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`RESIDENCE. 10885 LANDERS DRIYRWNWQRTHPORT, AL 35473 AND 7112 BLACK COURT
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`If this bondIS secured by real property,documents to piotect the secured interest may be flied of recoid.
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`Forfeiture or Release of the Bond
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`Forfeiture ofthe Bond. This appearance bond may be forfeited if the defendant does not comply with the above
`agreement. The court may immediately order the amount of the bond surrendered to the United States, including the
`security for the bond, if the defendant does not compiy with the agreement. At the request of the United States, the court
`may order a judgment of forfeiture against the defendant and each surety for the entire amount of the bond, including
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`A0 98 (Rev, 12“ 1) Appearance Bond
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`Release'ofrhe Bond. The court may order this appearance’bOnd ended at any time. This bond will be satisfied and the
`security will be released when either: (1) the defendant is found not guilty on all charges, or (2) the defendant reponzs to
`serve a sentence.
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`Declarations
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`Ownership ofthe Property. 1, the defendant w and each surety — declare under penalty of perjury that:
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`all owners of the property securing this appearance bond are included on the bond;
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`the property is not subject to claims, except as described above; and
`I will not sell the property, allow further claims to be made against it, or do anything to reduce its value
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`while this appearance bond is in effect.
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`Acceptance.
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`I, the defendant -— and each surety e have read this appearance bond and have either read all the conditions of
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`release set by the court or had them explained to me.
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`I agree to this Appearance Bond.
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`1, the defendant — and each surety —— declare under penalty of perjury that this; information is t1; 3- (See 28 U.S.C.§ 1746.)
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`Release afrhe Bond. The com": may order this appearance bond ended at any time. This bond will be satisfied and the
`security will be released when either: {1) the defendant is found not guilty on all charges, or (2) the defendant reports to
`serve a sentence.
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`Declarations
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`I, the defendant - and each surety — declare under penalty of perjury that:
`Ownership ofthe Property.
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`all owners of the propefly securing this appearance bond are included on the bond;
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`the property is not subject to claims, except as described above; and
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`i will not Sell the property, allow futther claims to be made against it, or do anythingtc reduce its value
`while this appearance bond is in effect.
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`I, the defendant -— and each surety - have read this appearance bond and lame either read all the conditions of
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`'iclease set by the com or had then; explained to me.
`I agree to this Appearance Bond.
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`1, the defendantn and each surety «...-declare underpenalty of perjury thattliis infonnation is Itllfi-
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`security will be released when either: (i) the defendant is found not
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`Dentarations
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`Ownership ofrhe Property. 1, the defendant —- and each surety — deciare under penalty of perjury that:
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`all owners of the property securing this appearance bond are included on the bond;
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`the property is not subject to claims, except as described above; and
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`I wiii not sell the property, allow further ciairns to be made against it, or do anything to reduce its value
`while this appearance bond is in effect.
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`l, the defendant - and each surety ~— have read this appearance bond and have either read all the conditions of
`Acceptance.
`release set by the court or had them explained to me.
`I agree to this Appearance Bond.
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`I, the defendant — and each surety — declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true. (See 28 U.S.C.§ 1746.)
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`A0 199A (Rev. 12/! I) Order Setting Chuditions of Release
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`Defendant
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`ORDER SETTING CONDITIONS OF RELEASE
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`IT IS ORDERED that the defendant’s release is subject to these conditions:
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`(1) The defendant must not violate federal, state, or local law while on release.
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`(2) The defendant must cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample if it is authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 141 35a.
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`(3) The defendant must advise the court or the pretrial services office or supervising officer in writing before making
`any change of residence or telephone number.
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`(4) The defendant must appear in court as required and, if convicted, must surrender as directed to serve a sentence that
`the court may impose.
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`The defendant must appear at:
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`ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF RELEASE
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant’s release is subject to the conditions marked below:
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`The defendant is placed in the custody of:
`Person or organization
`Address (only ifabove is an organization)
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`City and state
`who agrees to (a) supervise the defendant, (b) use every effort to assure the defendant’s ppearance at all court ploceedlngs and (c) notify_the court
`immediately if the defendant violates a condition of release or is no longer1n the custodian s custody.
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`(b) continue or actively seek employment.
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`o'ciodiéia‘r employment, schooling,
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`(j) maintain residence at a halfway house or community corrections center, as the pretrial services office or supervising officer considers
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`k) not possess a firearm, destructive device, 01' other weapon.
`1) not use alcohol (
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`(m) not use or unlawfully possess a narcotic drug or other controlled substances defined in 21 U.S.C. § 802, unless prescribed by a licensed
`medical practitioner.
