Opinion
2:23-cr-120-SPC-NPM
05-10-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARK ANTHONY TAYLOR, JR.
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE
SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court is the United States' Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture. (Doc. 82). Now that Defendant has been adjudicated guilty, the Government seeks a preliminary order forfeiting a Sig Sauer firearm (S/N UU628673) and assorted ammunition seized on or about August 17, 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 asset to the crime of conviction. The Court thus finds the United States is entitled to possession of the asset.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED:
The United States' Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (Doc. 82) is GRANTED.
1. The asset 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.