United States of America v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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CASE NO. 4:19-cr-103
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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 S. SMITH, )
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DEFENDANT. )
A final supervised release violation hearing was conducted on January 21, 2026.
Present were the following: Assistant United States Attorney Joseph Dangelo, representing
the United States; Assistant Federal Public Defender Darin Thompson, representing the
defendant; the defendant William S. Smith, and United States Probation Officer Mark
Roth.
Previously, a violation report was filed in this case on July 15, 2025.1 The Court
referred this matter to Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Henderson to conduct appropriate
proceedings and to file a report and recommendation. Magistrate Judge Henderson reported
that a supervised release violation hearing was held on December 10, 2025. The defendant
1 A supplemental report filed on June 25, 2025, and superseding violation report was filed on November
25, 2025.
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admitted to the following violation:
1. Illicit Use of Drugs (with seven instances of positive test results).
The magistrate judge filed a report and recommendation on December 11, 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 number 1 of the superseding
violation report.
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 number 1 of the superseding violation report.
A Second Superseding Violation Report was filed in this case on January 16, 2026,
At the hearing, the defendant waived his right to an evidentiary hearing and admitted to the
following violations:
1. Illicit Use of Drugs (with the seven original instances of positive test results and
three new instances of positive test results).
2. New Violation / Violation of Standard Condition #8
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 and 2 of the Second Superseding
Violation Report.
IT IS ORDERED that the defendant’s term of supervised release is revoked, and
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the defendant is sentenced to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a period of 9 months.
No supervised release to follow.
Defendant remanded.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 21, 2026
HONORABLE SARA LIOI
CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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