UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NOLLE PROSEQUI 19 Cr. 830 (AT) TOVA NOEL and MICHAEL THOMAS, Defendants. x¶
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The filing of this nolle prosequi will dispose of this case with respect to TOVA NOEL and MICHAEL THOMAS, the defendants.
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On or about November 19, 2019, a grand jury sitting in this District returned Indictment 19 Cr. 830 (AT), which charged TOVA NOEL and MICHAEL THOMAS, the defendants, with committing offenses against the United States, to wit, conspiring to knowingly defraud the United States and to knowingly make and use a false writing or document, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and knowingly making and using a false writing or document, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
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On or about May 20, 2021, TOVA NOEL and MICHAEL THOMAS, the defendants, entered into deferred prosecution agreements with the Government. Under the agreements, prosecution was deferred for a period of six months during the term of NOEL’s and THOMAS’s good behavior, completion of community service, and satisfactory compliance with the terms of the agreement. The United States Pretrial Services Office has informed the Government that NOEL and THOMAS have complied with the terms of the agreement during the period of deferral, which expired on November 20, 2021.
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In light of the foregoing, the Government recommends that an order of nolle prosequi be filed as to TOVA NOEL and MICHAEL THOMAS, the defendants, with respect to Indictment 19 Cr. 830 (AT).
Assistant United States Attorney¶
Dated: New York, New York November R, 2021¶
Upon the foregoing recommendation, I hereby direct, with leave of the Court, that an order of nolle prosequi be filed as to defendants TOVA NOEL and MICHAEL THOMAS with respect to Indictment 19 Cr. 830 (AT).¶
United States Attorney Southern District of New York
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SO ORDERED:¶
HONORABLE ANALISA TORRES United States District Judge Southern District of New York¶
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