHD KHDULQJ DQG WKH *RYHUQPHQW V
SURIIHUHVWDEOLVKLQJWKDWDQLQGHSHQGHQWIDFWXDOEDVLVIRUWKHSOHDH[LVWHGWKHPDJLVWUDWH
MXGJHIRXQGDPRQJRWKHUWKLQJVWKDW&HURQZDVFRPSHWHQWWRHQWHUWKHSOHDVWKDWWKH
SOHDVZHUHIUHHO\DQGYROXQWDULO\JLYHQWKDWKHZDVDZDUHRIWKHQDWXUHRIWKHFKDUJHV
DJDLQVWKLPDQGWKHFRQVHTXHQFHVRIKLVSOHDDQGWKDWDIDFWXDOEDVLVH[LVWHGIRUWKH
WHQGHUHGSOHD7KHPDJLVWUDWHMXGJHHQWHUHGD5HSRUWDQG5HFRPPHQGDWLRQILQGLQJD
IDFWXDOEDVLVIRUWKHSOHDDQGUHFRPPHQGLQJWKDWWKLV&RXUWDFFHSW&HURQ VSOHDVRIJXLOW\
WR&RXQWV2QH)RXUDQG)LYHRIWKH6XSHUVHGLQJ,QGLFWPHQW
7KHPDJLVWUDWHMXGJHDOVRGLUHFWHGWKHSDUWLHVWRILOHDQ\ZULWWHQREMHFWLRQVWRWKH
5 	5E\-XO\6KHIXUWKHUDGYLVHGWKDWIDLOXUHWRILOHREMHFWLRQVZRXOGUHVXOWLQD
ZDLYHURIWKHULJKWWRDSSHDOIURPDMXGJPHQWRIWKLV&RXUWEDVHGRQWKH5 	57KHSDUWLHV
GLGQRWILOHDQ\REMHFWLRQVWRWKH5 	5
8SRQFDUHIXOUHYLHZRIWKH5HSRUWDQG5HFRPPHQGDWLRQLWLVWKHRSLQLRQRIWKLV
&RXUWWKDWWKHPDJLVWUDWHMXGJH¶V5HSRUWDQG5HFRPPHQGDWLRQ>'RF@VKRXOGEHDQG
LVKHUHE\25'(5('$'237('IRUWKHUHDVRQVPRUHIXOO\VWDWHGLQWKHPDJLVWUDWHMXGJH¶V
UHSRUW$VVXFKWKLV&RXUW$'-8'*(6GHIHQGDQW&HURQ*8,/7<RIWKHFULPHVFKDUJHG
LQ&RXQWVDQGRIWKH6XSHUVHGLQJ,QGLFWPHQW
3XUVXDQWWR)HG5&ULP3 F 	 DQG866*†% F WKLV&RXUW'()(56
DFFHSWDQFH RI WKH SOHD DJUHHPHQW XQWLO LW KDV UHFHLYHG DQG UHYLHZHG WKH SUHVHQWHQFH
Case 2:15-cr-00055-JPB Document 113 Filed 07/24/19 Page 2 of 3

UHSRUW
3XUVXDQWWR866*†$et seqWKH&RXUW25'(56DVIROORZV
7KH3UREDWLRQ2IILFHUVKDOOXQGHUWDNHDSUHVHQWHQFHLQYHVWLJDWLRQRI&HURQDQG
SUHSDUHDSUHVHQWHQFHUHSRUWIRUWKH&RXUW
7KH3UREDWLRQ2IILFHUDQGDOOSDUWLHVVKDOOFRPSO\ZLWKPDQGDWHVRI)HG5&ULP
3  DQG 866* † $ UHJDUGLQJ GLVFORVXUH REMHFWLRQ GHSDUWXUH PRWLRQV DQG
VHQWHQFLQJVWDWHPHQWUHTXLUHPHQWVDQG
7KLVPDWWHUZLOOEHVHWIRUVHQWHQFLQJIROORZLQJUHFHLSWRIWKHSUHVHQWHQFHUHSRUW
DQGDGGHQGXPFRQWDLQLQJDQ\XQUHVROYHGREMHFWLRQVDQGWKHSUREDWLRQRIILFHU¶VFRPPHQWV
RQWKHP
,WLVVR25'(5('
7KH&OHUNLVGLUHFWHGWRWUDQVPLWFRSLHVRIWKLV2UGHUWRDOOFRXQVHORIUHFRUGKHUHLQ
WKH8QLWHG6WDWHV0DUVKDOV6HUYLFHDQGWKH8QLWHG6WDWHV3UREDWLRQ2IILFH
'$7('-XO\
Case 2:15-cr-00055-JPB Document 113 Filed 07/24/19 Page 3 of 3