USA v. Winick Et Al Doc 216-1 Filed 28 Jul 15
USA v. Winick Et Al Doc 216-1 Filed 28 Jul 15
USA v. Winick Et Al Doc 216-1 Filed 28 Jul 15
SLR:BGK:MDH
ORDER OF FORFEITURE
13-CR-452 (ENV)
WILLIAM SEALS,
Defendant.
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WHEREAS, on or about August 14, 2014, the defendant, William Seals, pled
guilty to Count One of the above-captioned superseding indictment, charging a violation of 18
U.S.C. 371; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. 2461(c), the
defendant has consented and agreed to the entry of a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of
$5,000,000.00 (the Forfeiture Money Judgment), as property constituting or derived from
proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of the defendants violation of 18 U.S.C.
371 and/or pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 853(p) as substitute assets.
NOW, THEREFORE, 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 the full amount of the
The Forfeiture Money Judgment shall be paid in full no later than the date
of the defendants sentencing (the Due Date). Interest on any unpaid portion of the Forfeiture
Money Judgment shall begin to accrue thereon at the judgment rate of interest from the Due
Date.
3.
made by certified or bank check, payable to the United States Marshals Service.
The
defendant shall cause said check(s) to be sent via overnight mail to Assistant United States
Attorney Melanie D. Hendry, United States Attorneys Office, Eastern District of New York,
271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York 11201, with the criminal docket number noted on
the face of the check.
4.
Upon entry of this Order, the United States Attorney General or her
designee is authorized to conduct any proper discovery in accordance with Fed. R. Crim. P.
32.2(b)(3). The United States alone shall hold title to the monies paid by the defendant to satisfy
the Forfeiture Money Judgment following the Courts entry of the judgment of conviction.
5.
the United States as provided above, the United States may seek to enforce this Order against
any other assets of the defendant up to the value of the Forfeiture Money Judgment not paid,
pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 853(p), the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, or any other
applicable law. The defendant shall not file or interpose any claim or assist others to file or
interpose any claim to the Forfeiture Money Judgment, or to any property against which the
government seeks to execute the Forfeiture Money Judgment, in any administrative or judicial
proceeding. The defendant shall take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that clear title to the
Forfeiture Money Judgment, and/or any other property against which the government seeks to
execute the Forfeiture Money Judgment passes to the United States, including the execution of
any and all documents necessary to effectuate the immediate payment of the Forfeiture Money
Judgment, and/or any property against which the government seeks to execute the Forfeiture
Money Judgment. The entry and payment of the Forfeiture Money Judgment shall not be
considered a payment of a fine, penalty, restitution loss amount, or a payment on any income
taxes that may be due, and shall not be discharged in any bankruptcy proceedings.
6.
The defendant knowingly and voluntarily waives his right to any required
notice concerning the forfeiture of the monies and/or properties forfeited hereunder, including
notice set forth in an indictment or information. In addition, the defendant knowingly and
voluntarily waives his right, if any, to a jury trial on the entry of the Forfeiture Money Judgment,
and waives all constitutional, legal and equitable defenses to the entry and payment of the
Forfeiture Money Judgment, 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
become final as to the defendant at the time of sentencing and shall be made part of the sentence
and included in the judgment.
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.
certified copies of this executed Order to Assistant United States Attorney Melanie D. Hendry,
United States Attorneys Office, Eastern District of New York, 271 Cadman Plaza East,
Brooklyn, New York 11201.
Dated: Brooklyn, New York
, 2015
So Ordered:
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HONORABLE ERIC N. VITALIANO
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK