Opinion
18 Cr. 736 (NSR)
07-08-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. VALENTINO LOPEZ, Defendant.
AUDREY STRAUSS United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York By: DAVID R. FELTON / EMILY DEININGER Assistant United States Attorneys By: VALENTINO LOPEZ FRANCIS L. O'REILLY, ESQ. Attorney for Defendant
AUDREY STRAUSS United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York By: DAVID R. FELTON / EMILY DEININGER Assistant United States Attorneys By: VALENTINO LOPEZ
FRANCIS L. O'REILLY, ESQ. Attorney for Defendant
COURT EXHIBIT #1
CONSENT PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE/MONEY JUDGMENT
HONORABLE NELSON S. ROMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
WHEREAS, on or about October 10, 2018, VALENTINO LOPEZ(the "defendant"), was charged, among others, in a one-count Indictment, 18 Cr. 736 (NSR) (the "Indictment"), with conspiring to distribute 5 kilograms and more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a), and 841(b)(1)(A);
WHEREAS, the Indictment included a forfeiture allegation as to Count One of the Indictment, seeking forfeiture to the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853 of any and all property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of said offense and any and all property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, said offense, including but not limited to a sum of money in United States currency representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense charged in Count One of the Indictment;
WHEREAS, on or about August 6, 2020, the Defendant pleaded guilty to a lesser included offense of Count One of the Indictment, narcotics conspiracy in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a), and 841(b)(1)(B), pursuant to a plea agreement with the Government, wherein the Defendant admitted the forfeiture allegation with respect to Count One of the Indictment and agreed to forfeit to the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853, a sum of money equal to $105, 000.00 in United States currency, representing proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense charged in Count One of the Indictment (the "Money Judgment");
WHEREAS, the defendant consents to the entry of a money judgment in the amount of $105, 000.00 in United States currency representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count One of the Indictment that the defendant personally obtained; and
WHEREAS, the defendant admits that, as a result of acts and/or omissions of the defendant, the proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count One of the Indictment that the defendant personally obtained cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the United States of America, by its attorney Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney, Assistant United States Attorneys, David R. Felton and Emily Deininger, of counsel, and the defendant, and his counsel, Francis L. O'Reilly, Esq., that:
1. As a result of the offense charged in Count One of the Indictment, to which the defendant pled guilty, a money judgment in the amount of $105, 000.00 in United States currency (the "Money Judgment"), representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count One of the Indictment that the defendant personally obtained, shall be entered against the defendant.
2. Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment is final as to the defendant, VALENTINO LOPEZ, and shall be deemed part of the sentence of the defendant, and shall be included in the judgment of conviction therewith.
3. All payments on the outstanding Money Judgment shall be made by postal money order, bank or certified check, made payable to the United States Marshals Service, and delivered by mail to the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, Attn: Money Laundering and Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit, One St. Andrew's Plaza, New York, New York 10007 and shall indicate the defendant's name and case number.
4. The United States Marshals Service is authorized to deposit the payments on the Money Judgment in the Assets Forfeiture Fund, and the United States shall have clear title to such forfeited property.
5. Pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853 (p), the United States is authorized to seek forfeiture of substitute assets of the defendant up to the uncollected amount of the Money Judgment.
6. Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the United States Attorney's Office is authorized to conduct any discovery needed to identify, locate or dispose of forfeitable property, including depositions, interrogatories, requests for production of documents and the issuance of subpoenas.
7. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment, and to amend it as necessary, pursuant to Rule 32.2 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
8. The Clerk of the Court shall forward three certified copies of this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment to Assistant United States Attorney Alexander J. Wilson, Co-Chief of the Money Laundering and Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit, United States Attorney's Office, One St. Andrew's Plaza, New York, New York 10007.
9. The signature page of this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
SO ORDERED.