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USA v. Foreman — Chandler Simbeck filings, U.S. District Court, D. Colo.

USA v. Foreman — 34 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, filed between May 18, 2021 and October 10, 2025. Among them: 8 orders, 6 motions and 4 proposed orders.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Filings34 public filings
Filed2021-05-18 – 2025-10-10
Document typesorders (8), motions (6), proposed orders (4), informations (2), notices (2), docket entry (1)
Original PDFs34 of 34

Case summary

A grand jury in the District of Colorado returned an indictment on May 18, 2021 charging Russell Foreman with seven counts of wire fraud, four counts of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, and Chandler Simbeck with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States under 18 U.S.C. § 371 (Count 12) and one count of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2 (Count 13), the offenses located in Denver and Arapahoe County, Colorado. Simbeck filed a notice of disposition on January 24, 2023 and a change-of-plea hearing was set. He pleaded guilty to Count 12, and a preliminary order of forfeiture for specific assets and a personal money judgment of $151,000.00 against him was entered December 7, 2023. On December 14, 2023 the government moved to dismiss Count 13.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck. This page carries no judgment for either defendant
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, No. 1:21-cr-00165 (stamped -WJM and, in the 2023 and 2025 documents, -RM), Simbeck as defendant 2
DistrictDistrict of Colorado prosecutions →
ProgramNot named in the filings on this page
ChargesSimbeck: conspiracy to defraud the United States, 18 U.S.C. § 371, Count 12; wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2, Count 13. Foreman: wire fraud, Counts 1-7 and 13; money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1957, Counts 8-11; conspiracy to defraud the United States, Count 12
Outcome and sentenceSimbeck pleaded guilty to Count 12; preliminary order of forfeiture for specific assets and a $151,000.00 personal money judgment entered December 7, 2023; government moved December 14, 2023 to dismiss Count 13 and for a third-point acceptance reduction. No judgment or sentence appears on this page
Status checked2026-09-23 · against the court docket and DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22

What did Simbeck plead guilty to?

Count 12 of the indictment, conspiracy to defraud the United States under 18 U.S.C. § 371. The forfeiture order records that the listed assets are subject to forfeiture as proceeds obtained by the defendant through commission of the offense in Count 12, to which he has pleaded guilty.

What was forfeited?

A preliminary order of forfeiture for specific assets and a personal money judgment of $151,000.00 under 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c). A later filing records that a preliminary order of forfeiture as to Russell Foreman was entered on August 10, 2022 and one as to Chandler Simbeck on December 7, 2023.

What is the most recent filing?

A memorandum of October 10, 2025 in which the judge, exercising his prerogative as a senior judge, requests that the criminal case be reassigned.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

34 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. Arrest WarrantSummons or warrant · PDF
  2. Criminal Information SheetInformation · Dkt. 1.1 · PDF
  3. Criminal Information SheetInformation · Dkt. 1.2 · PDF
  4. ORDER Setting Trial Dates and Deadlines as to Russell Foreman…Order · PDF
  5. ORDER Granting 17 Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Exclude 180…Order · PDF
  6. Motion to Disclose Grand Jury Material to Defendant by USA as to Russell Foreman — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 19, D. Colo.)Motion · PDF
  7. Proposed Order (PDF Only)Proposed order · Dkt. 19.1 · PDF
  8. Order Granting 19 Motion to Disclose Grand Jury Material as to Russell Foreman — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 20, D. Colo.)Order · PDF
  9. Rule 5(c)(3) Documents Received as to Chandler SimbeckDocket entry · PDF
  10. Pleadings from Western District of PennsylvaniaPDF
  11. Order to Appear in the District of Colorado — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 25, D. Colo.)Order · PDF
  12. Discovery Conference Memorandum — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 29, D. Colo.)PDF
  13. Entry of AppearancePDF
  14. Unopposed Motion to Exclude 180 Days from Speedy Trial Calculation by Chandler Simbeck — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 32, D. Colo.)Motion · PDF
  15. Pretrial Release Warrant Issued as to Chandler SimbeckSummons or warrant · PDF
  16. ORDER Granting Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Exclude 180 Days…Order · PDF
  17. Motion to Withdraw as Attorney of RecordMotion · PDF
  18. Entry of AppearancePDF
  19. Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus ad Prosequendum by USA as to Chandler Simbeck — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 66, D. Colo.)Motion · PDF
  20. Proposed Order (PDF Only)Proposed order · Dkt. 66.1 · PDF
  21. Proposed DocumentDkt. 66.2 · PDF
  22. Order for Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Prosequendum by Magistrate Judge Kelly H Rankin — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 69, D. Colo.)Order · PDF
  23. Writ of Habeas Corpus ad ProsequendumPDF
  24. Writ of Habeas Corpus ad Prosequendum Returned Executed as to Chandler Simbeck on 9/16/2022 — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 87, D. Colo.)PDF
  25. Courtroom Minutes for proceedings — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 93, D. Colo.)PDF
  26. Notice Adopting Prior Motion to Exclude 180 Days from Speedy Trial by Chandler Simbeck — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 97, D. Colo.)Notice · PDF
  27. ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATES AND DEADLINES as to Chandler…Order · PDF
  28. NOTICE of Disposition by Chandler SimbeckNotice · PDF
  29. Order Setting Change of Plea Hearing as to Chandler Simbeck — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 103, D. Colo.)Order · PDF
  30. Proposed Order (PDF Only)Proposed order · Dkt. 118.1 · PDF
  31. Motion to Reduce Sentence Third Point Acceptance Reduction by USA as to Chandler Simbeck — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 120, D. Colo.)Motion · PDF
  32. MOTION to Dismiss Counts 13 by USA as to Chandler SimbeckMotion · PDF
  33. Proposed Order (PDF Only)Proposed order · Dkt. 127.1 · PDF
  34. Memorandum Returning Case. This Case is reassigned — USA v. Foreman (Dkt. 150, D. Colo.)Memorandum or brief · PDF

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