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UM TED STA TES D ISTRIC T C O U R T
SO U TH ERN D ISTRIC T O F FLO R ID A

CASE NO. 17-CR-20648-SCO LA (s)(s)
UM TE D STA TES O F AM ER ICA
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PLEA A G RE EG N T

TheUnitedStatesAûom ey'sOffcefortheSouthem DisG ctofFloddaC%hisOffce'')and
Ga1Valledus(hereinaherreferredtoastheçtdefendanf')enterintothefollowingagreement:
1. Ihe defendant ap ees to plead guilty to Cotm ts One and Tw o of the Superseding
Inform ation,which counts charge the defendnnt w ith C onspiracy to Possess w ith the Intentto
D istribute Conkolled Substances,in violation of Title 21,U nited States Code,Section 846,and

ConspiracytoIaatmderM oney,inviolationofTitle18,United StatesCode,Section 1956(h).
ThedefendantisawarethatthesentencewillbeimposedbytheCourtaRerconsidedng

the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Policy Statements (hereinaAer ttsentencing

Guidelines''). The defendantacu owledgesand understandsthatthe Courtwillcompute an
advisory sentence tm der the Sentencing G uidelines and that the applicable guidelines will be
determ ined by theC ourtrelying in parton theresultsofapre-sentence hw estigation by the Court's
probation office,w hich investigation w illcom m ence aAerthe gtzilty plea hasbeen entered. The
defendnntisalso aw are that,tm der certain circllm stances,the Courtm ay departf'
rom the advisory
sentencing guideline range that ithas com puted,and m ay raise or lower thatadvisory sentence
tm der the Sentencing G uidelines. The defendantis further aw are and understandsthatthe Court

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isrequired to considertheadvisory guidelinerangedeterm ined underthe Sentencing Guidelines,
butis notbotm d to im pose a sentence within thatadvisory range;the Courtisperm itted to tailor
the ultim ate sentence in light ofother statutory concem s,and such sentence m ay be either m ore
severe or less severe than the Sentencing Guidelines'advisory range. Know ing these facts,the

defendantunderstandsand acknowledgesthatthe Courthastheauthorityto impose any sentence
within and up to the statutorym axim um authorizedby1aw fortheoffensesidentifed inparap aph
1 and thatthe defendantm ay notw ithdraw the plea solely as aresultofthe sentence im posed.

'I'he defendantalso tmderstandsand acu owledges thatthe Courtmay impose,asto
CountOne,a statutorym aximum term ofimprisonm entofup to 20 years,followed by a term of
supervised release of at least three years but no m ore th% life. In addition to a term of

imprisonm entand supervised release,theCourtm ay impose a fme ofup to $1,000,000 and may
orderforfeitureand restitution.
4.

Asto CountTwo,thedefendantalsounderslndsand acu owledgesthattheCourt

m ay imposea stamtory maxim um term ofimprisonm entofup to 20 years,followed by aterm of
supervisedrelease ofup to3 years. Inaddition to aterm ofimprisonmentand supervisedrelease,

the Courtmay imposea fme ofup to $500,000 ortwicethevalue oftheproperty involved in the
offense and may orderforfeittzre and restitm ion.Furtherm ore,the Courtm ay also impose a civil
penalty in thep eaterofthe value oftheproperty,fnnds,ormonetary instrumentsinvolved in the

offenseor$10,000.
The above sentencesofim prisonm entm aybe zun consecutively fora totalsentence

of40 yearsim pdsonm ent.

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6. The defendantfurthertmderstandsand acknowledgesthat,in addition to any sentence
im posed under parap aphs 3 and 4 of tllis ap eem ent,a special assessm ent in the am otmt of

$100 percount($200 total)willbe imposed on the defendant. Thedefendantapeesthatany
specialassessm entim posed shallbepaid atthe tim e ofsentencing. Ifthe defendantisfnancially

unableto pay the specialassessm ent,the defendnntagreesto presentevidenceto thisOffceand
the Courtatthe tim e ofsentencing asto the reasons forthe defendant's failure to pay.

7. TM sOfficereservestherightto inform theCourtand theprobation office ofa11facts
pertinentto the sentencing process,including a11relevantinform ation concerning the offenses
comm itted,whether charged or not,as w ellas concenling the defendant and the defendant's

backpotmd. Subjectonlytotheexpresstermsofanyagreed-upon sentencingrecommendations
contained in thisagreem ent,this O fsce furtherreservesthe rightto m ake any recom m endation as
to the quality and quantity ofp lnishm ent.

