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STEPHANI E YONEKURAAct i ng Uni t ed St at es At t or neyROBERT E. DUGDALEAssi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or neyChi ef , Cr i mi nal Di vi s i onDAFFODI L TYMI NSKI ( Cal . Bar No. 243680)

Assi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or neyOCDETF Sect i on1400 Uni t ed St at es Cour t house312 Nor t h Spr i ng St r eetLos Angel es, Cal i f or ni a 90012

Tel ephone: ( 213) 894- 0917Facsi mi l e: ( 213) 894- 0142E- mai l : Daf f odi l . Tymi nski @usdoj . gov

At t or neys f or Pl ai nt i f fUNI TED STATES OF AMERI CA

UNI TED STATES DI STRI CT COURT

FOR THE CENTRAL DI STRI CT OF CALI FORNI A

UNI TED STATES OF AMERI CA,

Pl ai nt i f f ,

v.

MARC PETER WI LLEMS,

Def endant .

No. CR 11- 1137- DMG

GOVERNMENT S POSI TI ON WI TH RESPECT TO SENTENCI NG FACTORS

Hear i ng Dat e: December 10, 2014Hear i ng Ti me: 4: 00 p. m.Locat i on: Cour t r oom of t he

Hon. Dol l y M. Gee

Pl ai nt i f f Uni t ed St at es of Amer i ca, by and t hr ough i t s counsel

of r ecor d, t he Uni t ed St at es At t or ney f or t he Cent r al Di st r i ct of

Cal i f or ni a and Assi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or ney Daf f odi l Tymi nski ,

her eby f i l es t he gover nment s posi t i on wi t h respect t o sent enci ng

def endant Mar c Pet er Wi l l ems ( def endant ) .

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Case 2:11-cr-01137-DMG Document 318 Filed 12/03/14 Page 1 of 7 Page ID #:1761

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Thi s sent enci ng posi t i on i s based upon t he at t ached memor andum

of poi nt s and aut hor i t i es, t he f i l es and r ecor ds i n t hi s case, and

such f ur t her evi dence and ar gument as t he Cour t may per mi t .

Dat ed: December 3, 2014 Respect f ul l y submi t t ed,STEPHANI E YONEKURAAct i ng Uni t ed St at es At t or ney

ROBERT E. DUGDALEAssi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or neyChi ef , Cr i mi nal Di vi s i on

/ s /DAFFODI L TYMI NSKIAssi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or ney



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MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

I. INTRODUCTION

On Sept ember 2, 2014, pur suant t o a pl ea agr eement , def endant

pl ed gui l t y t o Count s One and Two of t he t wel ve- count i ndi ct ment .( Pr esent ence I nvest i gat i on Repor t dat ed Oct ober 29, 2014 ( PSR)

1- 5. ) Count One char ges t hat def endant conspi r ed t o sel l t he

f ol l owi ng cont r ol l ed subst ances: ( a) LSD, i n vi ol at i on of 21 U. S. C.

846, 841( a) ( 1) , ( b) ( 1) ( A) ( v) ; ( b) MDMA, i n vi ol at i on of 21 U. S. C.

846, 841( a) ( 1) , ( b) ( 1) ( C) ; ( c) f ent anyl , i n vi ol at i on of 21 U. S. C.

846, 841( a) ( 1) , ( b) ( 1) ( C) ; and ( d) mar i j uana, i n vi ol at i on of 21

U. S. C. 846, 841( a) ( 1) , ( b) ( 1) ( D) and Count Two char ges t hat

def endant conspi r ed t o l aunder t he pr oceeds of hi s drug- sel l i ng

act i vi t i es , i n vi ol at i on of 18 U. S. C. 1956( h) . 1 The char ges st em

f r om def endant s r ol e i n r unni ng an ext ensi ve onl i ne busi ness sel l i ng

cont r ol l ed subst ances, and, Count One i s a t en- year mandat or y mi ni mum

of f ense.

Def endant i s i n Cr i mi nal Hi st or y cat egor y I . ( PSR 85- 89. )

I n def endant s pl ea agr eement , t he par t i es agr eed t hat t he base

of f ense l evel shoul d be 32, pur suant t o U. S. S. G. 2D1. 1( c) ( 1) and

U. S. S. G. 2S1. 1( a) ( 1) , and t hat , pur suant t o t he r ecent amendment s

t o t he Sent enci ng Gui del i nes, t hat def endant s base of f ense l evel

shoul d be r educed by t wo l evel s t o an adj ust ed base of f ense l evel of

30. ( See Pl ea Agr eement , 16 and PSR 63- 39 ( r el yi ng on t hesent enci ng gui del i nes i n pl ace as of November 1, 2014. ) The par t i es

al so agr eed t hat a t wo- l evel enhancement shoul d appl y f or use of a

mass mar ket i ng devi ce, under U. S. S. G. 2D1. 1( b) ( 7) , a t wo- l evel

1 Def endant i s named i n al l Count s of t he I ndi ct ment .


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enhancement shoul d appl y f or def endant s convi ct i on under Sect i on

1956( h) , under U. S. S. G. 2S1. 1( b) ( 2) ( B) , and a t wo- l evel enhancement

shoul d appl y f or def endant s aggr avat i ng r ol e under U. S. S. G.

