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AO 245B (Rev. 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District of California UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE v. ) Darren Lordis Trahan Jr ) Case Number: CR-20-00389-001 JD ) ) USM Number: 26396-111 ) ) ) ) Defendant’s Attorney: Alanna D. Coopersmith (Appointed) THE DEFENDANT: pleaded guilty to count: One of the Information. 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 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) Felon in Posse ssion of a Firearm and Ammunition August 27, 2020 1 The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 7 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) dismissed on the motion of the United States. 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 or dered to pay restitution, the defendant must notify the court and United States attorney of material changes in economic circumstances. 6/8/2026 Date of Imposition of Judgment Signature of Judge The Honorable James Donato United States District Judge Name & Title of Judge June 16 , 2026 Date AO 245B (Rev. 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 2 — Imprisonment DEFENDANT: Darren Lordis Trahan Jr Judgment — Page 2 of 7 CASE NUMBER: CR-20-00389-001 JD IMPRISONMENT The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of: 37 months. The appearance bond is hereby exonerated, or upon surrender of the defendant as noted below. Any cash bail plus interest shall be returned to the owner(s) listed on the Affidavit of Owner of Bond Security form on file in the Clerk's Office. The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: The Court recommends that the defendant be designated to a facility as close as possible to the San Francisco Bay Area. 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 (no later than 2:00 pm). as notified by the United States Marshal. The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons: at on (no later than 2:00 pm). as notified by the United States Marshal. as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office. 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 AO 245B (Rev. 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 3 — Supervised Release DEFENDANT: Darren Lordis Trahan Jr Judgment — Page 3 of 7 CASE NUMBER: CR-20-00389-001 JD SUPERVISED RELEASE Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of: Three years. MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION 1) You must not commit another federal, state or local crime. 2) You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance. 3) You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of release from imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court. The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you pose a low risk of future substance abuse. (check if applicable) 4) You must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence of restitution. (check if applicable) 5) You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable) 6) 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 which you reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable) 7) You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (check if applicable) 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. AO 245B (Rev. 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 3A — Supervised Release DEFENDANT: Darren Lordis Trahan Jr Judgment — Page 4 of 7 CASE NUMBER: CR-20-00389-001 JD 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, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition. 1) You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial di strict where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours of RELEASE, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different time frame. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive a copy of the J udgment and Commitment which will set out the conditions of your supervision. You will be advised as to how and when you must report to the probation officer. 2) You must not change your authorized residence without the consent of your probation officer. 3) 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 these and the special conditions of your supervision that are observed in plain view. 4) You must not commit another federal, state, or local offense. 5) You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance. 6) If you are arrested by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours. 7) You must answer truthfully any questions asked by your probation officer. 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. I understand that the court may (1) revoke supervision, (2) extend the term of supervision, and/or (3) modify the conditions of supervision upon a finding of a violation of probation or supervised release. (Si gned) Defendan t Date U.S. Probation Officer/Desi gnated Witness Date AO 245B (Rev. 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 3D — Supervised Release DEFENDANT: Darren Lordis Trahan Jr Judgment — Page 5 of 7 CASE NUMBER: CR-20-00389-001 JD SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION 1. You must at all times either have full-time employment, full-time training for employment, or full-time job search, or some combination thereof, unless otherwise excused by probation. 2. You must undergo an assessment for mental health treatment services. If services are deemed appropriate, then you must pay for part or all of the cost of treatment, as directed by the probation officer. You must adhere to a co- payment schedule as determined by the probation officer. Payments must never exceed the total cost of mental health counseling. The actual co-payment schedule must be determined by the probation officer. 3. You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision. 4. 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). 5. You must submit your person, residence, office, vehicle, electronic devices and their data (including cell phones, computers, and electronic storage media), or any property under your control to a search. Such a search must be conducted by a United States Probation Officer or any federal, state or local law enforcement officer at any time with or without suspicion. Failure to submit to such a search may be grounds for revocation. You must warn any residents that the premises may be subject to searches. 6. You must participate in an outpatient program of testing and treatment for drug abuse, as directed by the probation officer, until such time as you are released from treatment by the probation officer. You are to pay part or all of the cost of this treatment, at an amount not to exceed the cost of treatment, as deemed appropriate by the probation officer. Payments must never exceed the total cost of urinalysis and counseling. The actual co-payment schedule must be determined by the probation officer. 7. You must abstain from the use of all alcoholic beverages, unless otherwise approved by the probation officer. AO 245B (Rev. 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 5 — Criminal Monetary Penalties DEFENDANT: Darren Lordis Trahan Jr Judgment — Page 6 of 7 CASE NUMBER: CR-20-00389-001 JD CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6. Assessment Fine Restitution AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment** TOTALS $ 100 Waived N/A N/A N/A The determination of restitution is deferred until. An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be entered after such determination. The defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount listed below. 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. Name of Payee Total Loss Restitution Ordered Priority or Percentage TOTALS $ 0.00 $ 0.00 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. the interest requirement is waived for the is modified as follows: * Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-299. ** Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-22. *** 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. AO 245B (Rev. 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 6 — Schedule of Payments DEFENDANT: Darren Lordis Trahan Jr Judgment — Page 7 of 7 CASE NUMBER: CR-20-00389-001 JD 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 with B Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with 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 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 defendant’s ability to pay at that time; or F Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties: It is further ordered that the defendant shall pay to the United States a special assessment of $100. Payments shall be made to the Clerk of U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate Ave., Box 36060, San Francisco, CA 94102, or via the pay.gov online payment system. During imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties are due at the rate of not less than $25 per quarter and payment shall be through the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Financial Responsibility Program. 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. Case Number Defendant and Co-Defendant Names (including defendant number) Total Amount Joint and Several Amount Corresponding Payee, if appropriate 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: (a) An FN Five-Seven pistol bearing serial number 386359435; and (b) All ammunition seized in or with the above firearm, including 26 rounds of 5.7- millimeter ammunition, 10 rounds of 9-millimeter ammunition, 7 rounds of 12-gauge ammunition, and 23 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition. The Court gives notice that this case involves 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, but such future orders do not affect the defendant’s responsibility for the full amount of the restitution ordered. 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. D, or D, or Joint and Severa l C, E, and/or F below); or F below); or C,