Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 1 of 12 PageID # 1756 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District of Illinois UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v PABLO VEGA CUEVAS JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE Case Number 1 14-CR-00705 1 USM Number 06951-063 Robert Louis Rascia Defendant’s Attorney THE DEFENDANT ☒ pleaded guilty to count s 1 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 21 841A Cd F Controlled Substance - Sell Distribute Or Dispense Offense Ended 10 31 2014 Count 1 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 All remaining 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 ordered to pay restitution the defendant must notify the court and United States Attorney of material changes in economic circumstances August 19 2025 Date of Imposition of Judgment _______________________________________________ Signature of Judge Jorge L Alonso United States District Judge Name and Title of Judge August 25 2025 _______________________________________________ Date Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 2 of 12 PageID # 1757 ILND 245B Rev 03 12 2020 Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 2 – Imprisonment DEFENDANT PABLO VEGA CUEVAS CASE NUMBER 1 14-CR-00705 1 Judgment – Page 2 of 8 IMPRISONMENT The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of Time served as to Count 1 of the Indictment ☐ The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons ☐ 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 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 Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 3 of 12 PageID # 1758 ILND 245B Rev 03 12 2020 Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 3 – Supervised Release Judgment – Page 3 of 8 DEFENDANT PABLO VEGA CUEVAS CASE NUMBER 1 14-CR-00705 1 MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE PURSUANT TO 18 U S C § 3583 d Upon release from imprisonment you shall be on supervised release for a term of Five 5 years as to Count 1 of the Indictment The court imposes those conditions identified by checkmarks below During the period of supervised release ☒ 1 you shall not commit another Federal State or local crime ☒ 2 you shall not unlawfully possess a controlled substance ☐ 3 you shall attend a public private or private nonprofit offender rehabilitation program that has been approved by the court if an approved program is readily available within a 50-mile radius of your legal residence Use for a first conviction of a domestic violence crime as defined in § 3561 b 4 you shall register and comply with all requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act 42 U S C § ☐ 16913 ☒ 5 you shall cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample if the collection of such a sample is required by law ☐ 6 you shall refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance AND submit to one drug test within 15 days of release on supervised release and at least two periodic tests thereafter up to 104 periodic tests for use of a controlled substance during each year of supervised release This mandatory condition may be ameliorated or suspended by the court for any defendant if reliable sentencing information indicates a low risk of future substance abuse by the defendant DISCRETIONARY CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE PURSUANT TO 18 U S C § 3563 b AND 18 U S C § 3583 d Discretionary Conditions — The court orders that you abide by the following conditions during the term of supervised release because such conditions are reasonably related to the factors set forth in § 3553 a 1 and a 2 B C and D such conditions involve only such deprivations of liberty or property as are reasonably necessary for the purposes indicated in § 3553 a 2 B C and D and such conditions are consistent with any pertinent policy statement issued by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to 28 U S C 994a The court imposes those conditions identified by checkmarks below During the period of supervised release ☐ 1 you shall provide financial support to any dependents if you are financially able to do so ☐ 2 you shall make restitution to a victim of the offense under § 3556 but not subject to the limitation of § 3663 a or § 3663A c 1 A 3 you shall give to the victims of the offense notice pursuant to the provisions of § 3555 as follows ☐ 4 you shall seek and work conscientiously at lawful employment or if you are not gainfully employed you shall pursue ☐ conscientiously a course of study or vocational training that will equip you for employment ☐ 5 you shall refrain from engaging in the following occupation business or profession bearing a reasonably direct relationship to the conduct constituting the offense or engage in the following specified occupation business or profession only to a stated degree or under stated circumstances if checked yes please indicate restriction s 6 you shall not knowingly meet or communicate with any person whom you know to be engaged or planning ☐ to be engaged in criminal activity and shall not ☐ visit the following type of places ☐ knowingly meet or communicate with the following persons ☐ 7 you shall refrain from ☐ any or ☐ excessive use of alcohol defined as ☐ having a blood alcohol concentration greater than 0 08 or ☐ and from any use of a narcotic drug or other controlled substance as defined in § 102 of the Controlled Substances Act 21 U S C § 802 without a prescription by a licensed medical practitioner ☒ 8 you shall not possess a firearm destructive device or other dangerous weapon ☐ 9 ☐ you shall participate at the direction of a probation officer in a substance abuse treatment program which may include urine testing up to a maximum of 104 tests per year ☐ you shall participate at the direction of a probation officer in a mental health treatment program and shall take any medications prescribed by the mental health treatment provider ☐ you shall participate at the direction of a probation officer in medical care if checked yes please specify Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 4 of 12 PageID # 1759 ILND 245B Rev 03 12 2020 Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 3 – Supervised Release Judgment – Page 4 of 8 DEFENDANT PABLO VEGA CUEVAS CASE