Opinion
Criminal No. 96-592
05-15-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ELITH COLON-GONZALEZ, Defendant.
PAUL J. FISHMAN United States Attorney JORDAN ANGER Assistant U.S. Attorney (FLU:KJ)
PAUL J. FISHMAN
United States Attorney
JORDAN ANGER
Assistant U.S. Attorney
(FLU:KJ)
HON. ALFRED J. LECHNER
PETITION FOR REMISSION
OF FINE
The United States hereby petitions this Court for remission of $1,200 still due on the fine imposed upon defendant on April 4, 1997. This request is made in accordance with Title 18, United States Code, Section 3573 which provides in pertinent part:
Upon petition of the government showing that reasonable efforts to collect a fine or assessment are not likely to be effective, the court may, in the interest of justice--18 U.S.C. § 3573, as amended.
(1) remit all or part of the unpaid portion of the fine or special assessment, including interest and penalties;
This request of the United States is based upon the following:
1. The fine has been imposed for a period of 16 years to date payments in the amount of $600 have been made toward this fine.
2. The United States Attorney has been unable to collect this fine due to not being able to locate debtor.
3. The United States Attorney has determined that there is no reasonable likelihood that further efforts to collect this fine would produce any revenue to the United States. Any further efforts would, in fact, be contrary to the interests of the United States because such efforts would needlessly expend resources that could be better directed to areas with greater potential for recovery.
THEREFORE, the United States Attorney respectfully petitions this court for an order pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3573, as amended, remitting the fine, including interest and penalties.
Respectfully submitted,
PAUL J. FISHMAN
United States Attorney
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By: JORDAN ANGER
Assistant U.S. Attorney
PAUL J. FISHMAN
United States Attorney
JORDAN ANGER
Assistant U.S. Attorney
(FLU:KJ)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,
v.
ELITH COLON-GONZALEZ, Defendant.
HON. ALFRED J. LECHNER-
Criminal No. 96-592
ORDER FOR
REMISSION OF FINE
This matter having been opened to the Court by PAUL J. FISHMAN, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (Jordan Anger, Assistant U.S. Attorney, appearing), and the Court having considered the Petition for Rernksjoyh of Fine, and for good cause shown,
IT IS on this 15th day of May, 2012
ORDERED, that the balance of the fine imposed on April 4, 1997, in the amount of is hereby remitted.
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ALFRED J. LECHNER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE