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Case 1:21-cr-00085-CRC Document 57 Filed 03/03/22 Page 1 of 12 


U.S. Department of Justice 


Matthew M. Graves 
United States Attorney 


District of Columbia 


Judiciary Center 
555 Fourth St., N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20530 


December 03, 2021 


Dickson Young 

Whitestone Young, PC 

10513 Judicial Drive 

Suite 300 

Fairfax, VA 22030 

Via email: djy@whitestoneyoung.com 


Kira West 

Law Office of Kira West 

712 H St., NE 

Unit 509 

Washington, DC 20002 

Via email: kiraannewest@gmail.com 


Re: United States v. Simone Gold 
Criminal Case No. 1:21-CR-85-CRC-2 


Dear Mr. Young/Ms. West: 


This letter sets forth the full and complete plea offer to your client, Simone Gold 
(hereinafter referred to as “your client” or “defendant’’), from the Office of the United States 
Attorney for the District of Columbia (hereinafter also referred to as “the Government” or “this 
Office”). This plea offer expires on January 03, 2022. If your client accepts the terms and 
conditions of this offer, please have your client execute this document in the space provided 
below. Upon receipt of the executed document, this letter will become the Plea Agreement 
(hereinafter referred to as “this Agreement”). The terms of the offer are as follows: 


[1]. Charges and Statutory Penalties 
Your client agrees to plead guilty to Count 2 in the Indictment, charging your client 


with Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 
§ 1752(a)(1). 


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Your client understands that a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(1) carries a maximum 
sentence of one (1) year of imprisonment; a fine of $100,000, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 
§ 3571(b)(5); a term of supervised release of not more than 1 year, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 
§ 3583(b)(3); and an obligation to pay any applicable interest or penalties on fines and restitution 
not timely made. 


In addition, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3013(a)(1)(A)(iii), your client agrees to pay a special 
assessment of $25 per class A misdmeanor conviction to the Clerk of the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia. Your client also understands that, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 
3572 and § 5E1.2 of the United States Sentencing Commission, Guidelines Manual [(2021)] 
(hereinafter “Sentencing Guidelines,” “Guidelines,” or “U.S.S.G.”), the Court may also impose a 
fine that is sufficient to pay the federal government the costs of any imprisonment, term of 
supervised release, and period of probation. Further, your client understands that, if your client 
has two or more convictions for a crime of violence or felony drug offense, your client may be 
subject to the substantially higher penalties provided for in the career-offender statutes and 
provisions of the Sentencing Guidelines. 


[2]. Cooperation with Additional Investigation 


Your client agrees to allow law enforcement agents to review any social media accounts 
operated by your client for statements and postings in and around January 6, 2021, and conduct 
an interview of your client regarding the events in and around January 6, 2021 prior to 
sentencing. 


[3]. Factual Stipulations 


Your client agrees that the attached “Statement of Offense” fairly and accurately 
describes your client’s actions and involvement in the offense(s) to which your client is pleading 
guilty. Please have your client sign and return the Statement of Offense as a written proffer of 
evidence, along with this Agreement. 


[4]. Additional Charges 


In consideration of your client’s guilty plea to the above offense(s), your client will not 
be further prosecuted criminally by this Office for the conduct set forth in the attached Statement 
of Offense. The Government will request that the Court dismiss the remaining counts of the 
Indictment in this case at the time of sentencing. Your client agrees and acknowledges that the 
charges to be dismissed at the time of sentencing were based in fact. 


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After the entry of your client’s plea of guilty to the offense(s) identified in paragraph [1] 
above, your client will not be charged with any non-violent criminal offense in violation of 
Federal or District of Columbia law which was committed within the District of Columbia by 
your client prior to the execution of this Agreement and about which this Office was made aware 
by your client prior to the execution of this Agreement. However, the United States expressly 
reserves its right to prosecute your client for any crime of violence, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 16 
and/or 22 D.C. Code § 4501, if in fact your client committed or commits such a crime of 
violence prior to or after the execution of this Agreement. 


