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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT 
UN
ITED STATES OF AMERICA Docket No. 25CR69(SFR) 
v. 
MELANIE HAM 
RESTITUTION ORDER 
I. Restitution Liability
A. Re
stitution Amount
The
 Defendant, MELANIE HAM shall be liable to pay restitution in the
amount of $ $167,000 pursuant 18 U.S.C. § 3663A. 
☐ Thi
s amount includes in prejudgment 
interest. 
B. Joi
nt and Several Liability
 Re
stitution is joint and several with defendant Marc Alexander in case
number 25CR69(SFR). 
☐ Restitution is joint and several with defendant(s) not presently named.
-OR-
☐ The Court has apportioned liability among the defendants to reflect the level
of contribution to the victim’s loss and the economic circumstances of each defendant, 
as follows: ___________________________________. 
C. Id
entification of Victim
See Sch
edule A, which is filed under seal to protect the identity of the victim.
II. Int
erest (Check One) and Penalties
 A
ll interest is waived.
☐ The Defendant shall pay interest on any restitution amount of more than
$2,500.00, unless restitution is paid in full before the fifteenth day after the date of 
the judgment, unless directed as follows: 
__________________________________________________. 
 Al
l penalties are waived by the Government pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(h).

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III. Ti
me and Method of Payment
Pur
suant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3572 and 3664(f)(2), in consideration of (1) the
financial resources and other assets of the Defendant, including whether any of 
these assets are jointly controlled; (2) projected earnings and other income of the 
Defendant; and (3) any financial obligations of the Defendant, including obligations 
to dependents, the Defendant is hereby ordered to pay restitution in the manner 
and according to the schedule that follows: 
A. An I
nitial Lump Sum Payment of $167,000 is due and payable immediately.
B. An
y remaining balance is due and payable according to the following
schedule:
1. Whil
e serving any term of imprisonment, the Defendant
 sh
all not be required to make restitution payments; or
☐ s
hall make installment payments as follows: The defendant shall make
payments in accordance with the Inmate Responsibility Program 
2. Af
ter completion of the term of imprisonment, the Defendant shall make
installment payments as follows:
For any remaining unpaid balance, the defendant shall pay not less than
$200 per
 month or ten percent of her joint gross income, whichever is
greater. Such payments can be modified at the discretion of the United
States Probation Office.
IV. P
ayment Instructions
Th
e Defendant shall make payment to the Clerk of Court. Payment may be
made in the form of cash, check or money order. All payments by check or money 
order shall be made payable to the “Clerk, United States District Court,” and each 
check shall be delivered to the United States District Court, Attention: Clerk’s 
Office, New Haven as required by 18 U.S.C. § 3611. The Defendant shall write the 
docket number of this case on each check delivered to the Clerk’s Office. Any cash 
payments shall be hand delivered to the Clerk’s Office using exact change and shall 
not be mailed. Payments can be made through Pay.gov, using a checking or savings 
account (ACH) or credit, debit, and prepaid cards. Before making payments on-line, 
debtors should self-enroll on the Pay.gov. Instructions on how to self-enroll and 

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make payments on-line are on the court’s website at 
http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/payment-information. 
The
 Clerk shall distribute restitution payments to the victim(s) identified in 
this order in accordance with the District’s Standing Order on the Disbursement of 
Restitution Payments by the Clerk of Court. 
V. Add
itional Provisions
The D
efendant shall notify the Court, the United States Probation Office
(during any period of probation or supervised release), and the United States 
Attorney’s Office, of any material change in the Defendant’s economic circumstances 
that might affect the Defendant’s ability to pay restitution in accordance with 18 
U.S.C. § 3664(k). 
The D
efendant shall notify the Court, the United States Probation Office 
(during any period of probation or supervised release), and the United States 
Attorney’s Office, of any change in address. 
The D
efendant shall apply to any restitution still owed the value of any 
substantial resources from any source the defendant receives during the period of 
incarceration, including inheritance, settlement or other judgment in accordance 
with 18 U.S.C. § 3664(n). 
Noth
ing in this order shall prevent the Bureau of Prisons from implementing 
restitution payments in accordance with its Inmate Financial Responsibility 
Program (“IFRP”), 28 U.S.C. § 545.10 et seq. up to the maximum amount permitted 
under the IFRP guidelines. 
It is so ordered. 
Dated at New Haven, Connecticut, on this 17th day of June, 2026.
__________/s/_____________ 
The Hon. Sarah Russell 
United States District Judge 

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