Opinion
2:24-cr-51-SPC-KCD
10-04-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DOUGLAS ALAN VANDER LAAN
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FOREFEITURE
SHERIPOLSTER CHAPPELL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court is the United States' Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture. (Doc. 38). Now that Defendant has been adjudicated guilty, the Government seeks a preliminary order forfeiting an HP laptop, Model G71-340US, serial number CNF0178B7L (“Asset”), which was used to commit the offense charged in Count One of the Indictment. See 18 U.S.C. § 2253; Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(2).
In so moving, the Government has connected the above asset to the crime(s) of conviction. The Court thus finds the United States is entitled to possession of the HP laptop, Model G71-340US, serial number CNF0178B7L .
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
The United States' Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (Doc. 38) is GRANTED.
1. The HP laptop, Model G71-340US, serial number CNF0178B7L is FORFEITED to the United States for disposition according to law and subject to 18 U.S.C. § 2253 and Rule 32.2(b)(2).
2. This Order will become a final order of forfeiture as to Defendant at sentencing.
3. Jurisdiction is retained to the extent necessary to complete the forfeiture and disposition of the asset.
DONE AND ORDERED.