Opinion
S1 20 Cr. 681 (JPC)
01-05-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NATALYA SHVARTS, Defendant.
DAMIAN WILLIAMS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BY DANIEL NESSIM NICHOLAS CHIUCHIOLO ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS CAMILLE ABATE, ESQ. ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT
DAMIAN WILLIAMS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BY DANIEL NESSIM NICHOLAS CHIUCHIOLO ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
CAMILLE ABATE, ESQ. ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT
CONSENT PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE/MONEY JUDGMENT
HONORABLE JOHN P. CRONAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
WHEREAS, on or about December 21, 2020, NATALYA SHVARTS, (the “Defendant”), among others, was charged in a five-count superseding indictment, SI 20 Cr. 681 (JPC) (the “Indictment”), with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and health care fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349 (Count One); mail fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1341 and 2 (Count Two); wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343 and 2 (Count Three): healthcare fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1347 and 2 (Count Four); and conspiracy to violate the AntiKickback Statute, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371 (Count Five):
WHEREAS, the Indictment included a forfeiture allegation as to Counts Two through Four of the Indictment, seeking forfeiture to the United States, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(C) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), of any and all property, real or personal, that constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the commission of the offenses charged in Counts Two through Four of the Indictment, including but not limited to a sum of money in United States currency representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offenses charged in Counts Two through Four of the Indictment;
WHEREAS, on or about November 23, 2022, the Defendant pled guilty to Count Three of the Indictment, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Government, wherein the Defendant admitted the forfeiture allegation with respect to Count Three of the Indictment and agreed to forfeit to the United States, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(C) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), a sum of money in United States currency representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count Three of the Indictment;
WHEREAS, the Defendant consents to the entry of a money judgment in the amount of $34,475 in United States currency representing proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count Three 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 Three 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 Daniel Nessim and Nicholas Chiuchiolo, of counsel, and the Defendant and her counsel, Camille Abate, Esq., that:
1. Asa result of the offense charged in Count Three of the Indictment, to which the Defendant pled guilty, a money judgment in the amount of $34,475 in United States currency (the "Money Judgment”), representing proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count Three of the Indictment that the Defendant personally obtained, shall be entered against the Defendant, 2. Pursuant to Rule 3 2.2(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment is final as to the Defendant NATALYA SHVARTS, and shall be deemed part of the sentence of the Defendant, and shall be included in the judgment of conviction therewith.
3. In satisfaction of the Money Judgment, the Defendant shall pay monthly installments of 10% of her monthly income.
4. All payments on the outstanding Money Judgment shall be made by postal money order, bank or certified check, made payable 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.
5. The United States Marshals Service is authorized to deposit the payments on the Money Judgment into the Assets Forfeiture Fund, and the United States shall have clear title to such forfeited property.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment, and to amend it as necessaty, pursuant to Rule 32,2 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
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9. Tire 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: