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JULIA c.
Ix THE uxlrrEo STATEs M AGISTRATE cotm 'r 'K I DL
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FO R T H E W EST ERN DISTR ICT O F VIR G IN IA osp w cusjqx
H A R R ISO N BU RG DIV ISIO N

UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA :

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ANbltEw EJPIELEj :

PLEA AGREEM ENT

1IlaA,pt,agreed to enter into a plea agreementw ith the United States ofAmerica,
pursuantto Rule l1(c)(1)(C)oftheFedcralRulesofCriminalProdedtlre.Thetennsahd
conditions (
,1-this agreem entare as follow s:

A.CHARGEISJ TO W HICH 1 AM PLEADING G UILTY AND W AIVER O F

RIGHTN
1. The Chareesand PbtentialPunishm ent

M y attorney hasinformed me of'the nature ofthe charge and the elem enys ofthe
cllargcthatInustbeprovedby theUnitedStatesbcyondareasonabledoubtbefore1could
befound guilty ascharge.

1agreetbpteadguilty t anInfofmation,which i:achargebftjtthtbktheUnittd

StatsAttorney asopposed to one retulmttdby a Grandlury.

1willentzrltpleaofgiltytoCount)o/theInfotmation.
Cbullt1chargesthatIdidattem ptto khowingly ttansferanidentificatiotadocttlent,
authentication feqture, and a false identification doum nt, to wit, V irginia Voter
RegistrationForms,knowingthgtsuchdoumcntandfeaturewasylquducedwithbutlawftll
authority,and the yransfcr ofthe idcntification docum nt,authentlcation featurc,a,
nd falsc
identifscation docum entwasip oraffected interstate ccjmm ercc,in vilation ofTitle 18,
UnitedStatesCode,Section 1028(a)(2),(b)(6),and(f).Themaximum statutorypenAlty is

Dejkndant?
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afine of.$'
100k00'0 and/primpri'
. smmgrq fprq flnr Qfpotmpm thun on yar,plusa term
,

ofsuprvsetlm lase ofnotm ore'thAn oneNir.

Iunderstandrestitutionmaybeordered,myassetsmay'besubjecttofqrfeiture,and
iesmay beimposed to pa# forlncarcratidn anL supervisedrleasey Itladdition,a$25
s/eci'
lassessmet,putsuantto 18U.S.C'.E
j 3413,wi'llbifriposed. 1furtherunderstand.
my supelwiscd releasem a' y berevoked ifIviblteitstetm!and donditions. Iunderstand a
violation ofstzpel-vised releaseiflcreasesth'possiblepeliod ofincfceratibn.

Iam pleading guilty asdescribez abbve because 1am in factgpilty ad becage I

believzitisin my bestinteresy'
t do so ndno1becauseofany threatsot.prom isks.

2. W aiverofEconstitutidnalRtehts:uboila Plea oz
fGullt#
lacknow ledge Ihave had @llbfmy rightseyplained (om vn'
. d 1zxpressly reqogniz:
lhavethefollowing constitutionalrightsand,by yoluflygrily pleadip guilfy,1,
knuwingly
waiveand giveup fhesvglugblbconsyimtionalrights;

a. Therihtto plead potgtilty and persistin thaspleg;

b. Therijhttoasped.yapd,pttblijurytyial; '
c..Thrijhttoassistanceofcognselatthattrial.andinEqpysubjeqpentAppval;
d. Theti/httorefnainsilnt.at.tfial;
. Thetijtto tejtify,attfial;
t* T11zlifgttoctdfrontandcross-exminewithzdjbsclld.''
:
b#thegbvernment;
g. Therlghtto prexent.vidence d Witflesesilimy owh belaalf;
h. Thfightt compul sbry processofth:coutt
i. Tbengh
;.ttb cmpt,lthe attndaltctofwithess
'esattrlal;
j. Therightto'beprssumedifmokent;
k. Therightto appealaguilty verditt,

B.StNTENCING PROVIStUNS:

1. GeheratX a.ti4itts
PrsuanttpFed.R.Crim.P.11(c)(l)(C),theUniied StateshndI, auree1shallbe
sentenced toa period bfincarceration of100'to 120days! '
Thpryies'agrecttniqis,
a
reasppable stntenqe considering all of the fcys And circumstances of tllis'case. I
'
undeptgnd theCpurtmgstjententem ewithin tliiqrang qrrjt.thcpleaagrqemept, 1
, .f,

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 andonlyif,lheCourtrejectsthepleaagrecmcnt,lw'illbegivcnanoppol-
tuityto.
w ithdraw
my guilty plea.TheUnited Statesand Iagrcc a11othersentencing.m atters,including,but
notlim ited to#supervised release,fines,and restitution,are leftto thercourt's disctetitm .
Becaus.thkzprtis have stipulated the'agfeed to selttence ofimprisonm entlsreasonable
regrdlss (Afthe guideliles calulatitmt,1 waive an# right 1 mtiy hv tb any future
reduction in snttncebased oh achngc.in thcsentcncingfp idelihes.

I willhake an oppcm unity atrfly sentencing hearing tn jrsntevidene,brinp

witntsgs,ross-exmint any witnessks the govenlmcntqallstq tdjtify?tlffd afgut jf),thc
Clp'twltttaiatpprqplitk,sntqtle shrmld be within the tqjliflvso?th:termg o'
fthis
agreem ht.

1understad 1 witl no)be eligible for pgrblt dtlritlgsgny trm of'

imprislm ment
im pqsed.

2. M pnvtarv O blizations

a. SpvcialAssessm ents,Finvsgmd Restitution

1 understand persons convicted of critncs are requiied to pau

# a m andtory
assessmcnt.of$25.00 perntisderfleanorcountofconviction. lagf 1willsubm itto the
U.S.clerk'sof/sce,aertifidcheck,mneyorder,orattofney':irtistceck,madepaybte
tothetkclerk,IJ..
S.Districtcotlrt''forthetotalamountueforrflandatoryBjssmentgj-ior
toenteting144),pfyaofguilty-
1 further agree to m ake gobd faith effot'ts toward pyym ent of aIl mandatory
assessments,restitution and fines,with w'hatevermeas lhave atmy dispsat. Iagree
failure to doso willco.nstituteaviolation ofthisagreement.Iwillexecuteanydocuments
.

necessary to m leas th funds1havq ln apy repbsitory,bnk,ilw d'

stm ept?nthrfingncial
institution,(>t ny otet locdtion in ordert make pattial(jlkttalpajqneljttward the
tntzntltfy asjessltlents',rvstitvtijm '
andfinesim pobed irimy dqse.
1 tmdcrstand and agrve,
. .purslwntto l8 U.S.C.jj 3613 and 3664(119,whqtver
monetary pcllalt,
is'are imp
'osed by the Courtwillb tlue,immdiately and sktbjeclto
imm ediateenfbrcemeptby iheU nited Statl
. . aspm yided forby stgtkge.1'upderstgnl ifthe
Courtimposcs a s'
chedule of payments,thatschzdule is only ttminimum schdqlc Q'
f
paymntsand noitheoplym ethod,noraIim itfttiononthemethods,gvailableto theUniyed
Statestoenfbrcethejudgment.

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 I ggm e to grantthe U nited States @ w age assignm ent,liquidat assets,orcom plete
any othertltskswhich willresultin imm edijttepaymentin tkll,ofpaymentin theshortest
timeinwhichfullpaymentanbereasonablymadeasrequiredunderl8U.S.C.3572(d).
lagree the follw ing prokihiotps,rwordsofditzlilt
lrffct,should be icltldcd as
conditions ()fplobation and/orstfperviscd release:(1)i'The dftndantshatlnotify the
'