[5]. Sentencing Guidelines Analysis 


Your client understands that the sentence in this case will be determined by the Court, 
pursuant to the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), including a consideration of the 
Sentencing Guidelines. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(B), and to 
assist the Court in determining the appropriate sentence, the parties agree to the following: 


A. Estimated Offense Level Under the Guidelines 


The parties agree that the following Sentencing Guidelines sections apply: 


U.S.S.G. §2B2.3(a) Base Offense Level 4 
U.S.S.G. § 2B2.3(b)(1)(A) Trespass Occurred at any Restricted Building 
or Grounds +2 
Total 6 


Acceptance of Responsibility 


The Government agrees that a 2-level reduction will be appropriate, pursuant to U.S.S.G. 
§ 3E1.1, provided that your client clearly demonstrates acceptance of responsibility, to the 
satisfaction of the Government, through your client’s allocution, adherence to every provision of 
this Agreement, and conduct between entry of the plea and imposition of sentence. 


Nothing in this Agreement limits the right of the Government to seek denial of the 
adjustment for acceptance of responsibility, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1, and/or imposition of 
an adjustment for obstruction of justice, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1, regardless of any 
agreement set forth above, should your client move to withdraw your client’s guilty plea after it 
is entered, or should it be determined by the Government that your client has either (a) engaged 
in conduct, unknown to the Government at the time of the signing of this Agreement, that 
constitutes obstruction of justice, or (b) engaged in additional criminal conduct after signing this 
Agreement. 


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In accordance with the above, the Estimated Offense Level will be at least 6. 
B. Estimated Criminal History Category 


Based upon the information now available to this Office (including the Pre-Plea 
Criminal History Calculation, your client has no criminal convictions. 


Accordingly, your client is estimated to have [0] criminal history points and your client’s 
Criminal History Category is estimated to be [I] (the “Estimated Criminal History Category”). 
Your client acknowledges that after the pre-sentence investigation by the United States Probation 
Office, a different conclusion regarding your client’s criminal convictions and/or criminal history 
points may be reached and your client’s criminal history points may increase or decrease. 


C. Estimated Guidelines Range 


Based upon the Estimated Offense Level and the Estimated Criminal History Category 
set forth above, your client’s estimated Sentencing Guidelines range is [0] months to [6] months 
(the “Estimated Guidelines Range”). In addition, the parties agree that, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 
5E1.2, should the Court impose a fine, at Guidelines level [4], the estimated applicable fine 
range is $500 to $9,500. Your client reserves the right to ask the Court not to impose any 
applicable fine. 


The parties agree that, solely for the purposes of calculating the applicable range under 
the Sentencing Guidelines, neither a downward nor upward departure from the Estimated 
Guidelines Range set forth above is warranted, except the Government reserves the right to 
request an upward departure pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3A1.4, n. 4. Except as provided for in the 
“Reservation of Allocution” section below, the parties also agree that neither party will seek any 
offense-level calculation different from the Estimated Offense Level calculated above in 
subsection A. However, the parties are free to argue for a Criminal History Category different 
from that estimated above in subsection B. 


Your client understands and acknowledges that the Estimated Guidelines Range 
calculated above is not binding on the Probation Office or the Court. Should the Court or 
Probation Office determine that a guidelines range different from the Estimated Guidelines 
Range is applicable, that will not be a basis for withdrawal or recission of this Agreement by 
either party. 


Your client understands and acknowledges that the terms of this section apply only to 
conduct that occurred before the execution of this Agreement. Should your client commit any 
conduct after the execution of this Agreement that would form the basis for an increase in your 
client’s base offense level or justify an upward departure (examples of which include, but are not 
limited to, obstruction of justice, failure to appear for a court proceeding, criminal conduct while 
pending sentencing, and false statements to law enforcement agents, the probation officer, or the 
Court), the Government is free under this Agreement to seek an increase in the base offense level 
based on that post-agreement conduct. 


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[6]. Agreement as to Sentencing Allocution 


The parties further agree that a sentence within the Estimated Guidelines Range would 
constitute a reasonable sentence in light of all of the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), should 
such a sentence be subject to appellate review notwithstanding the appeal waiver provided below. 
However, the parties agree that either party may seek a variance and suggest that the Court consider 
a sentence outside of the applicable Guidelines Range, based upon the factors to be considered in 
imposing a sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). 


