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United States District Court
Southern District of Indiana

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

vs.

 

BERNARD P. SCHELLER

Case Number: 3:05CR00009-001
USM Number: 07843-028
Defendant's Attorney: Glenn Grampp

THE DEFENDANT:

[X] Pleaded guilty to count(s): 1

[ ] pleaded nolo contendere to count(s) ____ which was accepted by the court.

[ ] was found guilty on Count(s) ____ after a plea of not guilty.

The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:

Title & Section

Nature of Offense

Offense Ended

Count(s)

29 U.S.C. § 501(c)

Embezzlement by a
Labor Organization Officer

8/31/03

1

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 4 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) ____.

[X] count(s) _____ (is)(are) dismissed on the motion of the United States.

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 United States attorney of material changes in economic circumstances.

7/18/2005
Date of Imposition of Judgment

/SIGNED/______
Signature of Judicial Officer

Honorable Richard L. Young,
U.S. District Court Judge

Name & Title of Judicial Officer

July 26, 05
Date

PROBATION

The defendant is hereby sentenced to probation for a term of: 2 years

The defendant shall not commit another federal, state or local crime.

The defendant shall not unlawfully possess a controlled substance. The defendant shall refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. The defendant shall submit to one drug test within 15 days of placement on probation and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter.

[X] The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that the defendant poses a low risk of future substance abuse. (Check, if applicable.)

[X] The defendant shall not possess a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or any other dangerous weapon. (Check, if applicable.)

[X] The defendant shall cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (Check, if applicable.)

[ ] The defendant shall register with the state sex offender registration agency in the state where the defendant resides, works, or is a student, as directed by the probation officer. (Check, if applicable.)

[ ] The defendant shall participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (Check, if applicable.)

If this judgment imposes a fine or restitution, it is a condition of probation that the defendant pay in accordance with the Schedule of Payments sheet of this judgment.

The defendant shall comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any additional conditions on the attached page.

STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

  1. the defendant shall not leave the judicial district without permission of the court or probation officer;
  2. the defendant shall report to the probation officer and shall submit a truthful and complete written report within the first five days of each month;
  3. the defendant shall answer truthfully all inquiries by the probation officer and follow instructions of the probation officer;
  4. the defendant shall support his or her dependants and meet other family responsibilities;
  5. the defendant shall work regularly at a lawful occupation unless excused by the probation officer for schooling, training or other acceptable reasons;
  6. the defendant shall notify the probation officer at least ten days prior to any change in residence or employment;
  7. the defendant shall refrain from excessive use of alcohol and shall not purchase, possess, use, distribute, or administer any controlled substances or any paraphernalia related to any controlled substances, except as prescribed by a physician;
  8. the defendant shall not frequent places where controlled substances are illegally sold, used, distributed, or administered;
  9. the defendant shall not associate with any persons engaged in criminal activity, and shall not associate with any person convicted of a felony unless granted permission to do so by the probation officer;
  10. the defendant shall permit a probation officer to visit him or her at any time at home or elsewhere and shall permit confiscation of any contraband observed in plain view of the probation officer;
  11. the defendant shall notify the probation officer within seventy-two hours of being arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer;
  12. the defendant shall not enter into any agreement to act as an informer or a special agent of a law enforcement agency without the permission of the court;
  13. as directed by the probation officer, the defendant shall notify third parties of risks that may be occasioned by the defendant's criminal record or personal history or characteristics, and shall permit the probation officer to make such notifications and to confirm the defendant's compliance with such notification requirement.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

  1. The defendant shall provide the probation officer access to any requested financial information.
  2. The defendant shall not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of the probation officer.
  3. The defendant shall reside for a period of 6 months at a community corrections center, specifically Volunteers of America in Evansville, Indiana and shall observe the rules of that facility.
  4. The defendant shall perform 100 hours of community service as directed by the probation officer.

Upon a finding of a violation of probation or supervised release, I understand that the court may (1) revoke supervision, (2) extend the term of supervision, and/or (3) modify the conditions of supervision.

These conditions have been read to me. I fully understand the conditions and have been provided a copy of them.

(Signed)

________________
Defendant
________________
Date

________________
U.S. Probation Officer/Designated Witness
________________
Date

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

The defendant shall pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.

 

Assessment

Fine

Restitution

Totals:

$100.00

$

$22,000.00

[ ] 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 make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amounts 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(i), all nonfederal victims must be paid before the United States is paid.

Name of Payee

Total Loss *

Restitution Ordered

Priority or
Percentage

Communication Workers
of America, Local 14448

$22,000.00

$22,000.00

 

Totals

$22,000.00

$22,000.00

 

[ ] Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $ ___

[ ] 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 set forth in this Judgment may be subject to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).

[X] The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest, and it is ordered that:

[X] the interest requirement is waived for the [ ] fine and/or [X] restitution.

[ ] the interest requirement for the [ ] fine and/or [ ] restitution is modified as follows:

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Having assessed the defendant's ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties are due as follows:

A. [ ] Lump sum payment of $ ____ due immediately, balance due

[ ] not later than ____, or

[ ] in accordance with [ ] C, [ ] D, [ ] E, or [ ] F below; or

B. [X] Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with [ ] C, [X] D, or [ ] F below); or

C. [ ] Payment in equal ____ (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ ____ over a period of _____ (e.g., months or years), to commence ____ (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment; or

D. [ ] Payment in equal ____ (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ ____ over a period of ____ (e.g., months or years), to commence _____ (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment to a term of supervision; or

E. [ ] Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within ____ (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment. The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant's ability to pay at that time; or

F. [ ] Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due during 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.

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

[ ] Joint and Several

Defendant and Co-Defendant Names and Case Numbers (including defendant number), Total Amount Joint and Several Amount and corresponding payee, if appropriate.

[ ] The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.

[ ] The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):

[ ] The defendant shall forfeit the defendant's interest in the following property to the United States:

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

 



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