Opinion
S4 20 Cr. 163 (PKC)
05-11-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. LOUIS GRASSO, Defendant.
DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York SARAH MORTAZAVI DATE ANDEN CHOW Assistant United States Attorneys By: LCXJIS GRASSO GLENN GARBER, ESQ. Attorney for Defendant
DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
SARAH MORTAZAVI DATE ANDEN CHOW Assistant United States Attorneys
By: LCXJIS GRASSO GLENN GARBER, ESQ. Attorney for Defendant
CONSENT PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE/ MONEY JUDGMENT
HONORABLE P. KEVIN CASTEL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
WHEREAS, on or about October 20, 2021, LOUIS GRASSO (the "Defendant”) was charged in a one-count Indictment (the “Indictment/'), with conspiracy to misbrand and adulterate drugs in interstate commerce with the intent to defraud or mislead, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, and Title 21, United States Code, Sections 331 and 333;
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 334, of any and all drugs that were adulterated or misbranded when introduced into or while in interstate commerce or while held for sale (whether or not the first sale) after shipment in interstate commerce, or which may not, under the provisions of section 331 (11), 344, or 355 of this title, have been introduced into interstate commerce (the “Forfeitable Property”), including but not limited to a sum of money in United States currency representing the value of such property;
WHEREAS, on or about April 21, 2022, the Defendant pled guilty to Count One of the Indictment, 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, pursuantto Title 21, United States Code, Sections 334 and 853, and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), a sum of money equal to S412.442.62 in United States currency representing the value of the Forfeitable Properly (the “Money Judgment”);
WHEREAS, the Defendant admits that, as a result of acts and/or omissions of the Defendant, the Forfeitable Property cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;
WHEREAS, the Defendant consents to the entry of the Money Judgment in the amount of $412, 442.62 in United States currency representing the value of Forfeitable Property;
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 Sarah Mortazavi and Anden. Chow, of counsel, and the Defendant, and his counsel, Glenn Garber, Esq., that:
1. As a result of the offense charged in Count One of the Indictment, to which the Defendant pled guilty, the Money Judgment in the amount of $412, 442.62 in United States currency (the “Money Judgment”) representing the value of the Forfeitable Property, 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, shall be deemed part of the sentence of the Defendant and will 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 available, in this instance, to the “United States Marshals Service, ” and delivered by overnight mail to the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, Atm: 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 the forfeited properly.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
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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.
AGREED AND CONSENTED TO:
SO ORDERED: