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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California · 2019-10-10

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AO 245B-CAED (Rev. 02/2018) Sheet 1 - Judgment in a Criminal Case
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
Eastern District of California
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
REMUS ALAN KIRKPATRICK
JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
Case Number: 2:15CR00190-3
Defendant's Attorney: Michael L. Chastaine, Appointed
THE DEFENDANT:
pleaded guilty to count(s) 4 of the Indictment. 
pleaded nolo contendere to count(s) , which was accepted by the court. 
was found guilty on count(s) after a plea of not guilty. 
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses: 
Title & Section Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count
18 USC 493
BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CERTAIN LENDING 
AGENCIES
Class C Felony
2/15/11 4
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 8 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the 
Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. 
The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s) . 
Count(s) remaining are dismissed on the motion of the United States. 
Indictment is to be dismissed by District Court on motion of the United States. 
Appeal rights given. Appeal rights waived. 
It is ordered that the defendant must notify the United States attorney for this district within 30 days of any change of name, 
residence, or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs, and special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If 
ordered to pay restitution or fine, the defendant must notify the court and United States attorney of material changes in economic 
circumstances. 
9/27/2019
Date of Imposition of Judgment 
Signature of Judicial Officer 
Garland E. Burrell, Jr., Senior U. S. District Judge 
Name & Title of Judicial Officer 
10/10/2019
Date 

DEFENDANT: REMUS ALAN KIRKPATRICK
CASE NUMBER: 2:15CR00190-3
Page 2 of 8 
AO 245B-CAED (Rev. 02/2018) Sheet 2 - Imprisonment
IMPRISONMENT 
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of: 
72 months. 
No TSR: Defendant shall cooperate in the collection of DNA. 
The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
The Court recommends that the defendant be incarcerated at Cincinnati RRM or FCI Elkton, Ohio, but only insofar as this 
accords with security classification and space availability. 
The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal. 
The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district 
at on . 
as notified by the United States Marshal. 
The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons: 
before 2:00 PM on 12/2/2019 . 
as notified by the United States Marshal. 
as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Officer. 
If no such institution has been designated, to the United States Marshal in Akron, Ohio. 
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows: 
Defendant delivered on to 
at , with a certified copy of this judgment. 
United States Marshal 
By Deputy United States Marshal 

DEFENDANT: REMUS ALAN KIRKPATRICK
CASE NUMBER: 2:15CR00190-3
Page 3 of 8 
AO 245B-CAED (Rev. 02/2018) Sheet 3 - Supervised Release
SUPERVISED RELEASE 
Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of : 
24 months. 
MANDATORY CONDITIONS
You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.
You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance. 
You must refrain from any unlawful use of controlled substance. You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of release from 
imprisonment and at least two (2) periodic drug tests thereafter, not to exceed four (4) drug tests per month. 
The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you pose a low risk of future substance 
abuse.
You must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence of 
restitution.
You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer.
You must comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. § 20901, et seq.) as 
directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of Prisons, or any state sex offender registration agency in the location where you 
reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense.
You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence.
You must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any other conditions on the 
attached page. 

DEFENDANT: REMUS ALAN KIRKPATRICK
CASE NUMBER: 2:15CR00190-3
Page 4 of 8 
AO 245B-CAED (Rev. 02/2018) Sheet 3 - Supervised Release
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supervision. These conditions are 
imposed because they 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. 
1. You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours of 
release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a 
different time frame.
2. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will r eceive instructions from the Court or the probation officer about 
how and when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed.
3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district wh ere you are authorized to reside without first getting permission 
from the Court or the probation officer.
4. You must answer truthfully the questions asked by the probation officer.
5. You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live 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 must notify the 
probation officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
6. You must allow 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 observes in plain view.
7. You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officer excuses 
you from doing so. If you do not have full-time employment, you must try 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 advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation 
officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
8. You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If you know someone has 
been convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting the 
permission of the probation officer.
9. If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.
10. You must not own, possess, or have acce ss 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).
11. You must not act or make any agreemen t with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant 
without first getting the permission of the Court.
12. If the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation offic er 
may require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instruction. The probation officer may 
contact the person and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk.
13. You must follow the instructions of the probatio n officer related to the conditions of supervision.
U.S. Probation Office Use Only 
A U.S. probation officer has instructed me on the conditions specified by the court and has provided me with a written copy of this 
judgment containing these conditions. For further information regarding these conditions, see Overview of Probation and Supervised 
Release Conditions, available at: www.uscourts.gov.
Defendant's Signature _____________________________ Date _________________ 

DEFENDANT: REMUS ALAN KIRKPATRICK
CASE NUMBER: 2:15CR00190-3
Page 5 of 8 
AO 245B-CAED (Rev. 02/2018) Sheet 3 - Supervised Release
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION 
1. The defendant shall submit to the search of his person, property, home, and vehicle by a United States probation officer, or 
any other authorized person under the immediate and personal supervision of the probation officer, based upon reasonable 
suspicion, without a search warrant. Failure to submit to a search may be grounds for revocation. The defendant shall warn 
any other residents that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition.
2. The defendant shall not dispose of or otherwise dissipate any of his assets until the fine and/or restitution ordered by thi s 
Judgment is paid in full, unless the defendant obtains approval of the Court or the probation officer.
3. The defendant shall apply all monies received from income tax refunds, lottery winnings, inheritance, judgments and any 
anticipated or unexpected financial gains to any unpaid restitution ordered by this Judgment.
4. The defendant shall provide the probation officer with access to any requested financial information.
5. The defendant shall not open additional lines of credit without the approval of the probation officer.