[7]. Reservation of Allocution 


The Government and your client reserve the right to describe fully, both orally and in 
writing, to the sentencing judge, the nature and seriousness of your client’s misconduct, 
including any misconduct not described in the charges to which your client is pleading guilty, to 
inform the presentence report writer and the Court of any relevant facts, to dispute any factual 
inaccuracies in the presentence report, and to contest any matters not provided for in this 
Agreement. The parties also reserve the right to address the correctness of any Sentencing 
Guidelines calculations determined by the presentence report writer or the court, even if those 
calculations differ from the Estimated Guidelines Range calculated herein. In the event that the 
Court or the presentence report writer considers any Sentencing Guidelines adjustments, 
departures, or calculations different from those agreed to and/or estimated in this Agreement, or 
contemplates a sentence outside the Guidelines range based upon the general sentencing factors 
listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), the parties reserve the right to answer any related inquiries from 
the Court or the presentence report writer and to allocute for a sentence within the Guidelines 
range, as ultimately determined by the Court, even if the Guidelines range ultimately determined 
by the Court is different from the Estimated Guidelines Range calculated herein. 


In addition, if in this Agreement the parties have agreed to recommend or refrain from 
recommending to the Court a particular resolution of any sentencing issue, the parties reserve the 
right to full allocution in any post-sentence litigation. The parties retain the full right of 
allocution in connection with any post-sentence motion which may be filed in this matter and/or 
any proceeding(s) before the Bureau of Prisons. In addition, your client acknowledges that the 
Government is not obligated and does not intend to file any post-sentence downward departure 
motion in this case pursuant to Rule 35(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. 


[8]. Court Not Bound by this Agreement or the Sentencing Guidelines 


Your client understands that the sentence in this case will be imposed in accordance with 
18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), upon consideration of the Sentencing Guidelines. Your client further 
understands that the sentence to be imposed is a matter solely within the discretion of the Court. 
Your client acknowledges that the Court is not obligated to follow any recommendation of the 
Government at the time of sentencing. Your client understands that neither the Government’s 
recommendation nor the Sentencing Guidelines are binding on the Court. 


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Your client acknowledges that your client’s entry of a guilty plea to the charged 
offense(s) authorizes the Court to impose any sentence, up to and including the statutory 
maximum sentence, which may be greater than the applicable Guidelines range. The 
Government cannot, and does not, make any promise or representation as to what sentence your 
client will receive. Moreover, it is understood that your client will have no right to withdraw 
your client’s plea of guilty should the Court impose a sentence that is outside the Guidelines 
range or if the Court does not follow the Government’s sentencing recommendation. The 
Government and your client will be bound by this Agreement, regardless of the sentence 
imposed by the Court. Any effort by your client to withdraw the guilty plea because of the 
length of the sentence shall constitute a breach of this Agreement. 


[9]. Conditions of Release 


Your client acknowledges that, although the Government will not seek a change in your 
client’s release conditions pending sentencing, the final decision regarding your client’s bond 
status or detention will be made by the Court at the time of your client’s plea of guilty. The 
Government may move to change your client’s conditions of release, including requesting that 
your client be detained pending sentencing, if your client engages in further criminal conduct 
prior to sentencing or if the Government obtains information that it did not possess at the time of 
your client’s plea of guilty and that is relevant to whether your client is likely to flee or pose a 
danger to any person or the community. Your client also agrees that any violation of your 
client’s release conditions or any misconduct by your client may result in the Government filing 
an ex parte motion with the Court requesting that a bench warrant be issued for your client’s 
arrest and that your client be detained without bond while pending sentencing in your client’s 
case. 