NUMBER 1 14-CR-00705 1 ☐ 10 ☐ 11 ☐ ☐ ☒ 12 13 14 ☒ 15 ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ ☐ intermittent confinement you shall remain in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons during nights weekends or other intervals of time totaling no more than the lesser of one year or the term of imprisonment authorized for the offense during the first year of the term of supervised release provided however that a condition set forth in §3563 b 10 shall be imposed only for a violation of a condition of supervised release in accordance with § 3583 e 2 and only when facilities are available for the following period community confinement you shall reside at or participate in the program of a community corrections facility including a facility maintained or under contract to the Bureau of Prisons for all or part of the term of supervised release for a period of months you shall work in community service for hours as directed by a probation officer you shall reside in the following place or area or refrain from residing in a specified place or area you shall not knowingly leave from the federal judicial district where you are being supervised unless granted permission to leave by the court or a probation officer The geographic area of the Northern District of Illinois currently consists of the Illinois counties of Cook DuPage Grundy Kane Kendall Lake LaSalle Will Boone Carroll DeKalb Jo Daviess Lee McHenry Ogle Stephenson Whiteside and Winnebago you shall report to the probation office in the federal judicial district to which you are released within 72 hours of your release from imprisonment You shall thereafter report to a probation officer at reasonable times as directed by the court or a probation officer 16 ☒ you shall permit a probation officer to visit you ☒ at any reasonable time or ☐ as specified ☐ at home ☐ at work ☐ at school ☐ at a community service location ☒ other reasonable location specified by a probation officer ☒ you shall permit confiscation of any contraband observed in plain view of the probation officer 17 you shall notify a probation officer within 72 hours after becoming aware of any change in residence employer or workplace and absent constitutional or other legal privilege answer inquiries by a probation officer You shall answer truthfully any inquiries by a probation officer subject to any constitutional or other legal privilege 18 you shall notify a probation officer within 72 hours if after being arrested charged with a crime or questioned by a law enforcement officer 19 home confinement ☐ a i home incarceration for a period of __ months you are restricted to your residence at all times except for medical necessities and court appearances or other activities specifically approved by the court ☐ a ii home detention for a period of __ months 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 pre-approved by the probation officer ☐ a iii curfew for a period of __ months you are restricted to your residence every day ☐ from the times directed by the probation officer or ☐ from __ to __ ☐ b your compliance with this condition as well as other court-imposed conditions of supervision shall be monitored by a form of location monitoring technology selected at the discretion of the probation officer and you shall abide by all technology requirements ☐ c you shall pay all or part of the cost of the location monitoring at the daily contractual rate if you are financially able to do so 20 you shall comply with the terms of any court order or order of an administrative process pursuant to the law of a State the District of Columbia or any other possession or territory of the United States requiring payments by you for the support and maintenance of a child or of a child and the parent with whom the child is living 21 deportation you shall be surrendered to a duly authorized official of the Homeland Security Department for a determination on the issue of deportability by the appropriate authority in accordance with the laws under the Immigration and Nationality Act and the established implementing regulations If ordered deported you shall not remain in or enter the United States without obtaining in advance the express written consent of the United States Attorney General or the United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security 22 you shall satisfy such other special conditions as ordered below 23 You shall submit your person property house residence vehicle papers computers as defined in 18 U S C 1030 e 1 other electronic communications or data storage devices or media or office to a search conducted by a United States Probation Officer s Failure to submit to a search may be grounds for revocation of release You shall warn any other occupants that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition An officer s may conduct a search pursuant to this condition only when reasonable suspicion exists that you have violated a condition of your supervision and that the areas to be searched contain evidence of this violation Any search must be conducted at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 5 of 12 PageID # 1760 ILND 245B Rev 03 12 2020 Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 3 – Supervised Release Judgment – Page 5 of 8 DEFENDANT PABLO VEGA CUEVAS CASE NUMBER 1 14-CR-00705 1 ☐ 24 Other SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE PURSUANT TO 18 U S C 3563 b 22 and 3583 d The court imposes those conditions identified by checkmarks below During the term of supervised release if you have not obtained a high school diploma or equivalent you shall participate in a General Educational ☐ 1 Development GED preparation course and seek to obtain a GED within the first year of supervision you shall participate in an approved job skill-training program at the direction of a probation officer within the first 60 ☐ 2 days of placement on supervision you shall if unemployed after the first 60 days of supervision or if unemployed for 60 days after termination or lay-off ☐ 3 from employment perform at least hours of community service per week at the direction of the probation office until gainfully employed The total amount of community service required over your term of service shall not exceed hours you shall not maintain employment