Opinion
2:23-cr-133-SPC-KCD
03-06-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ERNEST JESHAD FOSTER
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FOREFEITURE
SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court is the United States' Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture. (Doc. 39). Now that Defendant has been adjudicated guilty, the Government seeks a preliminary order forfeiting his interest in a Taurus firearm (S/N: ACK387108) and ammunition seized on or about August 23, 2023. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(d)(1); 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c); Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(2). In so moving, the Government has connected the above assets to the crime of conviction. The Court thus finds the United States is entitled to possession of the assets.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED:
The United States' Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (Doc. 39) is GRANTED.
1. The Taurus firearm (S/N: ACK387108) and ammunition seized on or about August 23, 2023 are FORFEITED to the United States for disposition according to law and subject to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n), as incorporated by 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and Rule 32.2.
2. Jurisdiction is retained to the extent necessary to complete the forfeiture and disposition of the assets.
DONE AND ORDERED.