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`AG 2458 (Mod, DINJ 12/08) Sheet 1 - Judgment in a Criminal Case
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`District of New Jersey
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`CASE NUMBER 3:23-CR-00178-GC-1
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`UNITED-STATES OF AMERICA
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`HARSHA SAHNI
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`Defendant.
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`JUDGMENTIN A CRIMINAL CASE
`(For Offenses Committed on or After November 1, 1887)
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`The defendant, HARSHA SAHNI, was represented by JOSEPH BRUCE SHUMOFSKY, ESQ and RICHARD J.
`SAPINSKI, ESQ,
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`The defendant pleaded guilty to counts 1 and 2 of the INFORMATION on 2/16/2023. Accordingly, the court has adjudicated
`that the defendant is guilty of the following offenses:
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`Title & Section
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`Nature of Offense
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`Date of Offense
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`Count
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`8 U.S.C. §§
`1324(a)(1)(A)iv)(1)
`and (a}(1)(B)(i)
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`CONSPIRACY TO CONCEAL AND HARBOR ALIENS
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`2013 - 8/2021
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`23 U.S.C, § 7206(1)
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`FILING AFRAUDULENT TAX RETURN
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`12/7/2020
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`As pronounced on October 28, 2024, the defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through7ofthis judgment.
`The sentenceis imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984,
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`It is ordered that the defendant must pay to the United States a special assessment of $200.00 for counts 1 and 2,
`which shall be due immediately. Said special assessment shall be made payable to the Clerk, U.S. District Court.
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`It.is further ordered that the defendant must notify the United States Attorney for this district within 30 days of any
`change of name, residence, cr mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs and special assessments imposed by this
`judgment are fully paid.
`If ordered to pay restitution, the defendant must notify the court and United States attorney of any
`material change in economic circumstances.
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`day of October, 2024.
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`AO 2458 (Mod. DIN12/06) Sheet 2 - Imprisonment
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`Defendant: HARSHA SAHNI
`Case Number: 3:23-CR-00118-GC-1
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`Judgment - Page 2 of 7
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`IMPRISONMENT
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`The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a
`term of 27 months on each of Counts 1 and 2, to be served concurrently.
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`The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: That the Bureau of Prisons designate
`Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, for service of this sentence.
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`The Court also recommendsthat the defendant be given 60 days to surrender.
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`The defendantwill surrender for service of sentenceattheinstitution designated by the Bureau of Prisons.
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`RETURN
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`j have executed this Judgment as follows:
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`Defendant delivered on
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`United States Marshal
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`Case 3:23-cr-00118-GC Document 47
`AO 245B (Mod. DINJ 12/06) Sheet 3 - Supervised Release
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`Defendant: HARSHA SAHNI
`Case Number; 3:23-CR-00118-GC-1
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`Judgment - Page 3 of 7
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`SUPERVISED RELEASE
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`Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of 2 years. This term consists of
`terms of 2 years on Count 1 and a term of 1 year on Count2, ali such terms to run concurrently.
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`Within 72 hours of release from custody of the Bureau of Prisons, you must report in person to the Probation Office
`in the district to which you are released.
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`While on supervised release, you must not commit another federal, state, or local crime, must refrain from any
`unlawful use of a controlled substance and must complywith the mandatory and standard conditions that have been adopted
`by this court as set forth below.
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`Based on information presented, you are excused from the mandatory drug testing provision, however, you may be
`requested to submit to drug testing during the period of supervision if the probation officer determines a risk of substance
`abuse,
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`You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer
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`If this judgment imposes a fine, special assessment, costs,or restitution obligation, it is a condition of supervised
`release that you pay any such fine, assessments, costs, and restitution that remains unpaid at the commencementof the
`term of supervised release.
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`You must comply with the following special conditions:
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`INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE - COOPERATION
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`You must fully cooperate with the Internal Revenue Service byfiling all delinquent or amended returns within six
`months of the sentence date andtimelyfile all future returns that come due during the period of supervision. You
`must properly report all corrected taxable income and claim only allowable expenses on those returns. You must
`provide all appropriate documentation in support of said returns. Upon request, you must furnish the Internal
`Revenue Service with information pertaining to all assets and liabilities, and you must fully cooperate by paying all
`taxes, interest and penalties due, and otherwise comply with the tax laws of the United States.
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`SELF-EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS DISCLOSURE
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`You must cooperate with the U.S. Probation Office in the investigation and approval of any position of self-
`employment, including any independent, entrepreneurtal, or freelance employment or business activity. If approved
`for self-employment, you must provide the U.S. Probation Office with fuil disclosure of your self-employment and
`other business records, including, butnotlimited to, all of the records identified in the Probation Form 48F (Request
`for Self Employment Records}, or as otherwise requested by the U.S. Probation Office.
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`CONSENT TO SEARCH
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`You must submit your person, property, house, residence, vehicle, papers, computers (as defined in 18 U.S.C. §
`41030(e)(1)), other electronic communications or data storage devices or media, or office, to a search conducted by
`a United States probation officer, Failure to submit to a search may be groundsfor revocation of release, You must
`warn any other occupants that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition. The probation
`officer may conduct a search under this condition only when reasonable suspicion exists that you have violated a
`condition of supervision and that the areas to be searched contain evidenceof this violation. Any search must be
`conducted at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner.