3B1. 1( c) , f or an adj us t ed of f ense l evel of 36. ( I d. ) Fi nal l y, t hepar t i es agr ee t hat t he gover nment may agr ee t o ar gue f or ( 1) a t wo-

l evel upwar d adj ust ment under U. S. S. G. 2D1. 1( b) ( 14) ( C) f or

def endant s i mpor t at i on of cont r ol l ed subst ances, 2 and/ or ( 2) a f our -

l evel upwar d adj ust ment pur suant t o U. S. S. G. 3B1. 1( a) f or

def endant s aggr avat i ng r ol e. ( I d. ) Despi t e def endant s cr i mi nal

hi st or y, t he gover nment submi t s t hat def endant does not t he cr i t er i a

f or appl i cat i on of t he Saf et y- Val ve i n U. S. S. G. 5C1. 2, gi ven t he

l eader shi p r ol e he had i n t he conspi r acy i n t hi s case.

I n t he PSR, t he USPO, f i nds t hat t he agr eed- t o f act or s i n t he

pl ea agr eement appl y i n t hi s case, and concl udes t hat addi t i onal

upwar d adj ust ment s ar e war r ant ed, l ar gel y based on def endant s a t wo-

l evel enhancement f or i mpor t at i on of cont r ol l ed subst ances and a

f our - l evel enhancement f or aggr avat i ng r ol e ( as opposed t o t he agr eed

upon t wo- l evel enhancement i n t he pl ea agr eement ) i n t he conspi r acy,

f or an adj ust ed of f ense l evel of 40, and a t ot al of f ense l evel ( af t er

accept ance) of 37. ( See PSR at 71 and 78. )

The gover nment concur s wi t h t he USPO s gui del i nes anal ysi s i n

t he PSR, and as set f or t h bel ow, submi t s t her e i s ampl e evi dence of

def endant s r ol e i n t he of f ense t o suppor t t hat aggr avat i ng r ol e andi mpor t at i on enhancement s appl y. The gover nment al so agr ees wi t h t he

USPO t hat no basi s exi st s f or any downwar d depar t ur e i n t hi s case.

2 The pl ea agr eement set s f or t h an adj ust ment under U. S. S. G. 2D1. 1( b) ( 14) ( C) , but t he gover nment bel i eves gui del i nes sect i onact ual l y at i ssue i s U. S. S. G. 2D1. 1( b) ( 15) ( C) .


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However , gi ven t he ext r emel y hi gh gui del i nes l evel s at i ssue i n t hi s

case, t he gover nment submi t s t hat , under t he pr i nci pl e of l eni t y, t he

Cour t shoul d adopt t he f ol l owi ng of f ense l evel cal cul at i on, whi ch

excl udes addi t i onal enhancement s f or def endant s i mpor t at i on andaggr avat i ng r ol e:

Base Of f ense Level U. S. S. G. 2D1. 1( c) ( 1)U. S. S. G. 2S1. 1( a) ( 1)

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Use of Mass Mar ket i ng U. S. S. G. 2D1. 1( b) ( 7) +2

Sect i on 1956 Convi ct i on U. S. S. G. 2S1. 1( b) ( 2) ( B) +2

Aggr avat i ng Rol e U. S. S. G. 3E1. 1 +2

Accept ance of Responsi bi l i t y U. S. S. G. 3E1. 1 - 3

Tot al Of f ense Level 33

At of f ense l evel 33, and at cr i mi nal hi st or y cat egor y I , t he

appl i cabl e gui del i nes r ange f or def endant i s 135- 168 mont hs, and t he

gover nment r ecommends t hat t he Cour t sent ence def endant t o t he l ow-

end of t he r ange, or 135 mont hs, f ol l owed by a f i ve- year per i od of

super vi sed r el ease, no f i ne, and a speci al assessment of $100.

II. NO FURTHER VARIANCE OR DEPARTURE UNDER SECTION 3553(a) APPLIES.

A. The History and Characteristics of the Defendant and the Nature and Circumstances of the Offense.

The hi st or y and char act er i st i cs of t he def endant and t he nat ur e

and ci r cumst ances of t he of f ense suppor t a sent ence of 135 mont hs.