[10]. Waivers 
[a] Venue 

Your client waives any challenge to venue in the District of Columbia. 
[b] Statute of Limitations 


Your client agrees that, should the conviction following your client’s plea of guilty 
pursuant to this Agreement be vacated for any reason, any prosecution, based on the conduct set 
forth in the attached Statement of Offense, that is not time-barred by the applicable statute of 
limitations on the date of the signing of this Agreement (including any counts that the 
Government has agreed not to prosecute or to dismiss at sentencing pursuant to this 
Agreement)may be commenced or reinstated against your client, notwithstanding the expiration 
of the statute of limitations between the signing of this Agreement and the commencement or 
reinstatement of such prosecution. It is the intent of this Agreement to waive all defenses based 
on the statute of limitations with respect to any prosecution of conduct set forth in the attached 
Statement of Offense that is not time-barred on the date that this Agreement is signed. 


[c] Trial Rights 


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Your client understands that by pleading guilty in this case your client agrees to waive 
certain rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States and/or by statute or rule. Your 
client agrees to forego the right to any further discovery or disclosures of information not already 
provided at the time of the entry of your client’s guilty plea. Your client also agrees to waive, 
among other rights, the right to plead not guilty, and the right to a jury trial. If there were a jury 
trial, your client would have the right to be represented by counsel, to confront and cross- 
examine witnesses against your client, to challenge the admissibility of evidence offered against 
your client, to compel witnesses to appear for the purpose of testifying and presenting other 
evidence on your client’s behalf, and to choose whether to testify. If there were a jury trial and 
your client chose not to testify at that trial, your client would have the right to have the jury 
instructed that your client’s failure to testify could not be held against your client. Your client 
would further have the right to have the jury instructed that your client is presumed innocent 
until proven guilty, and that the burden would be on the United States to prove your client’s guilt 
beyond a reasonable doubt. If your client were found guilty after a trial, your client would have 
the right to appeal your client’s conviction. Your client understands that the Fifth Amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States protects your client from the use of self-incriminating 
statements in a criminal prosecution. By entering a plea of guilty, your client knowingly and 
voluntarily waives or gives up your client’s right against self-incrimination. 


Your client acknowledges discussing with you Rule 11(f) of the Federal Rules of 
Criminal Procedure and Rule 410 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, which ordinarily limit the 
admissibility of statements made by a defendant in the course of plea discussions or plea 
proceedings if a guilty plea is later withdrawn. Your client knowingly and voluntarily waives the 
rights that arise under these rules in the event your client withdraws your client’s guilty plea or 
withdraws from this Agreement after signing it. 


Your client also agrees to waive all constitutional and statutory rights to a speedy 
sentence and agrees that the plea of guilty pursuant to this Agreement will be entered at a time 
decided upon by the parties with the concurrence of the Court. Your client understands that the 
date for sentencing will be set by the Court. 


[11]. Appeal Rights 


Your client agrees to waive, insofar as such waiver is permitted by law, the right to 
appeal the conviction in this case on any basis, including but not limited to claim(s) that (1) the 
statute(s) to which your client is pleading guilty is unconstitutional, and (2) the admitted conduct 
does not fall within the scope of the statute(s). Your client understands that federal law, 
specifically 18 U.S.C. § 3742, affords defendants the right to appeal their sentences in certain 
circumstances. Your client also agrees to waive the right to appeal the sentence in this case, 
including but not limited to any term of imprisonment, fine, forfeiture, award of restitution, term 
or condition of supervised release, authority of the Court to set conditions of release, and the 
manner in which the sentence was determined, except to the extent the Court sentences your 
client above the statutory maximum or guidelines range determined by the Court. In agreeing to 
this waiver, your client is aware that your client’s sentence has yet to be determined by the 
Court. Realizing the uncertainty in estimating what sentence the Court ultimately will impose, 


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your client knowingly and willingly waives your client’s right to appeal the sentence, to the 
extent noted above, in exchange for the concessions made by the Government in this Agreement. 
Notwithstanding the above agreement to waive the right to appeal the conviction and sentence, 
your client retains the right to appeal on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel, but not to 
raise on appeal other issues regarding the conviction or sentence. 