DEFENDANT: REMUS ALAN KIRKPATRICK
CASE NUMBER: 2:15CR00190-3
Page 6 of 8 
AO 245B-CAED (Rev. 02/2018) Sheet 5 - Criminal Monetary Penalties
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES 
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the Schedule of Payments on Sheet 6. 
Assessment Fine Restitution 
TOTALS $100.00 $0.00 $2,772,910.91 
The determination of restitution is deferred until . An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be entered 
after such determination. 
The Court orders the defendant to pay restitution to the victim(s) as outlined in the Restitution Attachment on Sheet 5B.
In addition, the Court gives notice that this case involves other defendants, or may involve other defendants, who may be held 
jointly and severally liable for payment of all or part of the restitution ordered herein and may order such payment in the
future. Such future orders do not increase the amount of restitution ordered against the defendant. 
If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportioned payment, unless specified 
otherwise in the priority order or percentage payment column below. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3664(i), all nonfederal 
victims must be paid before the United States is paid. 
Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $ 
The defendant must pay interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full before 
the fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). All of the payment options on Sheet 6 may be 
subject to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g). 
The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that: 
The interest requirement is waived for the fine restitution
The interest requirement for the fine restitution is modified as follows: 
If incarcerated, payment of the fine is due during imprisonment at the rate of not less than $25 per quarter and payment shall be 
through the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Financial Responsibility Program. 
If incarcerated, payment of the restitution is due during imprisonment at the rate of not less than $25 per quarter and payment 
shall be through the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Financial Responsibility Program. 
*Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 for offenses committed 
on or after September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996. 

DEFENDANT: REMUS ALAN KIRKPATRICK
CASE NUMBER: 2:15CR00190-3
Page 7 of 8 
AO 245B-CAED (Rev. 02/2018) Sheet 5B - Criminal Monetary Penalties
RESTITUTION PAYMENTS
Restitution of $1,145,004.45, jointly and severally with co-defendant Laura Marie Pezzi (2:15-cr-00190-4), to:
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32204
$127,500.00
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32204
$190,000.00
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32204
$108,500.00
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32204
$95,875.00
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32204
$195,000.00
OLD REPUBLIC TITLE COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
$179,500.00
STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA 98110
$164,327.00
TITLE RESOURCE GUARANTY COMPANY
DALLAS, TX 75251
$84,302.45
Restitution of $418,400.00, jointly and severally with co-defendant Michael Romano (2:15-cr-00190-7), to:
CAPITAL TITLE
RENO, NV 89521
$226,900.00
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32204
$191,500.00
Restitution of $581,877.80 to:
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32204
$222,500.00
OLD REPUBLIC TITLE COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
$18,000.00
OLD REPUBLIC TITLE COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
$12,000.00
OLD REPUBLIC TITLE COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
$149,900.00
WESTERN TITLE COMPANY INC
RENO, NV 89511
$79,477.80
WESTERN TITLE COMPANY INC
RENO, NV 89511
$100,000.00
Restitution of $627,628.66, jointly and severally with co-defendant Laura Marie Pezzi (2:15-cr-00190-4) and Michael Romano (2:15-
cr-00190-7), to:
ENTITLE DIRECT INSURANCE
INDEPENDENCE, OH 44131
$250,000.00
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32204
$89,000.00
INLAND TITLE
SPOKANE, WA 99204
$5,328.66
OLD REPUBLIC TITLE COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
$168,300.00
WESTCOR LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
MAITLAND, FL 32751
$115,000.00

DEFENDANT: REMUS ALAN KIRKPATRICK
CASE NUMBER: 2:15CR00190-3
Page 8 of 8 
AO 245B-CAED (Rev. 02/2018) Sheet 6 - Schedule of Payments
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS 
Having assessed the defendant's ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows: 
A. Lump sum payment of $ due immediately, balance due 
Not later than , or 
in accordance C, D, E,or F below; or
B. Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with C, D, or F below); or
C. Payment in equal (e.g. weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of (e.g. months or 
years), to commence (e.g. 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment; or 
D. Payment in equal (e.g. weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of (e.g. months or 
years), to commence (e.g. 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment to a term of supervision; or 
E. Payment during the term of supervised release/probation will commence within (e.g. 30 or 60 days) after release 
from imprisonment. The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendants ability to pay at 
that time; or 
F. Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties: 
Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal 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. 
The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed. 
The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution. 
The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s): 
The defendant shall forfeit the defendant's interest in the following property to the United States: The Preliminary Order of 
Forfeiture is hereby made final as to this defendant and shall be incorporated into the Judgment.
Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) fine principal, 
(5) fine interest, (6) community restitution, (7) JVTA assessment, (8) penalties, and (9) costs, including cost of prosecution and court 
costs. 

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