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`VICTIM (NO CONTACT)
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`You must not communicate, or otherwise interact with J.K and H.K, either directly or indirectly, without first obtaining
`the permission of the U.S. Probation Office. This includes, but is not limited to, contact through a third person,
`personalvisits, letters, communication devices, audio or visual devices, or sociai networkingsites.
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`Filed 10/28/24
`Case 3:23-cr-00118-GC Document 47
`AO 245B (Mod, DINJ 12/06) Sheet 3a - Supervised Release
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`Defendant; HARSHA SAHNI
`Case Number: 3:23-CR-00118-GC-4
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`Judgment - Page 4 of 7
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`STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
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`As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supervision. These conditions
`are imposed becausethey establish the basic expectations for your behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum
`tools needed by probation officers to keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct
`and condition.
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`1}. You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours
`of your release from imprisonment unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or
`within a different time frame.
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`2) Afterinitially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about
`how and when you mustreport to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed.
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`3) You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside withoutfirst getting
`permission from the court or the probation officer.
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`4) You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
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`5) You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where youlive or anything about your
`living arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the
`change. If notifying the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you mustnotify
`the probation officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
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`6} You mustallow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the
`probation officer to take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observesin plain
`view,
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`7) You must workfull time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment unless the probation officer
`excuses you from doing sc. If you do not havefulltime employment, you musttry to find full-time employment unless
`the probation officer excuses you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work
`(such as your position or your job responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the
`change. If notifying the probation officer at least 10 days in advanceis not possible due to unanticipated
`circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected
`change.
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`8) You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engagedin criminal activity. If you know someone
`has been convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person withoutfirst getting
`the permission of the probation officer.
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`9)
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`if you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.
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`10) You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or dangerous weapon(i.e..
`anything that was designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another
`person such as nunchakus or tasers).
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`11) You must not act or make any agreementwith a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or
`informant without first getting the permission of the court.
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`12) {f the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation
`officer may require you to notify the person aboutthe risk and you must comply with that instruction. The probation
`officer may contact the person and confirm that you have notified the person aboutthe risk.
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`Case 3:23-cr-00118-GC Document 47
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`AO 245B (Mod. DINJ 12/06) Sheet 3a - Supervised Reiease
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`Defendant: EARSHA SAHNI
`Case Number: 3:23-CR-00118-GC-‘
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`Judgment - Page 5 of 7
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`STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
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`43) You mustfollow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervisicn.
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`|eee eee ForOfficial Use Only- ~~ U.S. ProbationOffice| eee
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`Upona finding of a violation of probation or supervised release, | understand that the Court may (1) revoke supervision
`or (2) extend the term of supervision and/or modify the conditions of supervision.
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`These conditions have been read to me.
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`| fully understand the conditions, and have been provided a copy of them,
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`You shall carry out all rules,
`associate Probation Officers.
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`in addition to the above, as prescribed by the Chief U.S. Probation Officer, or any of his
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`Defendant
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`Date
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`U.S. Probation Officer/Designated Witness
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`AG 2456 (Mod. DiNJ 12/06) Sheet & - Fina
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`Defendant: HARSHA SAHNI
`Case Number: 3:23-CR-001 18-GC-1
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`Judgment - Page 6 of 7
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`The defendantshall pay a fine of $50,000.00.
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`FINE
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`This fine, plus any interest pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f}(1), is due immediately and shall be paid in ful! within 30
`days of sentencing.
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`This amount is the total of the fines imposed on individual counts, as follows: $40,000 on Count 1 and $10,000 on
`Count 2.
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`If the fine is not paid, the court may sentence the defendant to any sentence which might have beenoriginally
`imposed. See 18 U.S.C. § 3614.
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`if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal
`Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise,
`monetary penalties is due during imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the
`Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial Responsibllity Program, are madeto the clerk of the court.
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`Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessmeni, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4)
`AVAA assessment, (5) fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) JVTA assessment, (9) penalties, and
`(10} costs, including cost of prosecution and court costs.
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`AO 245B (Mod. DINJ 12/06) Sheet 6 - Restilution and Forfeilure
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`Defendant: HARSHA SAHNI
`Case Number: 3:23-CR-001 18-GC-1
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`Judgment - Page 7 of 7
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`RESTITUTION AND FORFEITURE
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`RESTITUTION
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`The defendant shall make restitution in the amount of $728,326.98. Payments should be made payabie to the U.S.
`Treasury and mailed to Clerk, U.S.D.C., 402 East State Street, Rm 2020, Trenton, New Jersey 08608, for distribution to
`the following victims. J.K. and H.K. shail receive priority in the paymentdistribution.
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`Name of Payee(Victim)
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`Amount of Restitution
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`JK,
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`BLK.
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`Internal Revenue Service
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`$397,605.37
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`$244,606.35
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`$86,115.26
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`Additionally, J.K. will receive up to $200,000 towards medical treatment.
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`The restitution is due immediately and shall be paid in full within 5 days of sentencing,
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`if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal
`Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise,
`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.
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`Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4)
`AVAA assessment, (5) fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) JVTA assessment, (9) penalties, and
`(10) costs, including cost of prosecution and court costs.
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