Financial Litigation Unit, United Statqs Attolmey's O ffice,in writing,of any intcrest in
ptoperty obtaine,dirctly orindiretly,incltlding any intcrestobtained underany oth:
er
name,or vntity,including a tnlst,partnership or colmoration afterthe qxecution ofthis
agrzementuntilallsnes,restitution,moneyjudgmentsandmonetm-yasseismentsarpaid
in full''and (2)$'The Defendantshallnotify the FinancialLitigatinn Unit,United Stqtes
Attorney'sOffice,in writing,atlegst30 dayspriorto transferring any intercstin property
owned direcrly orindirectly by Defendant,including any interestheld orownedundcrany'
other nam e or entit
y, including trusts, partnership and/or colmorations until a1l finesi
restitution,nloney'judgmentsandmonetaryassessmentsarepaidintkll.''
The llarties will also jointly recommend thatas a condition of jrobtion '
or
sgpervised release,Defendant will notify tllc Financil Litigation'Unit, United States
Attorneyls Office,before Defendanttransfcrsany interestin property owned directly or
indirectly by Defendant,inclutting
' anj'ihterestheld i
-ownedtlnderany othername or
entit#,ihcludihgtrusts,jartncrjhipand/orcorporations.Seel8U.S.C.j3664(k),(h).
Regardlessofwhetherornotthe Cotlrtspecifically dlrectspal-ticipation orimposes
a schedule of payments,I ajree to fully pal-ticipatc in inlntc employmcnt under any
available orrecom m ended program s opcrated by the Bureau ofPrisons.

1agl'
ceanypaymcntsmadebymeshallbeappliedfullytothenon-jointandseveral
portiqn ofmy outstanding rcstitution balance untilthenon-jointand severalportion of
restitution ispaid in full,qnless theCourtdetelnninesthattodo so would causeahardship
to avictim of
'theoffensets).
b. Ilut'v ib M akeFitpapcia'
lDislosures
Iunderstand in this case thereisapossibility substgntialfineband/orrestitu'
tion m ay
be imposed. ln order to assistthe Unitcd Statcs as to any recom mendation and in any
necessary collection ofthosesumsjIagree,ifrequested by theUnited States,to providea
completea11(.
ltruthfulfinancialstatementtotheUnitedStatesAttorne#'sOffict,within30

Defendant'
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daysofthe requestor3dayspriortosentencing,whicheverisearli' er,detailing allincom e,

expenditureso assetj, libilities,gifts and conveyances by m yself,my spouse afld iily
zepknderitchildrnaridfiy.'corportion,jartnershlporotherentityinwhich1holdorhave
tlld an interqt?forthe pzriod jtartihg riJanuary l;t(of th: yearprlljrto the ykarm y
offehssbegana1111ctmtinvinkthrouzh thdatqofth4
.
'%'
. --' ( st
'b'''' temenl. This'finuncilsftmnt
' '
=
shallbeubmittd in fqrrflacptabletothvUnited SyqtesAqorpy'seoffiod.
.

Fronathe.time ofth gigning of this agm m entor the dqte 1.sign th.,financi&l.

statment,whichver is earlier,Iagm e nqtto convky ahyihing ()f valu to atly perstjn

withnutyheauthqrization pftheUnitd Syt
. gtesAttpmeylsOffice.1.agreetptalteandpgysa
pclygraphcxamihayitm onduiedbycaquylifie' dlal .enforcemept4xaminersltd'byyhe
UhitilVtatesEAttorney's Offiqw,if rque7ted to dl)sokcnem ing the >curqcy of my
.

fit
nqfjialstt
gefntnt.

c. JlnderstandintofCollectionM atters
Iunderstand:

l. &spartofthejudgmentirithiscase1willbeotdrdtopayoneofJriot:lhonetary
Obliatitm s;
2. paym elltshotild bfnadeasbrdred by ih Court;
3 1rtmsttmailpayrri/nts,by ca'
shier'scheck orin'
oltey ordi',payablefo the ''Clerk,
IJs 'DistriczCourt'itu:21jayw
raltklinRoad,S.W .,Suite5k0,Ronke?Vitgi
kia
24011.
,)and includmy ftal'
tlyalid durtnumhet(jn thetheck ormbney ordry
'
4 it
qteresttuhlesswaivedbytheCourt)andpenaltiesmustbeimposed ?oflat;o'
r
ccisedpaym ents;
5. theUnitedStatesmuyf'
ilelienson myrealatldpersohalpropertythatwillrem ain
inplcettntilmbntatyobligatiohsarepaidl1jfulls,
4rtlljtillietlkexpitt(tl)elater
of
,
20va sfrbm date
,
bfser
tt
en
.
oinortel
e as f
ko '
m Iflcatceratlnl;
6. iltrdaihcbunsel$orepreseht1)1er:garditlg!fh:UnitedStates,.yj- .
,jjyu
Qrtst co
.