[12]. Collateral Attack 


Your client also waives any right to challenge the conviction entered or sentence imposed 
under this Agreement or otherwise attempt to modify or change the sentence or the manner in 
which it was determined in any collateral attack, including, but not limited to, a motion brought 
under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 or Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), except to the extent such a 
motion is based on newly discovered evidence or on a claim that your client received ineffective 
assistance of counsel. Your client reserves the right to file a motion brought under 18 U.S.C. 

§ 3582(c)(2), but agrees to waive the right to appeal the denial of such a motion. 


[13]. Hearings by Video Teleconference and/or Teleconference 


Your client agrees to consent, under the CARES Act, Section 15002(b)(4) and otherwise, 
to hold any proceedings in this matter — specifically including but not limited to presentment, initial 
appearance, plea hearing, and sentencing — by video teleconference and/or by teleconference and 
to waive any rights to demand an in-person/in-Court hearing. Your client further agrees to not 
challenge or contest any findings by the Court that it may properly proceed by video 
teleconferencing and/or telephone conferencing in this case because, due to the COVID-19 
pandemic, an in-person/in-Court hearing cannot be conducted in person without seriously 
jeopardizing public health and safety and that further there are specific reasons in this case that 
any such hearing, including a plea or sentencing hearing, cannot be further delayed without serious 
harm to the interests of justice. 


[14]. Use of Self-Incriminating Information 


The Government and your client agree, in accordance with U.S.S.G. § 1B1.8, that the 
Government will be free to use against your client for any purpose at the sentencing in this case 
or in any related criminal or civil proceedings, any self-incriminating information provided by 
your client pursuant to this Agreement or during the course of debriefings conducted in 
anticipation of this Agreement, regardless of whether those debriefings were previously covered 
by an “off the record” agreement by the parties. 


[15]. Restitution 


Your client acknowledges that the riot that occurred on January 6, 2021, caused as of May 
17, 2021, approximately $1,495,326.55 damage to the United States Capitol. Your client agrees 
as part of the plea in this matter to pay restitution to the Architect of the Capitol in the amount of 
$500. 


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Payments of restitution shall be made to the Clerk of the Court. In order to facilitate the 
collection of financial obligations to be imposed in connection with this prosecution, your client 
agrees to disclose fully all assets in which your client has any interest or over which your client 
exercises control, directly or indirectly, including those held by a spouse, nominee or other third 
party. Your client agrees to submit a completed financial statement on a standard financial 
disclosure form which has been provided to you with this Agreement to the Financial Litigation 
Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office, as it directs. If you do not receive the disclosure 
form, your client agrees to request one from usadc.ecfflu@usa.doj.gov. Your client will 
complete and electronically provide the standard financial disclosure form to 
usadc.ecfflu@usa.doj.gov 30 days prior to your client’s sentencing. Your client agrees to be 
contacted by the Financial Litigation Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office, through 
defense counsel, to complete a financial statement. Upon review, if there are any follow-up 
questions, your client agrees to cooperate with the Financial Litigation Unit. Your client 
promises that the financial statement and disclosures will be complete, accurate and truthful, and 
understands that any willful falsehood on the financial statement could be prosecuted as a 
separate crime punishable under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, which carries an additional five years’ 
incarceration and a fine. 


Your client expressly authorizes the United States Attorney’s Office to obtain a credit 
report on your client in order to evaluate your client’s ability to satisfy any financial obligations 
imposed by the Court or agreed to herein. 


Your client understands and agrees that the restitution or fines imposed by the Court will 
be due and payable immediately and subject to immediate enforcement by the United States. If 
the Court imposes a schedule of payments, your client understands that the schedule of payments 
is merely a minimum schedule of payments and will not be the only method, nor a limitation on 
the methods, available to the United States to enforce the criminal judgment, including without 
limitation by administrative offset. If your client is sentenced to a term of imprisonment by the 
Court, your client agrees to participate in the Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial Responsibility 
Program, regardless of whether the Court specifically imposes a schedule of payments. 


Your client certifies that your client has made no transfer of assets in contemplation of 
this prosecution for the purpose of evading or defeating financial obligations that are created by 
this Agreement and/or that may be imposed by the Court. In addition, your client promises to 
make no such transfers in the future until your client has fulfilled the financial obligations under 
this Agreement. 


