Case 2:23-cr-00030-NJB-KWR Document 79 Filed 12/06/23 Page 1 of 7

AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case

Sheet 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Eastern District
__________ Districtofof
Louisiana
__________
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
v. )
JAMES THOMAS SINYARD, JR. a/k/a Jay Sinyard )
) Case Number: 23-cr-30 G
) USM Number: 46778-510
)
) Brian J. Capitelli
) Defendant’s Attorney
THE DEFENDANT:
✔ pleaded guilty to count(s)
G 1 of the Bill of Information on May 18, 2023.
G pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)
which was accepted by the court.
G 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. § 1343 Wire Fraud 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.
G The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
G Count(s) G is G are 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.

12/5/2023
Date of Imposition of Judgment

COURT REPORTER: KAREN IBOS

Signature of Judge
U.S. ASST. ATTY: KATHRYN MCHUGH

U.S. PROBATION OFFICER: HUGO MEJIA Chief United States District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown
Name and Title of Judge

12/6/23
Date 2/15/05
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AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in Criminal Case
Sheet 2 — Imprisonment

Judgment — Page 2 of 7
DEFENDANT: JAMES THOMAS SINYARD, JR. a/k/a Jay Sinyard
CASE NUMBER: 23-cr-30 G

IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a
total term of:

6 months.

G The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:

Placement at or near England Air Force Base in Pensacola, Florida.

G The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

G The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
G at G a.m. G p.m. on .

G as notified by the United States Marshal.

✔ The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:
G
G before NOON on February 26, 2024 .

G as notified by the United States Marshal.

G 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 2:23-cr-00030-NJB-KWR Document 79 Filed 12/06/23 Page 3 of 7
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3 — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page 3 of 7
DEFENDANT: JAMES THOMAS SINYARD, JR. a/k/a Jay Sinyard
CASE NUMBER: 23-cr-30 G
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of:
3 years.

MANDATORY CONDITIONS
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.
G 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. G 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. G✔ You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)
6. G 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 the location where you
reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)
7. G 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.
 Case 2:23-cr-00030-NJB-KWR Document 79 Filed 12/06/23 Page 4 of 7
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3A — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page 4 of 7
DEFENDANT: JAMES THOMAS SINYARD, JR. a/k/a Jay Sinyard
CASE NUMBER: 23-cr-30 G

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 about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition.

1. You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours of your
release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different time
frame.
2. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how and
when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed.
3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting permission from the
court or the probation officer.
4. You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
5. You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live or anything about your living
arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying
the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72
hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
6. 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 the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view.
7. You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from
doing so. If you do not have full-time employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer excuses
you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job
responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation officer at least 10
days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of
becoming aware of a change or expected change.
8. You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If you know someone has been
convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of the
probation officer.
9. If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.
10. 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).
11. You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant without
first getting the permission of the court.
12. If the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation officer may
require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instruction. The probation officer may contact the
person and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk.
13. You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.

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. For further information regarding these conditions, see Overview of Probation and Supervised
Release Conditions, available at: www.uscourts.gov.

Defendant's Signature Date

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AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3D — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page 5 of 7
DEFENDANT: JAMES THOMAS SINYARD, JR. a/k/a Jay Sinyard
CASE NUMBER: 23-cr-30 G

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

1. The defendant shall provide complete access to financial information, including disclosure of
all business and personal finances, to the United States Probation Officer.

2. The defendant shall not apply for, solicit or incur any further debt, included but not limited to
loans, lines of credit or credit card charges, either as a principal or cosigner, as an individual or
through any corporate entity, without first obtaining written permission from the Court.

3. The defendant shall pay any restitution that is imposed by this judgment.
 Case 2:23-cr-00030-NJB-KWR Document 79 Filed 12/06/23 Page 6 of 7
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 5 — Criminal Monetary Penalties
Judgment — Page 6 of 7
DEFENDANT: JAMES THOMAS SINYARD, JR. a/k/a Jay Sinyard
CASE NUMBER: 23-cr-30 G
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.
The Court finds that the defendant is not able to pay a fine. Accordingly, no fine shall be imposed. However, in accordance
with 18 U.S.C. § 3663A, restitution is mandatory.
Assessment 5HVWLWXWLRQ )LQH $9$$$VVHVVPHQW -97$$VVHVVPHQW
TOTALS $ $ 350,000.00 $ $ $
100.00

The special assessment is due immediately.