any oY my m onetdry'jbligqljjm s?1willim'm ediately tlotify 'the Unitd Vtaies

AttorneyjsUffik4,AT'1'
' . N :Finalwil.Li.li,
gat,ipljUnit;.P.U.box,.1709,Rotlljke,
Virgipia 24008 1709,iy
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ng,pftheT'ctof
nuwfisi' .n)y lgal.tepmsentat.;
ldn;and.
7. 1, or ,
m y attonw y if an qttorncy will rptsept me 'rvgarding cqllectitm f
,

mtlnetary obligations, can cmiaqt the U.S. AttorneFg Officer7 Finanqial

laitigation Unitat540/857-2259.

C,ADDJT/NAL M ATXFRS
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 1. W aiverofRichtto Appcal

Knovring thatlhave a rightofdir .ctappealoffry sefltenc under l8U.g.G.'

j
3742411)and thegrounds'listed'thercin,Iexpresslywaivetherighttoappealmysentehc
'
on those groundsoron any ground. In addition,Iherdby waiv: my tightofappcalasto
any and alIotherissues in this matterand agree Iwil'
lnotfilea noticc ofappeal. Ia1n
knowingly and voltmtarily waivig any rightto appeal. By signing this agreemcnt,lam
explicitly and irrevocably directing my attom ey not to file a notice of appval.
N otwithstanding Ja.p otherlf/zlp zcre to the ctaatrfzcp IJ??lnotwlilzar ?rl)Jriglttto J##d:/
.

ortohavelyly attorlteyfleazlfa/fccofappeal,astoJzlyissuewlticltcfzazl/fbebvaived,Y)
law. Iunderstand theUnitcd Statcs exptcssly reservesal1pfitsrights to appeal. Iagree
and understand ifIfileany courtdocument(exceptforan appealbased on an issue
thatcannptbewaiYed?by I:w,ora ollaterlattack'
based pn ineffvctiveassistanceof
cunsel)seekingto disturbiin any wqy,qny ordqrimposed in my case such action
shallconstildte a failure to om ply w ith a provisiop ofthis ggreem ent.

2. F ailqcr ofRizhtto Collaterallv Attack

I waivc any right1 m gy have to collaterally attack,in any fture proceeding,any
. .

ordrissued ip thismattcr,uplcsssuchattackisbased'
onineftectiveassistance.ofcounsel,
andagreeIwillnot.fileanycipcumentwhich seekstodisturbany suchorder,unlesssuch
filing isbased on ipeffbctiveassistaneofcounsel.I agree nd uderstand thatifI;Ie
any courtdocument(txceptforan appealbased on an issuenototherwisewaived'
in
this agreelmtnt; an appeal based on an issue tht cannot b w aived.by Iaw ; or a
collateralattack basedon ineffective'assistanceofcounsel)seekinto distbrbkin ahy
w ay,any order im posed in m y case,such actibtlshallconstitute a failu're to chm ply
w ith aprovision tifthisagreem ent.
3. Ipform ation AccessW aiver

Iknowingly andvoluntrityagreetowaiveal1rights,whqtherasserted directly or

by'a representative,to request or receivc from any departm entot agency of the U nited
Statvs any records pertaining to the invcstigation orprosecution of this case,including
w ithoutIilnitation any recordsthatm ay be soughttnderthe Freedom ofInform ation A ct,
5U.S.C.j552,UrthcPrivacyActofl974,5U.S.C.j552:.
4. W aixzr ofW itnessFte
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 1agreq to waiva11rigllts,claim sorinterestin any witnessfce Im ay be eligible to
receive pqrsuant to 2
.. 8 U.
S.C.j 1821,formy appearance atany Grand Jmy,witness
conftrence orcourtproceeding.

