Filed: Jun. 03, 2016
Latest Update: Jun. 03, 2016
Summary: PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE ROBERT H. CLELAND , District Judge . WHEREAS, Defendant Ronald Raymond Roberts ("Defendant") entered into a Rule 11 Plea Agreement and pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. 1962(d) as alleged in Count One of the Third Superseding Indictment (Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization-Conspiracy). WHEREAS, in his Rule 11 Plea Agreement and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1963(a)(1)-(3), Defendant agreed to the forfeiture of (a) any and all interest Defendant has acq
Summary: PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE ROBERT H. CLELAND , District Judge . WHEREAS, Defendant Ronald Raymond Roberts ("Defendant") entered into a Rule 11 Plea Agreement and pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. 1962(d) as alleged in Count One of the Third Superseding Indictment (Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization-Conspiracy). WHEREAS, in his Rule 11 Plea Agreement and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1963(a)(1)-(3), Defendant agreed to the forfeiture of (a) any and all interest Defendant has acqu..
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PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE
ROBERT H. CLELAND, District Judge.
WHEREAS, Defendant Ronald Raymond Roberts ("Defendant") entered into a Rule 11 Plea Agreement and pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. §1962(d) as alleged in Count One of the Third Superseding Indictment (Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization-Conspiracy).
WHEREAS, in his Rule 11 Plea Agreement and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1963(a)(1)-(3), Defendant agreed to the forfeiture of (a) any and all interest Defendant has acquired or maintained in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962; (b) any and all interest in, security of, claim against, or property or contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over any Enterprise named and described in Count One of the Third Superseding Indictment which Defendant established, operated, controlled, conducted or participated in the conduct of, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962; and (c) any and all property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from racketeering activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962, including the following:
• One (1) Mossberg Shotgun, 12 gauge, Serial No. J462510 (1B-1080); and
• Five (5) rounds of 12 gauge shotgun ammo (1B-1082)
(hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Property").
WHEREAS, in his Rule 11 Plea Agreement, Defendant agreed to the Court's entry of a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture incorporating the forfeiture of the Subject Property and agreed that the forfeiture order would become final as to Defendant at the time it is entered.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1963(a)(1)-(3) and Fed.R.Crim.P. 32.2, and based upon Defendant's guilty plea to Count One of the Third Superseding Indictment, the contents of Defendant's Rule 11 Plea Agreement, the Government's Application for Entry of Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, and other information in the record,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED THAT
1. Defendant shall forfeit to the United States (a) any and all interest Defendant has acquired or maintained in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962; (b) any and all interest in, security of, claim against, or property or contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over any Enterprise named and described in Count One of the Third Superseding Indictment which Defendant established, operated, controlled, conducted or participated in the conduct of, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962; and (c) any and all property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from racketeering activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962, including, but not limited to, the Subject Property.
2. The Subject Property IS HEREBY FORFEITED to the United States for disposition according to law, and any right, title or interest of Defendant, and any right, title or interest that his heirs, successors, or assigns, have or may have in the Subject Property IS HEREBY AND FOREVER EXTINGUISHED.
3. The Court has determined, based upon the information and agreements contained in Defendant's Rule 11 plea agreement, and other information in the record, that there is a sufficient nexus between the Subject Property and Defendant's offense.
4. This Order shall become final as to Defendant at the time it is entered and the forfeiture shall be made part of Defendant's sentence and included in Defendant's Judgment.
5. Upon entry of this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, the United States Attorney General or his designee is authorized to commence any applicable proceeding to comply with the statutes governing third party rights, including giving notice of this Order.
6. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1963(l), the United States shall publish notice of this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture and of its intent to dispose of the Subject Property in such manner as the Attorney General may direct on www.forfeiture.gov for at least thirty (30) consecutive days. Said notice shall direct that any person, other than the Defendant, asserting a legal interest in the Subject Property, may file a petition with the Court within thirty (30) days of the final publication of notice or of receipt of actual notice, whichever is earlier. The petition shall be for a hearing before the Court alone, without a jury and in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1963(l)(2), to adjudicate the validity of the petitioner's alleged interest in the Subject Property. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1963(l)(3), any petition filed by a third party asserting an interest in the Subject Property must be signed by the petitioner under penalty of perjury and must set forth the nature and extent of the petitioner's alleged right, title or interest in the Subject Property, the time and circumstances of the petitioner's acquisition of the right, title, or interest in the Subject Property, any additional facts supporting the petitioner's claim, and the relief sought. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1963(l)(1), the United States may also, to the extent practicable, provide direct written notice to any person or entity known to have an alleged interest in the Subject Property.
7. The United States is hereby authorized, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1963(k) and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 32.2 (c), to conduct any discovery in the ancillary proceeding in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure upon a showing that such discovery is proper and desirable.
8. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1963(l)(7), following the Court's disposition of any petitions for ancillary hearing, or, if none, following the expiration of the period provided in 18 U.S.C. § 1963(l)(2) for the filing of third party petitions, the United States shall have clear title to the Subject Property, all other interests in the Subject Property shall be FORFEITED to the United States, this Order shall become the Final Order of Forfeiture as provided by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(c)(2), and the United States shall be authorized to dispose of the Subject Property as prescribed by law.
9. The Court retains jurisdiction to enforce this Order, and to amend it as necessary, pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(e).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