8. ThisOffice and thedefendnntap eethat,although notbinding on theprobation office

orthe Court,they willjointly recommend thatthe Courtmake the following'fmdings and
conclusions asto the sentence to be im posed:
CountOne

(1) Ouantitv ofdruzs:Thatthe quantity ofthe conkolled substancesinvolved in the
offense,forpurposeofSection2D1.1(a)and(c)oftheSentencingGuidelines,isasfollows:
(a)Heroin:morethan 90kilograms;
(b)Cocaine'
.morethan450kilograms;

(c)Cocainebase(crack):morethan 25.2kilograms;
(d)M ethamphetamine:morethan45kilogrnms;

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(e)Oxycodone:morethan 13.5kilopams;
(9 Ritalin:morethan 900ldlopnms;and
(g)Fentanyl:morethan 36kilopams.
CountTw o

(2)ThatpursuanttoSection2S1.1(a)(1),thedefendantcommittedtheunderlyingoffense
and the offense levelforthatoffense can be determ ined.

(3) Thattheunderlyingoffenseinvolvedthedrugqllantitieslistedabove.
(4) Thatpursuantto Section 2S1.1(b)(2)(B),thedefendnmtisconvictedunder18U.S.C.
5 1956.

(5)

That pursuant to Section 2S1.1(b)(3), the offense involved sophisticated

laundedng.
TotalO ffense Level

(6) Role in the offense:Thatthe defendantshould receive atkee-levelincrease asa
m anager and supervisorofcrim inalactivity thatinvolved five orm oreparticipantl,pursuantto
Section 3B1.1ofthe Sentencing Guidelines.

(7). AdiustedOffenseLevel:n attheapplicableadjustedoffenselevel,beforeacceptance
ofresponsibility pursuantto Section 3E1.1(a),undera1lofthe circllmstancesofthe offenses
com m itted by the defendantis Level42.

9. ThisOffice apeesthatitwillrecomm end atsentencing thatthe Courtreduce by two
levels the sentencing guideline level applicable to the defendant's offense,pursuant to Section

3E1.1(a)ofthe Sentencing Guidelines,based upon the defendant'srecognition andafGrmative
and tim ely acceptance of personal responsibility. lf at the tim e of sentencing the defendant's
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offense levelis determined to be 16 or greater,this Ofsce will file a motion requesting an

additionaloneleveldecreasepursuantto Section 3E1.1@)ofthe SentencingGuidelines,stating
thatthe defendanthas assisted authorities in the investigation orprosecution ofthe defendant's
own m isconductby timely notifying authorities ofthe defendnnt's intention to entera plea of
guilty, thereby perm itting the government to avoid prepadng for trial and pennitting the
governm entand theCourtto allocate theirresourceseftk iently. TllisOffice,however,willnot

berequiredtomakethismotionifthedefendant:(1)failsorrefusestomakea111,accurateand
com plete disclosure to theprobation office ofthe circllm stances surrounding the relevantoffense

conduct;(2)isfoundtohavemisrepresentedfactstothegovernmentpriortoenteringintothisplea
agreement;or(3)commitsanymisconductaRerentezing intothispleaapeement,includingbut
notlim ited to com m itting a state orfederaloffense,violating any term ofrelease,or m nking false
statem ents orm isrepresentationsto any govem m entalentity or oftk ial.

10. ThisOffceand thedefendnntagreethat,althoughnotbiningon theprobation offce

orthe Court,they willjointly recommend thatthe Courtimpose a sentence of'the situtory
m aximum foreach countand thatthe Courtallow the sentences to ran concurrently. Although

notbinding on theprobation office orthe Courq tllisOfficeand thedefendantfurtheragree that,

exceptasotherwiseexpressly contemplated inthisPleaAgreement,theywilljointlyrecommend
thattheCourtneitherdepartupwardnordepartdownward undertheSentencing Guidelineswhen
determ ining the advisory sentencing guidelinerange in tlziscase. Furthermore,neitherparty w ill
recom m end the Courtvary eitherupwardsordow nw ardswhen determ ining the sentence.