5. A bandonm entofSeized ltem s

By signihg thig plea agreem cnt,lhereby abandon m y intercstin,and consuntto th

officialuse,destfuction orotherdisposition ofeach item btainedby any law enforcem ent
agency durilTg thecourseoftheihvestigation,unlesssuchitelzi,isspccitizlly provided tbr
in ahother ptrovisibn of thisplea agreement. Ifurtherwaive ally and allrfotiqe Qf hy
. . .
. , .
proceeding to implem enttheofficialuse?dstruqtion,abandonment,ortherdispositjon of
suh item s.

6. A dm issibilitv ofStatem ents

1understand if Ifailtt)plead guilty in accordance w ith this agreem cntor withdraw

my pleats) of guilty any statements 1 make (including this plea agreement,ahd lpy
adljpission ()l-guilt)duri
. . ngofippreparatjonforanyguiltypleallearing,sentencinghearing,
orotherhearing and any statem ents 1nnake orhave made to law enforctm entagents,in
any setting (including dtlring a proffer),may be used againstme in thisorany other
proceeding. Iknow ingly w rive any rightIm ay have under the Constitutionyany statute,
nlle or other source of 1aw to have such statements, or evidence derivcd from such
statements,supp.ressd orexcluded from being adm itted into evidence and stipulate that
suchstatementscanbeadmitted into evidence.IfIwithdfaw m#guilty pleabasedsolely
on theCoali'srejection oftheplea agreement,theprovisionsofthisparagraph willnot
apply.

7. AdditionalO blications

Iajreenotto comm itany ofthfllsving actj:

* attmpt to withdraw my guilty plea,unless th Courtmjects the plea

agreem ent;
* deny 1com m itted any crim e to which 1htw e pled guilty;
. mkeorudoptanyargumeutsorobjectionstothepresebterzerportttlatare
inconsistentw ith this plca agtcem ent;
* Ubstructjustice;

Defendant'
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 o failto co'm ply w ith any provision ofthis plea agreem ent;
o omm itafly oihk:cfime;
makq a false Statem enq or
o failto enterpypleafgu' ilty whqn schedultd tb'db so,uplessjpcpntipuance
isagreed to by theUnited StatsAttcrnkf'
tOffiean'
. dgrantedby'th
.eCourt.
D.REM EDIESAVAILAPEE TO THE UNITED STATES
I herby jtipulate and agre thatthe United Stqts Attorney's office may,atits
.

election,pursujm y orallofth; following.remedisifIfailto comply with any provision

.

ofthisagreement.(a)declarethispleaqgrcementvoid;(b)refustz.todismissany'cllarges;
(c)rkinstate any dismissed charges;(d)file new charges;(e)withdraw any substpntial
assistqne m otipn m ade,regqrdlpss ofwhethersubstantialAssistance has bet
. zn pedbrmed;
(9mfuset()abidebyanyprovisipn,stipulations,and/orrecommendationscontainedinthis
plbaagreemr
znt;or(g)takeanyptheractionprovidedforunderthisagreementorbystamte,
regulation or courtrule.

In addition,1agree if,fofany rcason,my ctmviction issetasid,orIfailto pmply

with anyobligation undertheplea.agreement,thcUnig ted Statesmay filejby idiftn4ntor
informatioll,any charges ajainstme which were filed .and/orcould have tlzeij filed
troncerning themattersinvolved in theinstantinvestigatioh.lherb#.waivem.
y righturtder
FederalRuleofCriminalProc.dttf7tobeproceedtbaMainstbv indictmenttmd onbeflt.
tothetilingofninfbrmationajainstmecocenlinganysvchcharges.1alsohribywaive
anystatuteoflimitatiosdefeltse,astoanysuchchzrges.
The rem dies set fbrth labove are cumula4iv: pnd notmutually exclusive. The
UnitedStates':lction (jfanyoftheseremedies,otherSh' ndclarlngthi;plegagmqment
void,doesnot,in any way,tcrm inatt my obliggtibn to comply w ith thetermgofth:plea
agleement.Tlleuseoft%i1''inthissectiondoesnotmean Hify andQnl.y if'
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. .'

E.GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Lim itation pfAereem ent

This agreementonly binds the Uriited Stgtes Agorney's Oftice fbrthe svestern
DistrictofVirginja. ltdpes notbind auy state orIocalprosecutor,otherUnited States .