where you have access to other individual’s personal information including but not ☐ 4 limited to Social Security numbers and credit card numbers or money unless approved by a probation officer you shall not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of a probation officer ☐ 5 unless you are in compliance with the financial obligations imposed by this judgment you shall provide a probation officer with access to any requested financial information requested by the probation ☐ 6 officer to monitor compliance with conditions of supervised release ☐ 7 ☐ ☐ 8 9 within 72 hours of any significant change in your economic circumstances that might affect your ability to pay restitution fines or special assessments you must notify the probation officer of the change you shall file accurate income tax returns and pay all taxes interest and penalties as required by law you shall participate in a sex offender treatment program The specific program and provider will be determined by a probation officer You shall comply with all recommended treatment which may include psychological and physiological testing You shall maintain use of all prescribed medications ☐ You shall comply with the requirements of the Computer and Internet Monitoring Program as administered by the United States Probation Office You shall consent to the installation of computer monitoring software on all identified computers to which you have access and to which the probation officer has legitimate access by right or consent The software may restrict and or record any and all activity on the computer including the capture of keystrokes application information Internet use history email correspondence and chat conversations A notice will be placed on the computer at the time of installation to warn others of the existence of the monitoring software You shall not remove tamper with reverse engineer or in any way circumvent the software ☐ The cost of the monitoring shall be paid by you at the monthly contractual rate if you are financially able subject to satisfaction of other financial obligations imposed by this judgment ☐ You shall not possess or use at any location including your place of employment any computer external storage device or any device with access to the Internet or any online computer service without the prior approval of a probation officer This includes any Internet service provider bulletin board system or any other public or private network or email system ☐ You shall not possess any device that could be used for covert photography without the prior approval of a probation officer ☐ You shall not view or possess child pornography If the treatment provider determines that exposure to other sexually stimulating material may be detrimental to the treatment process or that additional conditions are likely to assist the treatment process such proposed conditions shall be promptly presented to the court for a determination pursuant to 18 U S C § 3583 e 2 regarding whether to enlarge or otherwise modify the conditions of supervision to include conditions consistent with the recommendations of the treatment provider ☐ ☐ ☐ You shall not without the approval of a probation officer and treatment provider engage in activities that will put you in unsupervised private contact with any person under the age of 18 and you shall not knowingly visit locations where persons under the age of 18 regularly congregate including parks schools school bus stops playgrounds and childcare facilities This condition does not apply to contact in the course of normal commercial business or unintentional incidental contact This condition does not apply to your family members Names Your employment shall be restricted to the judicial district and division where you reside or are supervised unless approval is granted by a probation officer Prior to accepting any form of employment you shall seek the approval of a probation officer in order to allow the probation officer the opportunity to assess the level of risk to the community you will pose if employed in a particular capacity You shall not participate in any volunteer Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 6 of 12 PageID # 1761 ILND 245B Rev 03 12 2020 Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 3 – Supervised Release Judgment – Page 6 of 8 DEFENDANT PABLO VEGA CUEVAS CASE NUMBER 1 14-CR-00705 1 ☐ 10 ☒ 11 ☐ 12 ☐ 13 ☐ ☐ 14 15 activity that may cause you to come into direct contact with children except under circumstances approved in advance by a probation officer and treatment provider ☐ You shall provide the probation officer with copies of your telephone bills all credit card statements receipts and any other financial information requested ☐ You shall comply with all state and local laws pertaining to convicted sex offenders including such laws that impose restrictions beyond those set forth in this order you shall pay to the Clerk of the Court any financial obligation ordered herein that remains unpaid at the commencement of the term of supervised release at a rate of not less than 10% of the total of your gross earnings minus federal and state income tax withholdings you shall not enter into any agreement to act as an informer or special agent of a law enforcement agency without the prior permission of the court you shall pay to the Clerk of the Court $ as repayment to the United States of government funds you received during the investigation of this offense The Clerk of the Court shall remit the funds to list both Agency and Address if the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person including an organization or members of the community the probation officer may require you to tell the person about the risk and you must comply with that instruction Such notification could include advising the person about your record of arrests and convictions and substance use The probation officer may contact the person and confirm that you have told the person about the risk You shall observe one Reentry Court session as instructed by your probation officer Other Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 7 of 12 PageID # 1762 ILND 245B Rev 03 12 2020 Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 5 – Criminal Monetary Penalties Judgment – Page 7 of 8 