Opinion
S2 21 Cr. 700 (DLC)
01-18-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DAVID TRAVERS, Defendant,
DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Derek Wikstrom Assistant United States Attorney David Travers Rita M. Glavin, Esq. Attorney for Defendant Glavin PLLC
DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Derek Wikstrom Assistant United States Attorney
David Travers Rita M. Glavin, Esq. Attorney for Defendant Glavin PLLC
CONSENT PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE/MONEY JUDGMENT
HONORABLE DENISE L. COTE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
WHEREAS, on or about March 21, 2023, DAVID TRAVERS (the “Defendant”), was charged in seven counts of Information S2 21 Cr. 700 (DLC) (the “Information”), with, inter alia, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349 (Count One);
WHEREAS, the Information included, inter alia, a forfeiture allegation as to Count One of the Information, seeking forfeiture to the United States, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(a)(7), of any and all property, real and personal, that constitutes or is derived, directly or indirectly, from gross proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense charged in Count One of the Information, including but not limited to a sum of money in United States currency representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense charged in Count One of the Information;
WHEREAS, on or about March 21, 2023, the Defendant pled guilty to Count One of the Information, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Government, wherein the Defendant admitted the forfeiture allegation with respect to Count One of the Information and agreed to forfeit to the United States, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(a)(7), a sum of money representing proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense charged in Count One of the Information;
WHEREAS, the Defendant consents to the entry of a money judgment in the amount of $100,000 in United States currency representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count One of the Information 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 One of the Information 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 Attorney, Derek Wikstrom, of counsel, and the Defendant, and his counsel, Rita M. Glavin, Esq., that:
1. Asa result of the offense charged in Count One of the Information, to which the Defendant pled guilty, a money judgment in the amount of $100,000 in United States currency (the “Money Judgment”), representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count One of the Information that the Defendant personally obtained, 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, DAVID TRAVERS, and shall be deemed part of the sentence of the Defendant, and shall 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 payable, in this instance, to United States Customs and Border Protection, and delivered by mail to the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, Attn: Money Laundering and Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit, 26 Federal Plaza, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10007 and shall indicate the Defendant's name and case number.
4. Upon entry of this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment, and pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853, United States Customs and Border Protection, or its designee the Office of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeiture shall be authorized to deposit the payment on the Money Judgment in the Treasury Assets Forfeiture Fund, and the United States shall have clear title to such forfeited property.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. The Clerk of the Court shall forward three certified copies of this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment to the Money Laundering and Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit, United States Attorney's Office, 26 Federal Plaza, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10007.
9. 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: