Opinion
20 Cr. 563 (JPO)
10-26-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JONATHAN SHORTT, Defendant.
DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Emily A. Johnson / Kaylan E. Lasky / Ashley C. Nicolas Assistant United States Attorneys JONATHAN SHORTT Stephen Drummond, Esq. JaAnn Squillace, Esq. Attorney for Defendant Drummond & Squillace, PLLC
DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Emily A. Johnson / Kaylan E. Lasky / Ashley C. Nicolas Assistant United States Attorneys
JONATHAN SHORTT Stephen Drummond, Esq. JaAnn Squillace, Esq. Attorney for Defendant Drummond & Squillace, PLLC
AMENDED CONSENT PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE/ MONEY JUDGMENT
HONORABLE J. PAUL OETKEN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
WHEREAS, on or about October 22, 2020, JONATHAN SHORTT (the "Defendant"), was charged in two counts of a four-count Indictment, 20 Cr. 563 (JPO) (the "Indictment"), with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349 (Count Two); and aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, SectionT028A(a)(1), 1028A(b), and 2 (Count Four);
WHEREAS, the Indictment included a forfeiture allegation as to Count Two of the Indictment, seeking forfeiture to the United States, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(a)(2)(A), of any and all property constituting, or derived from, proceeds the Defendant obtained directly or indirectly, as a result of the commission of the offense charged in Count Two of the Indictment, including but not limited to a sum of money in the United States currency representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense charged in Count Two of the Indictment;
WHEREAS, on or about July 23, 2021, the Defendant pled guilty to Count Two of the Indictment, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Government, wherein the Defendant admitted the forfeiture allegation with respect to Count Two of the Indictment and agreed to forfeit to the United States, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(a) (2)(A), a sum of money equal to at least $136,120.36 in United States currency, representing proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense charged in Count Two of the Indictment;
WHEREAS, the Defendant consents to the entry of a money judgment in the amount of $136,120.36 in United States currency representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count Two 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 Two 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 Damian Williams, United States Attorney, Assistant United States Attorneys, Emily A. Johnson, Kaylan E. Lasky, and Ashley C. Nicolas of counsel, and the Defendant, and his counsel, Stephen Drummond, Esq. and JoAnn Squillace, Esq., that:
1. As a result of the offense charged in Count Two. of the Indictment, to which the Defendant pled guilty, a money judgment in the amount of $136,120.36 in United States currency (the "Money Judgment"), representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count Two 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, JONATHAN SHORTT, 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, in this instance, 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 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