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11. Thedefendnntapeesthatheshallcooperate fully withthisOfficeby:(a)providing
truthftzland com plete inform ation and testimony,and producing docum ents,records and other

evidence,when calleduponbytllisOffce,whetherin interviews,beforeagrandjury,oratany
trialorotherCourtproceeding;(b)appeadngatsuch grandjuryproceedings,hearings,trials,and
otherjudicialproceedings,andatmeetings,asmayberequiredbythisOfsce;and(c) ifrequested
by thisOffice,working in an undercoverrole tmderthe supervision of,and in compliancewith,
1aw enforcem entofscers and agents. In addition,the defendnnt ac ees thathe w illnotprotect

any person orentity through falseinformation oromission,thathewillnotfalsely im plicate any
person orentity,and thathewillnotcom mitany furthercdmes.
This O ffice reserves the rightto evaluate the nature and extentof the defendnnt's

cooperation and to make thatcooperation,orlack thereot hlown to the Courtatthe time of

sentencing. IfinthesoleandunreviewablejudgmentoftlzisOfficethedefendnnt'scooperation
isofsuch quality and signifcance to theinvestigation orprosecution ofothercriminalm attersas
to warrantthe Court's dow nward departure from the advisory sentencing range calbulated under

the Sentencing Guidelinesand/orany applicable minimum mandatory sentence,tllis Ofscem ay
make amotion pdorto sentencingpursuantto Section 5K 1.1ofthe Sentencing Guidelinesand/or

Title18,Urlited StatesCode,Section 35534$,orsubsequentto sentencingptlrsuanttoRule35of
the Federal Rules of Crim inal Procedtlre,inform ing the Court that the defendanthas provided
substmntial assistance and recom m ending that the defendant's sentence be reduced. The
defendnntunderstands and av ees,how ever,thatnotiling in tllisagreem entrequirestllis Office to
file any such m otions,and that tllis Office's assessm ent of the quality and significance of the

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defendnnt'scooperation shallbebinding asitrelatesto the appropdatenessofthisOffice'sfiling
ornon-filingofa motionto reducesentence.
13. Thedefendantunderstmndsand acknowledgesthattheCourtislm derno obligation to
p anta motion forreduction ofsentence filed by tllisOffke. In addition,the defendantfurther
tm derstxnds and acu ow ledges thatthe Court is under no obligation of any type to reduce the
defendnnt's sentence because ofthe defendant's cooperation.
The defendantis aw are thatthe sentence has notyetbeen determ ined by the Court.

Thedefendnntalsoisawarethatanyestimateoftheprobablesentencing rangeorsentencethatthe
defendantm ay receive,whetherthatestimatecom esfrom thedefendnnt'sattorney,thisOffice,or
theprobation office,isaprediction,notaprom ise,and isnotbindingon thisOffce,theprobation
office orthe Court.The defendanttmderstandsfurtherthatany recom mendation thattltisOffice
m akesto the Courtasto sentencing,whetherpursuantto tllisap eem entorotherwise,isnotbinding

on the Courtand the Courtm ay disregard the recomm endation in its entirety. '
l'he defendant
understands and acu owledges, as previously acu owledged in parar aph 2 abbve,that the
defendnntmay notwithdraw hispleabased upon the Court'sdecision notto accepta sentencing

recommendationmadebythedefendant,thisOffice,or a recommendation madejointlybythe
defendantand tllisOffce.
The defendant further agrees to forfeit to the United States volune ly and
imm ediatelya11property constim ting,orderived from proceedsobtained,directly orindirectly,as
a result of the Conspiracy to D istribute a Controlled Substance charged in Cotm t One of the
Superseding lnform ation,and any property used,orintended to be used,in any m annerorpart,to
com m itorfacilitatethe com m ission ofsuch offense. Furtherm ore,the defendnntagreesto forfeit

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to the United States voltmtarily and imm ediately a11property,involved in the Conspiracy to
Latm derM oney charged in CotmtTwooftheSuperseding lnformation,andany property traceable

to suchproperty. Theproperty subjecttoforfeitureislimitedto:
One (1) Snmslmg (M odel NP270E5E) Notebook Computer, Sedal Nllmber
JDFB91LD 400133Y ;
Approxim ately 99.98947177 Bitcoin;and

Approximately 121.94805811Bitcoin Cash.
The defendnntap eesto consentto the entry ofordersofforfeiture for such property. The

defendnnt admits and agrees thatthe conductdescribed in the Indic% entand FacmalProfer
provides a sufscientfacmaland statutory basisforthe forfeiture ofthe property soughtby the
Govem m ent.