Attorney's tlf-t5ce orotheroffice oragency o'

fthe Uniled States Gqvelmmentjinluding,
butnot Iim ited to,the Tax Divison of the United States Departm ent of Juytic, or thc

Defendant'
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 Intemal Rcvenue Service oI'the United States Depa/ment ot-the Treasury. These
individualsand agenciesremain freetoprosecutemeforanyoffensets)committedwithin
theirrespectivejufisdictions.
2. EffectofM A,Sianatulie
.

1undm-stand my signatur op this agreementcqflstitutesa binding offer by me to

. .

enterinto thisagreem ent. Iunderstand the United Statshsnotaccepted lny offeruntilit

signs the agreem ent.

3. Effective Representation

Ihavcdiscussedthe term softhe fprgoing pleg agrem entand'allm attqrsprtilting

tthechargesttginstm ewith my attorney andam fully satisfiedwith my attplmzyand my
.

attornyts,advice. Atthistimt
t,Ihavenodissatisfacyion'orcomplgiptwithmyaitofntyts
reprscntation. Iagrecto makeknown to theCotlrtno latertharlatihetime ofsentencing
any dissatisfctioh orcomplatnt1mayhavewithmyattomey'srepresqntation.
4. M isqpnduct

lf IIlave Any information concerning any conduct of any gjwernmentattorney,

agentaempltlyee,orcontractorwhich couldbeconstm ed asm isconductoran ethical,civil,
orcriminalviolation?Iagree to mak: such conductknown to th:United StatesAttorncy's
Offie and the Cottrt,in writing,s son aj lossible,butno laterthan rpy sentncing
hearing.

5. FinailM atttrs

1untlcrstand theprosecution willbefreto ttltocuteordescribe thenatureofthis

offnsc and 1l:e evidnce in this case and make any recommendations notprohibited by
thisagreem ent.

I understahd thqUnitd Statesretail

. ts.thright,otwithstanding,al)# prov.
l:ion il'
l
thispleaagrcemnty
'toinform the'Probatibn OfficqndtheCourtofa11relevantfacts,to
addressthe(lourtwithrespectto thenatureandsvliotzsessoftheoffensets),torespond
to any questions raisd by the C ourt,to crt-cctany ihacdutaics or indequacics in the
presentence I'
eportand to respond to any statementsmade to the Courtby oronbthalfof
the defendan.

pcyppfff/a/'s rfrli/ffl/st .!
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 I w illingly stipulate thrq ij a '
sufficicnt factual basis to .silpport each and every
matelialfadualallegation contained within the charging douinentts) to which I am
plead1t1g gtlilty.
1undefstd thisagrcementdoesnotapply tp any rimpsorcharge;notaddressed '
inthioagrcement.1understand iftshould testify falsely in thisQrin arelated groceeding
Imay beprosecutkd forperjury and statements1mayhavegiken atlthoritiespursuantt;
thisagreementmay beused againstme in such aproceeding,

1understand m y attorney willbe freu to argue any m itigating fctorson m y bhalf;

totheextenttheyarnotinconsistentwiththtermso?thisagreements Iunderstand1will
haveanopjlorttinitytopersonallyaddrdsstheCourtpriortosentencebeingimposed.
Thiswritipg setsforth'thc etltiretmdrstanding betw een thepartiesand constitutes
'
s
the com plete plea agreelnentbetw en tlt U nited States A ttrney tof the W estern D istrict
ofVirginia and m e#and no otlleradditionaltcrms orajreem ents shallbe entered exccpt
and unless those othrterlns oragrementsare in Svriting and signed by theparties.This
pleaagrecmentstlpersedesall'priorunderstandings,promises,agteements,,orconditions,
ifany,betw een the U nited Statesand m e.

lhaveconsulted with my atfomeyAnd fklly undzrstand atlmy rights. Ihaveread

thisplea agreementand qarefully reviewqd cvery partfitw irhm y attorney.Iunderstand
this agreement a'
nd l voluntarily Agre to it, 1 hav notbee'
n eotl-cd,threateued,or
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pla agreem cntw ilh m y client. To m y know ledge,m y elient's decision to enter into this
agreem entisan inform ed and voluntary one.

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