G 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.
G
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

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs $350,000.00. ($10,000 paid prior to sentencing)

TOTALS $ 0.00 $ 340,000.00

G Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $

G 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).

✔
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
G G fine ✔ restitution.
G
G the interest requirement for the G fine G restitution 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.

The U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. Probation Office, and Bureau of Prisons are responsible for the
enforcement of this order.
 Case 2:23-cr-00030-NJB-KWR Document 79 Filed 12/06/23 Page 7 of 7
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 6 — Schedule of Payments

Judgment — Page 7 of 7
DEFENDANT: JAMES THOMAS SINYARD, Jr., a/k/a Jay Sinyard
CASE NUMBER: 23-cr-30 G

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:

A G Lump sum payment of $ due immediately, balance due

G not later than , or

G in accordance with G C, G D, G E, or G F below; or
B G Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with G C, G D, or G F below); or
C G 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 G 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 G 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 G Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:

The payment of restitution shall begin while the defendant is incarcerated. Upon release, any unpaid balance shall be paid at
a rate of $500 per month. The payment is subject to increase or decrease, depending on the defendant's ability to pay.
Payments shall be made payable to the Clerk, United States District Court, and are to be forwarded to the following address:
U.S. CLERK'S OFFICE
ATTN.: FINANCIAL SECTION
500 POYDRAS STREET, ROOM C151
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70130
Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due during
the period of 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.

G Joint and Several

Case Number
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names Joint and Several Corresponding Payee,
(including defendant number) Total Amount Amount if appropriate

G The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.

G The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):
G Forfeiture of the defendant's right, title, and interest in certain property may be ordered consistent with the Bill of Information.

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 2:23-cr-00030-NJB-KWR Document 82 Filed 12/06/23 Page 1 of 6
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Eastern District
__________ Districtofof
Louisiana
__________
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
v. )
MARY GIGI SINYARD a/k/a Gigi Sinyard )
) Case Number: 23-cr-30 G
) USM Number: 46766-510
)
) Townsend M. Myers
) Defendant’s Attorney
THE DEFENDANT:
✔ pleaded guilty to count(s)
G 1 of the Bill of Information on May 18, 2023.
G pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)
which was accepted by the court.
G 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. § 1343 Wire Fraud 1

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 6 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to
the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.
G The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
G Count(s) G is G are 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.

12/5/2023
Date of Imposition of Judgment

COURT REPORTER: KAREN IBOS Signature of Judge

U.S. ASST. ATTORNEY: KATHRYN MCHUGH

Chief United States District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown
U.S. PROBATION OFFICER: HUGO MEJIA Name and Title of Judge

12/6/23
Date 2/15/05
 Case 2:23-cr-00030-NJB-KWR Document 82 Filed 12/06/23 Page 2 of 6
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in Criminal Case
Sheet 2 — Imprisonment

Judgment — Page 2 of 6
DEFENDANT: MARY GIGI SINYARD a/k/a Gigi Sinyard
CASE NUMBER: 23-cr-30 G

IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a
total term of:

1 month.

✔ The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:

G
Placement in a BOP camp near the New Orleans area.

G The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

G The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
G at G a.m. G p.m. on .

G as notified by the United States Marshal.

✔ The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:
G
G before NOON on January 22, 2024 .

G as notified by the United States Marshal.

G 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 2:23-cr-00030-NJB-KWR Document 82 Filed 12/06/23 Page 3 of 6
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3 — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page 3 of 6
DEFENDANT: MARY GIGI SINYARD a/k/a Gigi Sinyard
CASE NUMBER: 23-cr-30 G
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of:

3 years.

MANDATORY CONDITIONS
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.
G 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. G 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. G✔ You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)
6. G 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 the location where you
reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)
7. G 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.
 Case 2:23-cr-00030-NJB-KWR Document 82 Filed 12/06/23 Page 4 of 6
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3A — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page 4 of 6
DEFENDANT: MARY GIGI SINYARD a/k/a Gigi Sinyard
CASE NUMBER: 23-cr-30 G

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 about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition.