The defendantalso agreesto fully cooperate with the Governm entin al1proceedings,

whetheradministativeorjudicial,involvingtheforfeituretotheUrlited Statesofal1rights,title,
and interest,regardless oftheir nature or form ,in the above. Tltis assistnnce includesproviding
a11necessary passwords.

17. The defendant knowingly and voluntnrily waives a1l constittztional, legal and

equitable defensesto the forfeiture ofthe assetsin anyjudicialor adminiskative proceeding,
including any claim or defense tm der the Eighth Am endm ent to the United States Constitution;

waivesany applicabletimelimitstotheinitiation ofadministrativeorjudicialproceedings,and
w aives any rightto appealthe forfeittlre.

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18. The Defendantap eesnotto m akearequestundertheIntem ationalPdsonerTransfer
Prop nm untilsuch tim e ashiscooperation,pttrsuantto paragraph 11ofthisagreem ent,iscom plete

ortllreeyearsfrom thedateofhisarrest,whichevercom esfirst.
19. The defendantunderstandsand acu ow ledgesthatthe Intem ationalPrisonerTransfer

Prop nm isdesir ed to relieve som eofthe specialhardshipsthatfallupon offendersincarcerated
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in aforeir country,andtofacilitatetherehabilitation oftheseoffenders. ThisOftkeapee-

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' thedefendant'srequestunderthisprogram shouldheabidebya11theconditionsoftllis

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agreem ent. 'I'he defendant understands and acknow ledges how ever, that this O ffice has no

authority to grantordeny the defendant'srequesttmdertheprogram .
20. ThedefendrmtisawarethatTitle28,United StatesCode,Section 1291and Title 18,
United StatesCode,Section 3742 afford the defendantthe rightto appealthe sentence im posed in
this case. A cu ow ledging this,in exchange for the tm dertakings m ade by the Uztited States in
thisplea agreem ent,the defendanthereby waivesa11rights conferred by Sections 1291 and 3742
to appealany sentence im posed,including any restitution order,orto appealthe m nonerin which
the sentence w asim posed,tm lessthe sentence exceedsthe m axim um perm itted by statute oristhe
resultofan upw ard depart
ure and/oran upward variance from the advisory guideline range that
the Court establishes at sentencing. The defendant further understands that notlling in this
agreem entshallaffectthe governm ent'srightand/orduty to appealassetforth in Title 18,United

StatesCode,Section 37421)and Title28,United StatesCode,Section 1291. However,ifthe
Urlited States appeals the defendant's sentence pursuantto Sections 374209 and 1291,the
defendnntshallbe released from the above w aiver ofllisrightto appealhis sentence.

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21. The defendantfurtherhereby waives a1lrightsconferred by Title 28,United States

Code,Section 1291to assertany claim that(1)the statutesto which the defendantispleading
guiltyaretmconstitutional;and/or(2)theadmittedconductdoesnotfallwithin thescopeofthe
statutes ofconviction.
22. By sir ing this ap eem ent, the defendant acknow ledges that the defendant has
discussed the appeal w aiver set forth in this agreem ent w ith the defendant's attorney. The
defendantfurtheragrees,togetherw ith thisO ftk e,to requestthattheCourtentera specific finding
thatthe defendant'sw aiverofhis rightto appealthe sentence im posed in thiscase and hisrightto
appealhisconviction in the m annerdescribed above w as know ing and voluntary.
The defendantrecognizesthatpleading guilty m ay have consequencesw ith respectto
the defendant's im m igration status ifthe defendantis nota citizen ofthe U nited States. Under
federal law , a broad range of crim es are rem ovable offenses,including the offenses to w hich
defendantispleading guilty.Indeed,because defendantispleading guilty to narcotics traftk king
and m oney laundering,rem oval is presum ptively m andatory. Rem oval and other im m ip ation

consequencesarethesubjectofaseparateproceeding,however,and defendanttmderstandsthat
no one,including the defendant'sattorney orthe Court,can predictto a certainty the effectofthe
defendant's conviction on the defendant's im m igration status. The defendant nevertheless
affirm s that he w ants to plead guilty regardless of any im m igration consequences that the
defendant's plea m ay entail,even if the consequence is the defendant's autom atic rem ovalfrom

the United States.

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24. Thisistheentireap eem entandunderstandingbetween thisOftk eandthedefendant.
There are no otheragreem ents,prom ises,representations,ortmderstandings.

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