`(n) submit to testing for a prohibited substance if r'equi1ed by the pretrial services office or supervising officer. Testing may be used with
`random frequency and may include urine testing, the wearing of a sweat patch, a remote alcohol testing system, and/or any fo1m of
`prohibited substance screening or testing. The defendant must not obstr,uct attempt to obstruct, or tamper with the efficiency and
`accuracy of prohibited substance screening or testing.
`(o) participate in a program of inpatient or outpatient substance abuse therapy and counseling if directed by the pretrial services office or
`supervising officer.
`(p) participate in one of the following location restriction programs and comply with its requirements as directed.
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`(i) Curfew. You are restricted to your residence every day ( El ) from
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`directed by the pretrial services office or supervising officer; or
`(IE ) (ii) Home Detention. You are restricted to your residence at all times except for employment; education; religious services;
`medical, substance abuse, or mental health treatment; attorney visits; court appearances; court-ordered obligations; or other
`activities approved in advance by the pretrial services office or supervising officer; or
`(Cl ) (iii) Home Incarceration. You are restricted to 24-hour-a-day lock-down at your residence except for medical necessities and
`court appearances or other activities specifically approved by the coun.
`(q) submit to location monitoring as directed by the pretrial services office or supervising officer and comply with all of the program
`requirements and instructions provided.
`(CI ) You must pay all or part of the cost of the program based on your ability to pay as determined by the pretrial services office or
`supervising officer.
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`report as soon as possible, to the pretrial services office or supervising officer, every contact with law enforcement personnel, including
`arrests, questioning, or traffic stops.
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`ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF RELEASE
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`(S) 1. $1 million personal recognizance bond, secured by (I) the residence of the Defendant’s parents, Dr. Robert
`Griffith and Dr. Susan Griffith, located at 10885 Landers Drive, Northport, AL 35473; and (2) the residence of
`Defendant’s sister, Joy Lewis, located at
`1/2/2020
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`7112 Black Rock Court, Columbia, MD 21046. Dr. Robert Griffith, Dr. Susan Griffith, and Joy Lewis are to assist
`the Government in obtaining documents it deems necessary to make these properties security for the bond. The
`bond shall not be considered secured until such time as the property has been assessed by the Government and has
`been made security for the bond. Defendant shall not be released until the conditions set forth in the paragraph are
`met;
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`2. Strict Pretrial Supervision;
`3. Home detention with electronic and GPS monitoring at Defendants’ parents’ residence, located at 10885 Landers
`Drive, Northport, AL 35473 (“the Residence”);
`4. Home assessment of the Residence. Defendant shall not be released until the conditions set forth in the paragraph
`are met;
`5. Defense counsel and the Government are to meet and confer about securing the cryptocurrency hard drives
`located at the Defendant’s apartment in Singapore, subject to the laws of Singapore. Defendant is to ensure that all
`individuals who have access to his apartment in Singapore are aware that these drives are not to be accessed,
`touched, or tampered with in any way until they are secured based upon the agreement between defense counsel
`and the Government.
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`6. Defendant is to participate in mental health treatment and evaluation as directed by Pretrial Services;
`7. Defendant is to participate in drug treatment and testing as directed by Pretrial Services;
`8. Defendant’s travel is restricted to the Northern District of Alabama, the Southern District of New York
`(“SDNY”), and the Eastern District of New York (“EDNY” and together with SDNY, the “New York Districts”).
`Further, Defendant shall only be permitted to travel to the New York Districts to (a) appear at the Thurgood
`Marshall United States Courthouse at 40 Centre Street, New York, New York and the Daniel Patrick Moynihan
`United States Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York for court appearances or as directed by his
`Pretrial Services Officer; or (b) meet with his counsel, Brian Klein, of Baker Marquart LLP and/or Sean Buckley of
`Kobre & Kim, and/or any other representatives of the aforementioned firms, at the New York office of Kobre &
`Kim located at 800 Third Ave., New York, New York 10022. Defendant shall provide notice to and obtain approval
`from Pretrial Services for all such travel. To the extent the Government deems it necessary, in connection with all
`visits to and from the New York Districts, Defendant shall be accompanied to the airport by an agent of the Federal
`Bureau of Investigation or other investigative agency designated by the Government, who shall ensure that he
`boards his flight;
`9. Within the Northern District of Alabama, Defendant shall be permitted to leave the Residence for all purposes
`ordinarily permitted for a person in home detention, as well as to obtain state— or municipality-issued identification
`documents. Defendant shall provide notice to and obtain approval from Pretrial Services for all such departures
`from the Residence;
`10. Defendant is to surrender all of his travel documents to Pretrial Services, including his Passport ID Card. Upon
`release, and in accordance with Condition No. 9, Defendant is to commence efforts to obtain a state- or
`municipality-issued identification card that will enable him to travel by air. Until Defendant obtains an alternate
`form of identification, Pretrial Services will facilitate his travel to the New York Districts for the purposes
`authorized in Condition No. 8 by providing Defendant with his Passport ID Card no more than one day prior to his
`flight, which he will surrender to Pretrial Services upon his initial arrival in the SDNY, and retrieve his Passport ll)
`Card from Pretrial Services for his trip back to Alabama. Defendant shall within a day of returning to the Northern
`District of Alabama return his Passport ID Card to Pretrial Services in the Northern District of Alabama.