Def endant came f r om a pr i vi l eged upbr i ngi ng and was not mot i vat ed, as

i s of t en t he case, by addi ct i on or a di r e upbr i ngi ng. The gover nment

di sput es t hat t he quant i t y of cont r ol l ed subst ances sol d was

over st at ed ( based on t he def ense cal cul at i on of LSD quant i t i es) , and

as not ed above, t he gover nment bel i eves t hat def endant was one of t he


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t wo maj or or gani zer and l eader of t hi s conspi r acy, t he f act s of whi ch

ar e di scussed at l engt h i n t he PSR. ( See PSR at 23- 58. ) Based on

t he f act ual basi s of t he pl ea agr eement , def endant does not di sput e

t hi s conduct , and admi t s t hat he was act i ve i n or chest r at i ng bot h t hesal es of cont r ol l ed subst ances i nt o t he Uni t ed St at es, and t he

l aunder i ng of pr oceeds f r om t hose sal es. ( See Pl ea Agr eement ,

Appendi x. ) Def endant agr ees t hat hi s r ol e was ext ensi ve and t hat he

l aunder ed t he pr oceeds. The gover nment al so not es t hat t he

conspi r acy i n t hi s case began i n 2006 and r an f or many year s.

Def endant onl y cur t ai l ed hi s i nvol vement i n t he l ast t wo year s of t he

conspi r acy, and even dur i ng t hat t i me, pr of i t ed f r om t he scheme.

On t he mi t i gat i ng si de, def endant has no gang af f i l i at i on or no

car t el t i es, and, at some poi nt , def endant di d begi n t o di st ance

hi msel f f r om t he conspi r acy. Def endant al so i mmedi at el y cooper at ed

wi t h l aw enf or cement upon hi s ar r est , and t ook r esponsi bi l i t y f or hi s

conduct . For t hi s r eason, t he gover nment submi t s t hat a 135 mont hs

sent ence i s a suf f i ci ent , and not gr eat er t han necessar y, puni shment

f or t he cr i me char ges. 3

B. The Seriousness of the Offense, Deterrence,and the Need to Protect the Public

Def endant was convi ct ed of t aki ng par t i n a nar cot i cs

di s t r i but i on conspi r acy i nvol vi ng a s i gni f i cant quant i t y of

nar cot i cs. I t i s a ser i ous of f ense. As di scussed above, however ,3 I n asser t i ng t hat a sent ence of 135 mont hs woul d be suf f i ci ent

t o puni sh t he def endant f or hi s conduct , t he gover nment i s notdi sagr eei ng wi t h t he concl usi ons of t he USPO t hat t he f act s of t hi scase suppor t a gui del i nes cal cul at i on of 37 and a sent enci ng r ange of210 mont hs. The gover nment f eel s, however , t hat , when compar ed wi t hwhat t he l esser member s of t he conspi r acy wi l l or have f aced i nsent enci ng, a sent ence of 210 mont hs wi l l cr eat e an unwar r ant edsent enci ng di spar i t y bet ween def endant and t he l esser co- def endant s.


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t he gover nment bel i eves t he f act s i n t hi s case war r ant a l esser

sent ence, and t hat a sent ence of 135- mont hs wi l l bot h pr ovi de

adequat e det er r ence t o pr event t hi s def endant and ot her s f r om

commi t t i ng f ut ur e cr i mes and pr ot ect t he publ i c f r om any f ut ur ecr i mes by t hi s def endant . The gover nment al so expect s t hat def endant

wi l l be ext r adi t ed t o The Net her l ands f ol l owi ng hi s sent enci ng, and

t hat , pur suant t o t he Uni t ed St at es t r eat y wi t h The Net her l ands, hi s

sent ence wi l l be r evi ewed by a cour t i n t hat count r y.

III. CONCLUSION

For t he f or egoi ng r easons, and based on t he sent enci ng

gui del i nes as wel l as t he f act or s set f or t h i n 18 U. S. C.

3553( a) , t he gover nment r equest s t hat t he Cour t i mpose a sent ence

of a 135 mont hs, f ol l owed by a f i ve- year per i od of super vi sed

r el ease, no f i ne, a speci al assessment of $100.

Dat ed: December 3, 2014 Respect f ul l y submi t t ed,

STEPHANI E YONEKURAUni t ed St at es At t or ney

ROBERT E. DUGDALEAssi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or neyChi ef , Cr i mi nal Di vi s i on

/ s /DAFFODI L TYMI NSKIAssi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or ney



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