[16]. Breach of Agreement 


Your client understands and agrees that, if after entering this Agreement, your client fails 
specifically to perform or to fulfill completely each and every one of your client’s obligations 
under this Agreement, or engages in any criminal activity prior to sentencing, your client will 
have breached this Agreement. In the event of such a breach: (a) the Government will be free 
from its obligations under this Agreement; (b) your client will not have the right to withdraw the 
guilty plea; (c) your client will be fully subject to criminal prosecution for any other crimes, 


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including perjury and obstruction of justice; and (d) the Government will be free to use against 
your client, directly and indirectly, in any criminal or civil proceeding, all statements made by 
your client and any of the information or materials provided by your client, including such 
statements, information and materials provided pursuant to this Agreement or during the course 
of any debriefings conducted in anticipation of, or after entry of, this Agreement, whether or not 
the debriefings were previously characterized as “off-the-record” debriefings, and including your 
client’s statements made during proceedings before the Court pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal 
Rules of Criminal Procedure. 


Your client understands and agrees that the Government shall be required to prove a 
breach of this Agreement only by a preponderance of the evidence, except where such breach is 
based on a violation of federal, state, or local criminal law, which the Government need prove 
only by probable cause in order to establish a breach of this Agreement. 


Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to permit your client to commit perjury, to 
make false statements or declarations, to obstruct justice, or to protect your client from 
prosecution for any crimes not included within this Agreement or committed by your client after 
the execution of this Agreement. Your client understands and agrees that the Government 
reserves the right to prosecute your client for any such offenses. Your client further understands 
that any perjury, false statements or declarations, or obstruction of justice relating to your client’s 
obligations under this Agreement shall constitute a breach of this Agreement. In the event of 
such a breach, your client will not be allowed to withdraw your client’s guilty plea. 


[17]. Complete Agreement 


No agreements, promises, understandings, or representations have been made by the 
parties or their counsel other than those contained in writing herein, nor will any such 
agreements, promises, understandings, or representations be made unless committed to writing 
and signed by your client, defense counsel, and an Assistant United States Attorney for the 
District of Columbia. 


Your client further understands that this Agreement is binding only upon the Criminal 
and Superior Court Divisions of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. 
This Agreement does not bind the Civil Division of this Office or any other United States 
Attorney’s Office, nor does it bind any other state, local, or federal prosecutor. It also does not 
bar or compromise any civil, tax, or administrative claim pending or that may be made against 
your client. 


If the foregoing terms and conditions are satisfactory, your client may so indicate by 


signing this Agreement and the Statement of Offense, and returning both to me no later than 
January 03, 2022. 


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By: 


Sincerely yours, 


Milh ELA fas a 


Matthew Graves 
United States Attorney 


April Ayers-Perez 
Assistant United States Attorney 


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DEFENDANT’S ACCEPTANCE 


I have read every page of this Agreement and have discussed it with my attorneys, 
Dickson Young and Kira West. I fully understand this Agreement and agree to it without 
reservation. I do this voluntarily and of my own free will, intending to be legally bound. No 
threats have been made to me nor am I under the influence of anything that could impede my 
ability to understand this Agreement fully. I am pleading guilty because I am in fact guilty of the 


offense(s) identified in this Agreement. 


I reaffirm that absolutely no promises, agreements, understandings, or conditions have 
been made or entered into in connection with my decision to plead guilty except those set forth 
in this Agreement. I am satisfied with the legal services provided by my attorney in connection 


with this Agreement and matters related to it. 


Date: February 8, 2022 Sönona Gold 
Simone Gold 


Defendant 


ATTORNEY’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT 


I have read every page of this Agreement, reviewed this Agreement with my client, 
Simone Gold, and fully discussed the provisions of this Agreement with my client. These pages 
accurately and completely set forth the entire Agreement. I concur in my client’s desire to plead 


guilty as set forth in this Agreement. 


02/09/2022 

Date: 
Dickson Young 
Attorney for Defendant 

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Kira West 
Attorney for Defendant 


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