UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

     District of Oregon

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA            JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

(For Offenses Committed On or After November 1, 1987)

V.

Lawrence Mendelsohn                 Case Number; Cr. 03-523 BR

Ronald Hoevet

Defendant’s Attorney

 

THE DEFENDANT:

X     pleaded guilty to count(s) 1.

___   pleaded nolo contender to count(s)___ which was accepted by the court.

___   was found guilty on count(s)___ after a plea of not guilty.

 

Accordingly, the court has adjudicated that the defendant is guilty of the following offense(s);

 

Date Offense      Count

Title & Section     Nature or Offense     Concluded        Number(s)

26 USC 7206(1)       Filing a False       10/15/1999         1

                     Tax Return

 

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through ___ 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) and is discharged as to such count(s).

___   Count(s)___ (is)(are) dismissed on the motion of the United States.

X     Defendant shall pay a special assessment in the amount of $100.00 for Count(s) 1 payable immediately to the Clerk, U.S. District Court.

 

IT IS ORDERED that the defendant shall 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 shall notify the court and the United States Attorney of any material change in the defendant’s economic circumstances.

 

Date of Imposition of Sentence: May 24, 2004

 

                        /SIGNED/_____________

Signature of Judicial Officer

ANNA J. BROWN, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

Name & Title of Judicial Officer

Date: 25 May 2004

 

 

PROBATION

 

The defendant is hereby placed on probation for a term of 18 months.

 

For offenses committed on or after September 13, 1994:

The defendant shall refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. The defendant shall submit to a drug test within 15 days of release from imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter.

 

___ The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court’s determination that the defendant poses a low risk of future substance abuse.

If this judgment imposes a fine or a restitution obligation, it shall be a condition of probation that the defendant pay any such fine or restitution in accordance with the Schedule of Payments set forth in the Criminal Monetary Penalties sheet of this judgment

The defendant shall comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court (set forth below). The defend shall also comply with any additional conditions attached to this judgment

 

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF PROBATION

1. The defendant shall adhere to a home detention schedule as prescribed by the probation officer for a period of up to 6 months which may include electronic monitoring as a means of verifying compliance. The defendant shall pay the costs of the electronic monitoring which will be assessed each month the defendant is on the electronic monitoring program.

2. The defendant shall pay a fine in the amount of $10,000 due within 60-days.

3. The defendant shall file true and accurate income tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service no later than the 15th of October each year and shall submit a copy of that tax return to the probation officer as directed.

4. The defendant shall authorize release to the U.S. Probation Officer any and all financial information by execution of a release of financial information form, or by any other appropriate means, as directed by the probation officer.

5. The defendant shall disclose all assets and liabilities to the probation officer. Defendant shall disclose to the probation officer any transfer, sale, or conveyance of any personal asset with a fair market value in excess of $2,500.

6. The defendant shall maintain proper debit, credit, and receipt ledgers for all business transactions. These records shall be made available as requested by the probation officer.

7. The defendant shell pay Restitution in the amount of $105,454, as indicated below.

 

  STANDARD CONDITIONS OF PROBATION AND SUPERVISED RELEASE

 

The Judges of the District of Oregon adopt the following standard conditions of probation and supervised release to apply in every case in which probation and/or supervised release is imposed upon a defendant. The individual judge may impose other conditions deemed advisable in individual cases of probation or supervised release supervision, as consistent with existing or future law.

1.    The defendant shall report in person to the probation office for the district to which he or she is released within 72hours of release from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.

2.    The defendant shall not commit another federal, state or local crime and shall not illegally posses a controlled substance. Revocation of probation or supervised release is mandatory for illegal possession of a controlled substance.

3.    The defendant shall not possess a firearm, destructive, or dangerous device.

4.    If the defendant illegally uses drugs or abuses alcohol, has a history of drug or alcohol abuse, or drug use or possession is determined to be an element of the defendant’s criminal history or instant offense, the defendant shall participate in a substance abuse treatment program as directed by the probation officer which may include urinalysis testing to determine if the defendant has used drugs or alcohol.

3.    The defendant shall submit to a search of his/her person, residence, office or vehicle, when conducted by a United States Probation Officer at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, based upon reasonable suspicion of contraband or evidence of a violation of a condition of supervision. Failure to submit to a search may be grounds for revocation. The defendant shall warn any other residents that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition.

6.    The defendant shall not leave the judicial district without the permission of the court or probation officer.

7.    The defendant shall report to the probation officer as directed by the court or probation officer, and shall submit a truthful and complete written report within the first five days of each month.