`11. Defendant is not to relocate from the Residence without prior approval of Pretrial Services;
`12. Defendant shall not possess or use any smartphone or any cellular telephone with internet access capability;
`13. Defendant will be allowed to have a computer in the Residence, which will be loaded with a monitoring software.
`Defendant is not to use any computer or other internet-capable device that does not contain such software;
`14. Defendant’s internet activity will be limited to communicating with his counsel by e~maiL Defendant is not to
`access the internet for any other purposes, and is specifically prohibited from accessing any of his cryptocurrency
`accounts and from accessing the darkweb;
`15. Defendant is not to communicate with or contact any of the witnesses and victims set forth in a list to be
`provided by the Government.
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`A0 199C (Rev. 09/08) Advice of Penalties
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`ADVICE OF PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
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`TO THE DEFENDANT:
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`VIRGIL GRIFFITH
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`19 MAG I0987
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`YOU ARE ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS:
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`Violating any of the foregoing conditions of reiease may result in the immediate issuance of a warrant for your arrest, a
`revocation of your release, an order of detention, a forfeiture of any bond, and a prosecution for contempt of court and could result in
`imprisonment, a fine, or both.
`While on reiease, if you commit a federal felony offense the punishment is an additional prison term of not more than ten
`years
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`and for a federal misdemeanor offense the punishment is an additional prison term of not more than one year. This sentence will be
`consecutive (i. a, in addition to) to any other sentence you receive.
`It is a crime punishable by up to ten years in prison, and a $250,000 fine, or both, to: obstruct a criminal investigation;
`tamper with a witness, victim, or informant; retaliate or attempt to retaliate against a witness, victim, or informant; or intimidate or
`attempt to intimidate a witness, victim, juror,
`informant, or officer of the court. The penalties for tampering, retaliation, or
`intimidation are significantly more serious if they involve a killing or attempted killing.
`If, afier release, you knowingly fail to appear as the conditions of release require, or to surrender to serve a sentence,
`you may be prosecuted for failing to appear or surrender and additional punishment may be imposed. If you are convicted of:
`(i) an offense punishable by death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a term of fifieen years or more , you will be fined
`not more than $250,000 or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both;
`(2) an offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of five years or more, but less than fifteen years —- you will be fined not
`more than $250,000 01' imprisoned for not more than five years, or both;
`(3) any other felony — you will be fined not more than $250,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both;
`(4) a misdemeanor — you will be fined not more than $100,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
`A term of imprisonment imposed for failure to appear or surrender will be consecutive to any other sentence you receive.
`addition, a failure to appear or surrender may result in the forfeiture of any bond posted.
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`Acknowledgment of the Defendant
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`I promise to obey all
`I acknowledge that I am the defendant in this case and that i am aware of the conditions of release.
`conditions of release, to appear as directed, and surrender to serve any sentence imposed.
`I am aware of the penalties and sanctions
`set forth above.
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` DEFENDANT RELEASED
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`City and State
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`Directions to the United States Marshal
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`) The defendant is ORDERED released after processing.
`) The United States marshal is ORDERED to keep the defendant in custody until notified by the clerk or judge that the
`defendant has posted bond and/or complied with all other conditions for release.
`If stiil in custody, the defendant must be
`produced before the appropriate judge at the time and place specified.
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`ORDER
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`VIRGIL GRIFFITH,
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`Defendant.
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`VERNON S. BRODERICK, United States District Judge:
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`Before me is the Defendant's appeal of the denial of his
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`bail application by Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses on December
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`26, 2019.
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`I heard the appeal on December 30, 2019.
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`Accordingly, it is hereby:
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`ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to unseal this
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`case and enter all documents in connection with this Complaint
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`on the electronic docket.
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that for the reasons stated on the
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`record on December 30,
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`the Defendant's appeal is GRANTED.
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`I set
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`forth below the entirety of Defendant’s bail conditions:
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`A $1 million personal recognizance bond, secured by
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`(l)
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`the residence of the Defendant's parents, Dr.
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`Robert Griffith and Dr. Susan Griffith,
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`located at
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`10885 Landers Drive, Northport, AL 35473; and (2}
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`the
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`residence of Defendant's Sister, Joy Lewis,
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`located at
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`7112 Black Rock Court, Columbia, MD 21046. Dr. Robert
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`Griffith, Dr. Susan Griffith, and Joy Lewis are to
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`assist the Government in obtaining documents it deems
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`necessary to make these properties security for the
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`bond.
