| Woman Who
Defrauded Joumana Kidd Got 51 Months Now
841 Reduction to 42 Months
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
March 19 – Tracii Show Hutsona
was charged with wire fraud
and identity theft while
billing herself a big-wig
booking "models, musicians and
dancers in
Japan."
On January 13, 2022 U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Jesse M. Furman held a
conference. Inner City Press
covered it.
Hutsona is
out on $50,000 bond, secured
by $15,000 cash. The complaint
says, "it appears that Hudsona
stole money set aside for the
education of Victim-1's
children to fund her own
luxury lifestyle." Victim-1
was Joumana Kidd, the ex-wife
of the NBA's Jason Kidd.
On February 28,
2023 after a guilty plea,
Show-Hutsona was up for
sentencing before Judge
Furman. Inner City Press was
there.
The guideline was
41-51 months, and Judge Furman
went to the top, 51 months.
The defendant was previously
convicted, and while on bond
in this case was on video
smoking pot in Puerto Rico.
She has two restaurants, in
San Diego and Arizona; her
lawyer said she can't be
working all the time.
Joumana Kidd's
lawyer spoke, but did not ask
for a hearing on their request
for $1.7 million. So there is
$1,148,759.28 in restitution,
and a fine of $10,000.
Hutsona was to
turn herself in on April 13.
But based on a letter filed ex
parte - not yet in the docket
- Judge Furman scheduled a
bail hearing for March 20.
Hudsona's CJA lawyer replied
that she will turn herself in
to BOP in Arizona on March 20.
The hearing was canceled.
On March 20, most
of the US' letter and exhibits
were made public - it was due
to Internet posting such as
the one now here.
Jump cut to March
7, 2024 when Hutsona's lawyer
wrote in asking to reduce her
sentence under Amendment 821
to the Sentencing Guidelines,
citing danger with reference
to the stabbing of Derek
Chauvin. Judge Furman has said
the US should file any
response by March 18, no reply
without leave of the court.
On March 18, the
US Attorney's Office filed
opposition to relief under
Amendment 821, saying that "as
the Court recognized as
sentencing, the defendant is a
serial fraudster."
On March 19,
Judge Furman reduced Hutsona's
sentence to 42 months: "the
Court GRANTS the motion.
First, the Court agrees with
the Probation Department and
the defense that Defendant is
eligible for a reduction in
light of Amendment 821. See
ECF No. 75. Second,
considering the Section
3553(a) factors as well as
Defendant's post-sentencing
conduct, the Court concludes
that a reduction is
appropriate... the Bureau of
Prisons has not been able to
fulfill the Courts
recommendation of enrolling
her in the Residential Drug
Abuse Program, see id. at 4.
That said, the
Court is not prepared to
reduce Defendants sentence
from the top of the earlier
Guidelines range to the bottom
of the new range, as Defendant
requests. See id. at 5.
Instead, considering the
relevant factors, see U.S.S.G.
§ 1B1.10 note 1(B), the Court
reduces Defendant's sentence
to 42 months' imprisonment. SO
ORDERED. (Signed by Judge
Jesse M. Furman on 3/19/2024)"
The case is US v.
Hutsona, 21-cr-299 (Furman)
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