Text of Proposed Order — USA v. Gonder (Dkt. 37-1, S.D. Fla.)

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A proposed Final Order of Forfeiture, filed June 2, 2026 as Document 37-1 in United States v. Ernest Bernard Gonder, Jr., Case No. 24-CR-60003-WILLIAMS, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. It recites a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture entered March 20, 2024 and a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement approved February 10, 2026, under which the defendant would remit $168,248.41 in lieu of forfeiture of real property in Pompano Beach, Florida; the order recites payment on or about May 19, 2026. The order would grant the motion, finally forfeit that sum to the United States, and dismiss forfeiture proceedings against the real property. The judge's signature line names Kathleen M. Williams and the date is blank.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
 
CASE NO. 24-CR-60003-WILLIAMS 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
v.  
 
ERNEST BERNARD GONDER, JR., 
 
 
 
Defendant. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE 
 
This matter is before the Court upon motion of the United States for entry of a Final Order 
of Forfeiture (“Motion”). The Court has considered the Motion, is otherwise advised in the 
premises, and finds as follows: 
1. 
On March 20, 2024, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), the Court entered a Preliminary 
Order of Forfeiture, Dkt. No. 19, forfeiting, subject to third-party interests, the following property 
to the United States: real property located at 1621 NW 2nd Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33060-
5217, including all buildings, fixtures, appurtenances, improvements, attachments and easements 
found therein or thereon, 
Also known as: KENALL GREEN SEC A 43-49 B Lot 13 BLK 2 
 
 
Parcel Identification No. 484226060300 (“Real Property”). 
 
2. 
On February 10, 2026, the Court approved a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement, 
between the United States and Defendant. See Order, Dkt. No. 33; see also Stipulation and 
Settlement Agreement, Dkt. No. 32-1. The Parties agreed that in lieu of forfeiture of the Real 
Property by the United States, the Parties agree that Defendant shall remit to the United States 
$168,248.41 in United States currency (“Settlement Payment”).   
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3. 
Defendant remitted the Settlement Payment on or about May 19, 2026. 
4. 
The time period for filing a petition claiming an interest in the property sought for 
final forfeiture has expired, and no petition or claim has been filed. 
5. 
Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(7), once all third-party petitions have been disposed 
of and/or if no timely petitions have been filed, “the United States shall have clear title to property 
that is the subject of the order of forfeiture and may warrant good title to any subsequent purchaser 
or transferee.” Accord Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(2). 
6. 
Therefore, the United States is entitled to a Final Order of Forfeiture that vests in 
the United States clear title to in the following property: $168,248.41 in lieu of real property 
located at 1621 NW 2nd Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33060-5217. 
7. 
As previously noted, the United States is not pursuing the final forfeiture of Real 
Property as part of a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement. See supra ¶ 2. 
8. 
Accordingly, the Court should amend the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture by 
dismissing forfeiture proceedings against the following asset, and ordering its release: real property 
located at 1621 NW 2nd Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33060-5217, including all buildings, 
fixtures, appurtenances, improvements, attachments and easements found therein or thereon, 
Also known as: KENALL GREEN SEC A 43-49 B Lot 13 BLK 2 
 
Parcel Identification No. 484226060300. 
Accordingly, based on the foregoing, the evidence of record, and for good cause shown, 
the Motion is GRANTED, and it is ORDERED that: 
1. 
Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853, and Rule 32.2(c)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal 
Procedure, all right, title, and interest in the following property is hereby finally forfeited to and 
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vested in the United States of America: $168,248.41 in lieu of real property located at 1621 NW 
2nd Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33060-5217. 
2. 
Any duly authorized law enforcement official may seize and take immediate 
possession of the property, exercising any and all incidents of ownership with respect thereto, and 
dispose of such property in accordance with law. 
9. 
Pursuant to the Parties Stipulation and Settlement Agreement, forfeiture 
proceedings are dismissed against the following property, and such property shall be released: real 
property located at 1621 NW 2nd Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33060-5217, including all 
buildings, fixtures, appurtenances, improvements, attachments and easements found therein or 
thereon, 
Also known as: KENALL GREEN SEC A 43-49 B Lot 13 BLK 2 
 
Parcel Identification No. 484226060300. 
3. 
The Court shall retain jurisdiction in this matter for the purpose of enforcing this 
Order. 
SO ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this _______ day of  
 
 
 
2026. 
 
 
____________________________________  
KATHLEEN M. WILLIAMS 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
 
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