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U.S. v. CASTRO, 14-CR-014 (SJF). (2015)

Court: District Court, E.D. New York Number: infdco20150909d22 Visitors: 13
Filed: Aug. 31, 2015
Latest Update: Aug. 31, 2015
Summary: CONSENT PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN , District Judge . WHEREAS, on July 15, 2015, ASHLEY KRISTINE CASTRO (the "Defendant"), entered a plea of guilty to Count One of the above-captioned indictment, charging a violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(e); and WHEREAS, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2253(a), the Defendant consents to the forfeiture of all right, title and interest one Samsung cellphone, Model SCH-U365, serial number A0000040D1A8F4 (the "Forfeited Property"). The Defenda
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CONSENT PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE

WHEREAS, on July 15, 2015, ASHLEY KRISTINE CASTRO (the "Defendant"), entered a plea of guilty to Count One of the above-captioned indictment, charging a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(e); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253(a), the Defendant consents to the forfeiture of all right, title and interest one Samsung cellphone, Model SCH-U365, serial number A0000040D1A8F4 (the "Forfeited Property"). The Defendant acknowledges that the Forfeited Property is forfeitable as (a) visual depictions described in 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2252B or 2260, or any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, or other matter which contains any such visual depiction, which was produced, transported, mailed, shipped or received in violation of such sections; (b) property, real or personal, constituting or traceable to gross profits or other proceeds obtained from such offenses; (c) property, real or personal, used or intended to be used to commit or to promote the commission of said offenses or property traceable to such property, and/or as substitute assets, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p).

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, on consent, by and between the United States and the Defendant as follows:

1. The Defendant shall forfeit to the United States all right, title, and interest in the Forfeited Property pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253(a) and 21 U.S.C. § 853(p).

2. Upon entry of this Order, the United States Attorney General or her designee is authorized to seize the Forfeited Property, to conduct any proper discovery, in accordance with Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3) and (c), and to commence any applicable proceeding to comply with statutes governing third-party rights, including giving notice of this Preliminary Order.

3. The United States shall publish notice of this Order, in accordance with the custom and practice of this district, on the government website www.forfeiture.gov, of its intent to dispose of the Forfeited Property in such a manner as the Attorney General or her designee may direct. The United States may, to the extent practicable, provide direct written notice to any person known or alleged to have an interest in the Forfeited Property as a substitute for published notice as to those persons so notified.

4. Any person, other than the Defendant, asserting a legal interest in the Forfeited Property may, within thirty (30) days of the final publication of notice or the receipt of notice, or no later than sixty (60) days after the first day of publication on an official government website, whichever is earlier, petition the court for a hearing without a jury to adjudicate the validity of his or her alleged interest in the Forfeited Property, and for an amendment of the order of forfeiture, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(6). Any petition filed in response to the notice of forfeiture of the Forfeited Property must be signed by the petitioner under the penalty of perjury and shall set forth the nature and extent of the petitioner's right, title, and interest in the property, the time and circumstance of the petitioner's acquisition of the right, title, or interest in the property, and any additional facts supporting the petitioner's claim and the relief sought.

5. The Defendant shall not file or interpose any claim or assist others to file or interpose any claim to the Forfeited Property in any administrative or judicial proceeding. The Defendant shall take whatever steps are necessary to ensure clear title to the Forfeited Property passes to the United States, including the execution of any and all documents necessary to effectuate the surrender and forfeiture of the Forfeited Property to the United States. If the Forfeited Property, or any portion thereof, is not forfeited to the United States, the United States may seek to enforce this Order against any other assets of the Defendant up to the value of the Forfeited Property, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, or any other applicable law. The forfeiture of the Forfeited Property shall not be considered a payment of a fine, penalty, restitution loss amount, or any income taxes that may be due, and shall survive bankruptcy.

6. The Defendant knowingly and voluntarily waives her right to any required notice concerning the forfeiture of the property forfeited hereunder, including notice set forth in an indictment or information. In addition, the Defendant knowingly and voluntarily waives her right, if any, to a jury trial on the forfeiture of the Forfeited Property, and waives all constitutional, legal and equitable defenses to the forfeiture of said property, including, but not limited to, any defenses based on principles of double jeopardy, the Ex Post Facto clause of the Constitution, the statute of limitations, venue, or any defense under the Eighth Amendment, including a claim of excessive fines.

7. The terms contained herein shall be final and binding only upon the Court's "so ordering" of this Order.

8. Pursuant Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(4)(A) and (B), this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture shall become final as to the Defendant at the time of sentencing and shall be made part of the sentence and included in the judgment. If no third party files a timely claim, this order shall become the Final Order of Forfeiture, as provided by Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(2). At that time, the properties forfeited herein shall be forfeited to the United States for disposition in accordance with the law.

9. This Order shall be binding upon the Defendant and the successors, administrators, heirs, assigns and transferees of the Defendant, and shall survive the bankruptcy of any of them.

10. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this action to enforce compliance with the terms of this Order and to amend it as necessary, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(e).

11. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send, by inter-office mail, five (5) certified copies of this executed Order to FSA Paralegal Kristen Lake, United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, 610 Federal Plaza, Central Islip, New York 11722.

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