Preliminary Order of Forfeiture as to Heath Gauthier — USA v. Gauthier (Dkt. 45)

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A preliminary order of forfeiture filed 06/27/24 as Document 45 in United States v. Heath Gauthier, Case No. 1:23-cr-15-JL in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, signed by United States District Judge Joseph N. Laplante. The order says Gauthier pleaded guilty to a superseding indictment charging him with possession of child pornography and agreed to forfeit electronic devices he acknowledged facilitated the offenses. It forfeits a Western Digital external drive, a Toshiba laptop, a Motorola cell phone and an SD card, to be kept by Homeland Security Investigations or another federal agency. The order is to become part of the sentence and judgment, with notice to potential third-party claimants.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
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              v. 
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Case No. 1:23-cr-15-JL 
 
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HEATH GAUTHIER 
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PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE 
 
 
1.  The defendant, Heath Gauthier, has pleaded guilty to a Superseding Indictment that 
charges him with possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(A)(a)(5)(B)  
& (b)(2), and has agreed to forfeit: (A) One Western Digital 1 GB My Book 1110 external drive; 
SN: WCAV5J746167; (B) One Toshiba Laptop Computer Satellite P75-A7200, SN: 
8D040167C; (C) One Motorola Edge Plus 2022 cell phone IMEI-356439690571575, and (D) 
One SD Card. DN 38, ¶ 13. The defendant acknowledged that (A) through (D) facilitated the 
charged offenses. Id. 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUGED AND DECREED that: (A) One Western Digital 
1 GB My Book 1110 external drive; SN: WCAV5J746167; (B) One Toshiba Laptop Computer 
Satellite P75-A7200, SN: 8D040167C; (C) One Motorola Edge Plus 2022 cell phone IMEI-
356439690571575, and (D) One SD Card, are hereby forfeited to the United States, pursuant to 
18 U.S.C. § 2253. 
The Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, or any 
appropriate federal law enforcement agency, shall seize and maintain custody of the forfeited 
property until further order of the Court. 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture shall be made a 
part of the sentence and included in the judgment, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3). 
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The United States shall follow the provisions of Fed. R. Crim P. 32.2(b)(6), regarding 
publication and notification to potential third-party claimants. 
The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, and to 
amend it as necessary, pursuant to the provisions of Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(e). 
The Clerk shall send copies of this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture to the United States 
Probation Office and counsel for all parties and shall send a certified copy of this Preliminary 
Order of Forfeiture to the United States Attorney’s Office, Asset Forfeiture Unit. 
Entered this _______ day of ___________________, 2024. 
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Joseph N. Laplante
United States District Judge
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