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`The bond shall not be considered secured until
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`Such time as the property has been assessed by the
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`Government and has been made security for the bond.
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`Defendant shall not be released until the conditions
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`set forth in the paragraph are met;
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`Strict Pretrial Supervision;
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`Home detention with electronic and GPS monitoring at
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`Defendants' parents' residence,
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`located at 10885
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`Landers Drive, Northport, AL 35473 (“the Residence");
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`Home assessment of the Residence. Defendant shall not
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`be released until the conditions set forth in the
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`paragraph are met;
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`5.
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`Defense counsel and the Government are to meet and
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`confer about securing the cryptocurrency hard drives
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`located at the Defendant’s apartment in Singapore,
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`subject to the laws of Singapore. Defendant is to
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`ensure that all individuals who have access to his
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`apartment in Singapore are aware that these drives are
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`not to be accessed,
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`touched, or tampered with in any
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`way until they are secured based upon the agreement
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`between defense counsel and the Government.
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`6.
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`Defendant is to participate in mental health treatment
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`and evaluation as directed by Pretrial Services;
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`7.
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`Defendant is to participate in drug treatment and
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`testing as directed by Pretrial Services;
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`8.
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`Defendant’s travel is restricted to the Northern
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`District of Alabama,
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`the Southern District of New York
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`(“SDNY”), and the Eastern District of New York (“EDNY”
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`and together with SDNY,
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`the “New York Districts”).
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`Further, Defendant shall only be permitted to travel
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`to the New York Districts to (a) appear at the
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`Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at 40
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`Centre Street, New York, New York and the Daniel
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`Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse at 500 Pearl
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`Street, New York, New York for court appearances or as
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`directed by his Pretrial Services Officer; or (b) meet
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`with his counsel, Brian Klein, of Baker Marquart LLP
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`and/or Sean Buckley of Kobre & Kim, and/or any other
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`representatives of the aforementioned firms, at the
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`New York office of Kobre & Kim located at 800 Third
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`Ave., New York, New York 10022. Defendant shall
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`provide notice to and obtain approval from Pretrial
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`Services for all such travel.
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`To the extent the
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`Government deems it necessary,
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`in connection with all
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`visits to and from the New York Districts, Defendant
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`shall be accompanied to the airport by an agent of the
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`Federal Bureau of Investigation or other investigative
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`agency designated by the Government, who shall ensure
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`that he boards his flight;
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`Within the Northern District of Alabama, Defendant
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`shall be permitted to leave the Residence for all
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`purposes ordinarily permitted for a perSOn in home
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`detention, as well as to obtain state— or
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`municipalitywissued identification documents.
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`Defendant shall provide notice to and obtain approval
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`from Pretrial Services for all such departures from
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`the Residence;
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`10.
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`Defendant is to surrender all of his travel documents
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`to Pretrial Services,
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`including his Passport ID Card.
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`Upon release, and in accordance with Condition No. 9,
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`Defendant is to commence efforts to obtain a state— or
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`municipality—issued identification card that will
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`enable him to travel by air. Until Defendant obtains
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`an alternate form of identification, Pretrial Services
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`will facilitate his travel to the New York Districts
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`for the purposes authorized in Condition No.
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`8 by
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`providing Defendant with his Passport
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`ID Card no more
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`than one day prior to his flight, which he will
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`surrender to Pretrial Services upon his initial
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`arrival in the SDNY, and retrieve his Passport
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`ID Card
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`from Pretrial Services for his trip back to Alabama.
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`Defendant shall within a day of returning to the
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`Northern District of Alabama return his Passport
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`ID
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`Card to Pretrial Services in the Northern District of
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`Alabama.
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`ll.
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`12.
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`Defendant is not to relocate from the Residence
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`without prior approval of Pretrial Services;
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`Defendant shall not possess or use any smartphone or
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`any cellular telephone with internet access
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`capability;
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`13.
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`Defendant will be allowed to have a computer in the
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`Residence, which will be loaded with a monitoring
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`software. Defendant is not to use any computer or
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`other internet—capable device that does not contain
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`such software;
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`14.
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`Defendant’s internet activity will be limited to
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`communicating with his counsel by e—mail. Defendant
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`is not to access the internet for any other purposes,
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`and is specifically prohibited from accessing any of
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`his cryptocurrency accounts and from accessing the
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`darkweb;
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`15. Defendant is not to communicate with or contact any of
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`the witnesses and victims set forth in a list to be
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`provided by the Government.
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`SO ORDERED .
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`Dated:
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`New York, New York
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`January 2, 2020
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`United States District Judge PARTI
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