1. You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours of your
release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different time
frame.
2. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how and
when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed.
3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting permission from the
court or the probation officer.
4. You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
5. You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live or anything about your living
arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying
the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72
hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
6. 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 the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view.
7. You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from
doing so. If you do not have full-time employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer excuses
you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job
responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation officer at least 10
days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of
becoming aware of a change or expected change.
8. You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If you know someone has been
convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of the
probation officer.
9. If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.
10. 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).
11. You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant without
first getting the permission of the court.
12. If the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation officer may
require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instruction. The probation officer may contact the
person and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk.
13. You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.

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. For further information regarding these conditions, see Overview of Probation and Supervised
Release Conditions, available at: www.uscourts.gov.

Defendant's Signature Date

 Case 2:23-cr-00030-NJB-KWR Document 82 Filed 12/06/23 Page 5 of 6
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 5 — Criminal Monetary Penalties
Judgment — Page 5 of 6
DEFENDANT: MARY GIGI SINYARD a/k/a Gigi Sinyard
CASE NUMBER: 23-cr-30 G
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.
The Court finds that the defendant is not able to pay a fine. Accordingly, no fine shall be imposed. However, in
accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3663A, restitution is mandatory.

Assessment 5HVWLWXWLRQ )LQH $9$$$VVHVVPHQW -97$$VVHVVPHQW

TOTALS $ 100.00 $ 90,000 $ $ $

The Special Assessment is due immeidately.

G 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.
G
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

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs 90,000.00, paid in full before sentencing.

TOTALS $ 0.00 $ 90,000.00

G Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $

G 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).

✔
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
G G fine ✔ restitution.
G
G the interest requirement for the G fine G restitution 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.

The U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. Probation Office, and Bureau of Prisons are responsible for the
enforcement of this order.
 Case 2:23-cr-00030-NJB-KWR Document 82 Filed 12/06/23 Page 6 of 6
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 6 — Schedule of Payments

Judgment — Page 6 of 6
DEFENDANT: MARY GIGI SINYARD a/k/a Gigi Sinyard
CASE NUMBER: 23-cr-30 G

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:

A G Lump sum payment of $ due immediately, balance due

G not later than , or

G in accordance with G C, G D, G E, or G F below; or
B G Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with G C, G D, or G F below); or
C G 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 G 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 G 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 G 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
the period of 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.

G Joint and Several

Case Number
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names Joint and Several Corresponding Payee,
(including defendant number) Total Amount Amount if appropriate

G The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.

G The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):
G Forfeiture of the defendant's right, title, and interest in certain property may be ordered consistent with the Bill of Information

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.
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COUNT 1

A. AT ALL TIMES MATERIAL HEREIN:

1. The defendants, JAMES SINYARD and MARY SINYARD, residents of

Brandon, Mississippi, owned VetAttend of Jackson LLC, aMississippi corporation. VetAttend of

Jackson maintained a bank account at Regions Bank, and the SINYARDs were authorized

signatories on the account. JAMES SINYARD and MARY SINYARD also had a personal

account at Regions Bank, for which the SINYARDs were the only authorized signatories.

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2. Individuals I and2 co-owned VetAttend Professional Services, LLC. They resided

in or around Mandeville, Louisiana, which is in the Eastern District of Louisiana.

3. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a department of the federal

govemment charged with providing life-long benefits and services to eligible military veterans

and their families.

4. A Veterans Affairs (VA) Pension is a benefit for low-income veterans with ninety

or more days of creditable military service. VA Pension provides a monthly subsidy to qualifuing

veterans to make up the difference between a veteran's verified income and a predetermined annual

income limit for assistance.

5. Enhanced or Special Monthly Pension with Aid and Attendance is a monetary

benefit, in addition to VA Pension, that helps eligible veterans and their surviving spouses (or just

the spouse in the case of the veteran's death) to pay for the assistance they need in everyday

functioning (eating, bathing, dressing, and medication management). Veterans or their surviving

spouses must be at least 65 or officially disabled if younger (i.e., homebound). Countable income

for veterans and their spouses must be less than the pension amount for which they are eligible;

VA allows veterans and their spouses to deduct all of their unreimbursed medical-related expenses

that are greater than 5o/o of the Maximum Annual Pension Rate. These medical related expenses

include the cost of care in skilled nursing and assisted living either in day centers or in the home.