8     The defendant shall answer truthfully all inquiries by the probation officer and follow the instructions of the probation officer. The defendant may decline to answer inquiries if a truthful response would tend to incriminate him/her. Such a refusal to answer may constitute grounds for revocation.

9.    The defendant shall support his/her dependents and meet other family responsibilities to the best of his or her financial ability.

10.   The defendant shall work regularly at a lawful occupation unless excused by the probation officer for schooling training, or other acceptable reasons.

11.   The defendant shall notify the probation officer within 72 hours of any change in residence or employment.

12.   The defendant shall refrain from excessive use of alcohol and shall not purchase, possess, use, distribute, or administer any narcotic or other controlled substance, or any paraphernalia related to such substances, except as prescribed by a physician, If at any time, the probation officer has reasonable cause to believe the defendant is using illegal drugs or is abusing alcohol, the defendant shall submit to urinalysis testing, breathalyzer testing, or reasonable examination of the arms, neck, face, and lower legs.

13.   The defendant shall not knowingly frequent places where controlled substances we illegally sold, used, distributed, or administered.

14.   The defendant shall not knowingly associate with any persons engaged in criminal activity, and shall not knowingly associate with any person convicted of a felony unless granted permission to do so by the probation officer.

15.   The defendant shall permit a probation officer to visit him/her at any reasonable time at home or elsewhere, and shall permit confiscation of any contraband observed in plain view by the probation officer.

16.   The defendant shall notify the probation officer within 72 hours of being arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer.

17.   The defendant shall not enter into any agreement to act as an informant or special agent of a law enforcement agency without the permission of the court.

18.   As directed by the probation officer, the defendant shall notify third parties of risks that may be occasioned by his or her criminal record or personal history and characteristics, and shall permit the probation officer to make such notifications and to confirm the defendant’s compliance with such a notification requirement. This requirement will be exercised only when the probation officer believes a reasonably foreseeable risk exists or a law mandates such notice. Unless the probation officer believes the defendant presents an immediate threat to the safety of an identifiable individual, notice shall be delayed so the probation officer can arrange for a court hearing and the defendant can obtain legal counsel.

 

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

 

The defendant shall pay the following total criminal monetary penalties in accordance with the schedule of payments set forth in this judgment.

Fine                    Restitution                   TOTAL

$10,000.00              $105,454.00                   $115,454.00

 

___   The determination of restitution is deferred until ___ An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245c) will be entered after such determination.

X     The defendant shall mkae 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(1), all non-federal victims must be paid in full prior to the United States receiving payment

 

   *Total           Amount of       Priority Order or

Name of Payee     Amount of Loss    Restitution Ordered  Percentage of

                                                            Payment

Department of the Treasury          $105,454.00

 

TOTALS            $ ___             $105,454.00

 

___   If applicable, restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea

      agreement $___

X     The defendant shall pay interest on any fine or restitution of more than $2,500, unless the fine or restitution 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 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 and/or

    restitution.

___ The interest requirement for the ___ fine and/or ___

    restitution is modified as follows:

Any payment shall be divided proportionately among the payees named unless otherwise specified.

 

* Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 United States Code, for offenses committed on or after September 13, 1994 but before April 23, 1996.

 

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS - Probation

 

Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties shall be due as follows:

A. ___  Lump sum payment of $___ due immediately, balance due

___ not later than ___, or

___ in accordance with C___ or D___ below or

B. ___  Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with C___ or D___

        _below);

C. ___  Payment in monthly installments of not less than $___ over a

        period of ___ (e.g.. months) to commence immediately on the

  date of this judgment; or

D. _X_  Special instruction regarding the payment of criminal monetary

        penalties:

Verification regarding prior payment in full of Restitution obligation shall be provided to the probation officer. Fine shall be paid in full within 60-days.

 

 

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise in the special instructions above, if this judgment imposes a period of imprisonment payment of criminal monetary penalties shall be 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 at the address below, unless otherwise directed by the court, the probation officer, or the United States attorney.

Clerk, US District Court

1000 S.W.Third Avenue

Suite 740

Portland, OR 97204-2902

 

The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.

 

___ Joint and Several

Defendant Name, Case Number, and Joint and Several Amount

___ The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.

___ The defendant shall pay the following court cost:

 

___ The defendant shall forfeit the defendant’s interest in the

    following property to the United States:

 

 

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) fine principal, (5) community restitution, (6) fine interest, (7) penalties, and (8) costs, including cost of prosecution and court costs.