DEFENDANT PABLO VEGA CUEVAS CASE NUMBER 1 14-CR-00705 1 CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6 Assessment TOTALS ☐ ☐ $100 00 Restitution $ 00 Fine $ 00 AVAA Assessment $ 00 JVTA Assessment $ 00 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 ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 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 for the is modified as follows The defendant’s non-exempt assets if any are subject to immediate execution to satisfy any outstanding restitution or fine obligations 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 Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 8 of 12 PageID # 1763 ILND 245B Rev 03 12 2020 Judgment in a Criminal Case Sheet 6 – Schedule of Payments DEFENDANT PABLO VEGA CUEVAS CASE NUMBER 1 14-CR-00705 1 Judgment – Page 8 of 8 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 $100 00 due immediately ☐ ☐ B ☐ C ☐ D ☐ E ☐ F ☐ balance due not later than or balance due in accordance with ☐ C ☐ D ☐ E or ☐ F below or Payment to begin immediately may be combined with ☐ C ☐ D or ☐ F below or Payment in equal e g weekly monthly quarterly installments of $ e g 30 or 60 days after the date of this judgment or commence over a period of e g months or years to Payment in equal e g weekly monthly quarterly installments of $ over a period of e g 30 or 60 days after release from imprisonment to a term of supervision or commence e g months or years to 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 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 ☐ Joint and Several Case Number Defendant and Co-Defendant Names including defendant number Total Amount Joint and Several Amount Corresponding Payee if Appropriate See above for Defendant and Co-Defendant Names and Case Numbers including defendant number Total Amount Joint and Several Amount and 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 See attached Forfeiture Money Judgment Order 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 Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 9 of 12 PageID # 1764 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v PABLO VEGA CUEVAS No 14 CR 705-1 Judge Jorge L Alonso FORFEITURE MONEY JUDGMENT ORDER This cause comes before the Court on the motion of the United States for entry of a forfeiture money judgment order in the amount of $1 745 809 pursuant to the provisions of Title 21 United States Code Section 853 and Fed R Crim P 32 2 and the Court being fully informed hereby finds as follows a On March 11 2015 an indictment was returned charging defendant PABLO VEGA CUEVAS with violations of the Controlled Substances Act pursuant to the provisions of 21 U S C §§ 841 a 1 843 b and 846 The indictment sought forfeiture to the United States of certain property pursuant to the provisions of 21 U S C § 853 a 1 and 2 b On April 20 2021 pursuant to Fed R Crim P 11 defendant PABLO VEGA CUEVAS entered a voluntary plea of guilty to Count One of the indictment thereby making certain property subject to forfeiture pursuant to 21 U S C § 853 a 1 and 2 which provides a any person convicted of a violation of this subchapter shall forfeit to the United States 1 any property constituting or derived from any proceeds the person obtained directly or indirectly as the result of such violation Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 10 of 12 PageID # 1765 c Pursuant to the terms of his plea agreement and as a result of his violation of 21 U S C § 846 defendant PABLO VEGA CUEVAS agreed to the entry of a personal money judgment in the amount of $1 745 809 as property which represents proceeds of his violation of Count One Defendant PABLO VEGA CUEVAS further agreed to the immediate entry of a forfeiture money judgment order thereby extinguishing any right title or interest he has in the subject funds d The United States requests that this Court enter a personal money judgment against in the amount of $1 745 809 against defendant PABLO VEGA CUEVAS and further enter a forfeiture money judgment order pursuant to the provisions of 21 U S C § 853 forfeiting all right title and interest defendant PABLO VEGA CUEVAS has in the funds subject to forfeiture e Pursuant to 21 U S C § 853 and Fed R Crim P 32 2 the United States requested that the terms and conditions of this forfeiture money judgment order be made part of the sentence imposed against defendant PABLO VEGA CUEVAS and included in any judgment and commitment order entered in this case against him Accordingly it is hereby ORDERED ADJUDGED and DECREED 1 That a judgment is entered against defendant PABLO VEGA CUEVAS in the amount of $1 745 809 It is further ordered 2 That pursuant to the provisions of 21 U S C § 853 and Fed R Crim P 32 2 all right title and interest defendant PABLO VEGA CUEVAS may have in the foregoing property is hereby forfeit to the United States of America for disposition according to law It is further ordered 2 Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 11 of 12 PageID # 1766 3 That pursuant to 21 U S C § 853 and Subdivision b 3 of Rule 32 2 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure upon entry of this forfeiture money judgment order the Court hereby authorizes the Attorney General or his designated representatives to conduct discovery to identify or locate property subject to forfeiture including substitute assets and to seize property ordered forfeited upon such terms and conditions as set forth by the Court It is further ordered 4 Pursuant to 21 U S C § 853 and Fed R Crim P 32 2 the terms and conditions of this forfeiture money judgment order shall be made part of the sentence imposed against defendant and recited in any judgment and commitment order entered in the case In accordance with Rule 32 2 b 4 A at sentencing—or at any time before sentencing if defendant consents—the preliminary forfeiture order including the forfeiture money judgment will become final as to defendant It is further ordered 3 Case 1 14-cr-00705 Document # 515 Filed 08 25 25 Page 12 of 12 PageID # 1767 5 That this Court shall retain jurisdiction in this matter to take additional action and enter further orders as necessary to implement and enforce this forfeiture order ____________________________ JORGE L ALONSO United States District Judge DATED ___August 19 2025___ 4