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UNI TED STATES DI STRI CT COURT SOUTHERN DI STRI CT OF FLORI DA

CASE NO .1320816Cr M or e no( s )

UNI TED STATES OF AM ERI CA

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s u pe r vi s ed r e l e as e ofup t o 3 ye ar s ,a nd ma yi mpos eaf i ne of$250, 000. The de f enda ntf u r t he r

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mi s r e pr e s e n t e df a c t st ot h eg o v e r n me n tp r i o rt oe n t e r i n gt h i sp l e aa g r e e me n t ; o r( 3 )c o mmi t sa n y
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t i me o fs e n t e nc i ng .I fi nt h es o l ea n dt mr e vi e wa b l ej u d g me n to ft h i s Of f i c et h ed e f e n d a n t ' s
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c oope r a t i on s ha l lbebi ndi ng o nt hedef e nda nt . 1 0. ' I ' hede f enda n tt mde r s t a ndsa nd a c knowl e dgest ha tt hecour ti sunde rno o bl i ga t i on

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t ot he de f e nda nt ' si m mi gr a t i on s t a t usi ft hedef e nda nti snota na t ur al bor nc i t i z e n oft he Uni t e d St a t es . Unde rf e de r a ll a w, a br oa dr a nge of cl i mes a r er e m ova bl e of f e ns e s ncl ud i ng t he , i

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i mm i g r a t i on s t a t us . The de f e nda ntne ve r t he l e s sa f f i r m st ha tt he de f e nda n twa nt st o pl e a dg ui l t y r e ga r dl e s s of a ny i mm i gr a t i on c ons e que nce st ha tt he de f enda nt ' s pl e ama ye nt ai l ,e ven i ft he c o ns e que ncei st he de f e nd a nt ' sdena t ur al i za t i on o rr e m ova lf r om t heUni t e d St a t es .

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