6. VA Pensions, to include the enhancement described above if applicable, are paid

to the veteran beneficiary or their surviving spouse monthly via check or direct deposit. These

payments are not to be paid directly to caregivers or service providers in accordance with Title 38

U.S.C. $ 5301 (Nonassignability and exempt status of benefits).

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7. VA will pay retroactive pension benefits to a veteran or surviving spouse if they

can prove their expenses on medical care up to a year prior to the month for which they will have

first received their pension benefit.

8. VetAttend of Jackson provided non-medical/unskilled home care services to

veterans and widows of veterans through a VA benefit called "Aid and Attendance," as described

above. VetAttend of Jackson located potential veteran or widow clients, completed the VA

applications for these potential clients, gathered the needed identification documentation from

them (e.g., DD-214's, marriage licenses, banking documents, etc.), and submitted this application

packet to the VA via either fax or mail.

9. Applications received by the VA for pensions are typically filled out by the actual

veteran and include an affidavit from the veteran to attest to home services the veteran currently is

receiving as well as an affidavit from the individual providing the home services.

B. THE SCHEME AND ARTIFICE TO DEFRAUD:

1. It was part of the scheme and artifice to defraud that beginning in or about April

2013 and continuing until at least December 2020, in the Eastem District of Louisiana and

elsewhere, the defendants, JAMES SINYARD and MARY SINYARD, did knowingly devise

and intend to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud the United States Department of Veterans

Affairs and to obtain money and property by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses,

representations, and promises, by submitting false affidavits and applications to Veterans Affairs

on behalf of veterans and their spouses claiming that they had provided home services to the

veterans, when in fact, they had not.

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C. MANNER AND MEANS:

1. It was further part of the scheme and artifice to defraud that as a result of these

fictitious affidavits and applications, from approximately August 2014 to approximately

December 2020, the VA issued funds to over 70 veterans and/or their surviving spouses from

whom JAMES SINYARD and MARY SINYARD fraudulently appropriated, without the

knowledge of the veterans, approximately $2,136,329.68.

2. It was further a part of the scheme and artifice to defraud that the SINYARDs

communicated with Individuals I and 2 via fax, electronic mail, text message, messaging

application, and telephone regarding the false affidavits.

3. The SINYARI)s, through VetAttend of Jackson, paid Individuals I and2 through

VetAttend Professional Services, LLC in Mandeville, Louisiana, approximately $140,000 in fees

for providing application submission services to VetAttend of Jackson.

D. THE EXECUTION:

Beginning in or around April 2013, and continuing through December 2020, in the Eastern

District of Louisiana and elsewhere, the defendants, JAMES SINYARD and MARY SINYARD,

and others, aiding and abetting each other, did knowingly and willfully execute a scheme and

artifice to defraud the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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On or about the date set forth below, within the Eastern District of Louisiana and elsewhere,

the defendants, JAMES SINYARD and MARY SINYARD, for the purpose of executing and

attempting to execute the fraudulent scheme described above, did transmit and cause to be

transmitted, by means of wire communications in interstate and foreign commerce, certain

writings, signs, signals, pictures and sounds, as more particularly described below:

Date Description of Wire Communication

A fax between Louisiana and Wisconsin
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involving a VA Pension application for J.E. submitted to the VA

All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343 and2.

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

1. The allegations of Count 1 of this Bill of Information are incorporated by reference

as though set forth fully herein for the purpose of alleging forfeiture to the United States.

2. As a result of the offenses alleged in Count 1, the defendants, JAMES SI|I-YARI)

and MARY SINYARD, shall forfeit to the United States pursuant to Title 18, United States Code,

Section 982(a)(7), any property, real or personal, involved in said offenses, and any property

traceable to such property.

3. If any of the above-described property, as a result of any act or omission of the

defendants:

a. cannot be located upon the exercise ofdue diligence;

b. has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third person;

c. has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the Court;

d. has been substantially diminished in value; or

e. has been commingled with other property which cannot be subdivided without

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the United States shall seek a money judgment and, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code,

Section 853(p), forfeiture of any other property of the defendants up to the value of said property

DUANE A. EVANS
STATES ATTORNEY

KATHRYN MCHUGH
Assistant United States Attorney

New Orleans, Louisiana

February 14,2023

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