Text of Proposed Order Final Order and Judgment of Forfeiture — USA v. Thomas et al. (Dkt. 1119-1, N.D. Ga.)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia · No. 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS · Doc. 1119-1 · 2024-09-06 · Docket on CourtListener

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
ATLANTA DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
v. 
CHARLES HILL, IV 
 
Criminal Action No. 
1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS 
 
FINAL ORDER AND JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE 
 
This matter is before the Court on the Government’s Motion for Final Order 
of Forfeiture as to the following real property: 
#503-505 ROCKWELL STREET, S.W., FULTON COUNTY 
ATLANTA GEORGIA 
[Parcel ID No.: 14-0086-0007-075-3] 
 
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 86 of the 14th 
District, Fulton County, Georgia, as per survey of property of C.G. Aycock 
and the B-X Corporation, dated May 4, 1949, by Harold L. Bush, Reg. 
Surveyor and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 
on the North side of Rockwell Street (60.2) feet West of Northwest Corner 
of Rockwell and Coleman Streets at an iron pin; thence Northerly (75) feet 
to an iron pin and the South side of a (10) foot alley; thence West (34) feet to 
an iron pin; thence Southerly (75) feet to an iron pin and the North side of 
Rockwell Street; thence Easterly along the North side of Rockwell street 
(35.2) feet to an iron pin and the point of beginning. The same being 
improved property known as #503-505 Rockwell Street, S.W. according to 
the present system of numbering houses in the City of Atlanta, Georgia. 
 
(hereinafter, “Rockwell Street Property”). 
 
On September 29, 2021, Defendant Charles Hill, IV pleaded guilty to Count 
Twenty-Five of the Second Superseding Indictment. (Doc. 384).  On October 6, 
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2021, this Court entered the Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, (Doc. 386), 
forfeiting the Defendant’s interest in the Rockwell Street Property to the United 
States, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(a). 
The United States published notice of the Consent Preliminary Order of 
Forfeiture on the official government internet site forfeiture.gov for at least 30 
consecutive days.  The United States also sent notice of the forfeiture action to New 
Horizon Real Estate LLC, via their counsel, Brooke W. Gram. New Horizon Real 
Estate, LLC purchased the Rockwell Street Property on or about October 6, 2021 
from The Atlanta 10 Group, LLC. On April 15, 2024, New Horizon Real Estate, 
LLC filed a “Petition to Contest the Forfeiture of Property,” (Doc. 967), and the 
United States agreed to compromise and settle their interest in the Stipulated 
Settlement Agreement filed on July 12, 2024 by allowing New Horizon Real Estate, 
LLC to remit a payment of $62,500.00 in lieu of forfeiting the Rockwell Street 
Property. (Doc. 1069). New Horizon Real Estate, LLC remitted payment to the 
United States Marshals Service on July 26, 2024. 
 
This Court having found that the Defendant has an interest in the property 
subject to forfeiture, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(a), and that no one else filed a 
petition claiming an interest in the property, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, 
AND DECREED that: 
1. A final forfeiture judgment against the following property is hereby entered 
pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(a): 
a. $62,500.00 as substitute res for the property at 503-505 Rockwell Street, 
S.W., Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. 
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2. All right, title and interest in the above asset is hereby condemned, forfeited, 
and vested in the United States and shall be disposed of according to law. 
3. This Court shall retain jurisdiction in this matter to take additional action 
and enter further orders as necessary to implement and enforce this 
forfeiture order. 
SO ORDERED THIS ___________ day of ___________________, 2024. 
 
 
 
 
J.P. BOULEE 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
 
Prepared by: 
Norman L. Barnett, Assistant United States Attorney 
(404) 581-6323 
 
 
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