Proposed Order of Forfeiture — USA v. Okeke (Dkt. 60-1, E.D.N.Y.)

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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · No. 1:22-cr-00020-FB · Doc. 60-1 · 2025-02-27 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
 
- against - 
 
ANULI OKEKE, 
 
 
Defendant. 
 
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ORDER OF FORFEITURE 
 
22-CR-20 (FB) 
 
WHEREAS, on or about June 18, 2024, Anuli Okeke (the “defendant”), was 
convicted after a jury trial of Counts One through Four of the above-captioned Indictment, 
charging violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1349, 1343, 1344 and 1956(h); and 
WHEREAS, the Court has determined that pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 982(a)(1) 
and 982(a)(2), the defendant must forfeit the amount of twenty-four thousand four hundred 
twenty-two dollars and zero cents ($24,422.00) (the “Forfeiture Money Judgment”), as: (a) 
any property constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result 
of the defendant’s violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1349, 1343, and 1344; (b) any property, real or 
personal, involved in the defendant’s violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h), or any property 
traceable to such property; and/or (c) a substitute asset, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), as 
incorporated by 18 U.S.C. § 982(b)(1). 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND 
DECREED as follows: 
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1. 
The defendant shall forfeit to the United States the full amount of the 
Forfeiture Money Judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 982(a)(1), 982(a)(2) and 982(b)(1), 
and 21 U.S.C. § 853(p).  
2. 
All payments made towards the Forfeiture Money Judgment shall be 
made by a money order, or certified and/or official bank check, payable to the U.S. Marshals 
Service with the criminal docket number noted on the face of the check.  The defendant shall 
cause said payment(s) to be sent by overnight mail delivery to the Asset Recovery Section, 
United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, 271-A Cadman Plaza East, 
Brooklyn, New York 11201, with the criminal docket number noted on the face of the 
instrument.  The Forfeiture Money Judgment shall be paid in full within 30 days of 
sentencing (the “Due Date”).   
3. 
If the defendant fails to pay any portion of the Forfeiture Money 
Judgment on or before the Due Date, the defendant shall forfeit any other property of hers up 
to the value of the outstanding balance, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), as incorporated by 18 
U.S.C. § 982(b)(1). 
4. 
Upon entry of this Order of Forfeiture (“Order”), the United States 
Attorney General or her designee is authorized to conduct any proper discovery in 
accordance with Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3) and (c).  The United States alone shall hold title 
to the monies paid by the defendant to satisfy the Forfeiture Money Judgment following the 
Court’s entry of the judgment of conviction. 
5. 
The defendant shall fully assist the government in effectuating the 
payment of the Forfeiture Money Judgment. 
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6. 
The entry and payment of the Forfeiture Money Judgment is not to be 
considered a payment of a fine, penalty, restitution loss amount or a payment of any income 
taxes that may be due, and shall survive bankruptcy. 
7. 
Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(4)(A) and (B), this Order shall 
become final as to the defendant at the time of sentencing and shall be made part of the 
sentence and included in the judgment of conviction.  This Order shall become the Final 
Order of Forfeiture, as provided by Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(2).  At that time, the monies 
and/or properties paid toward the Forfeiture Money Judgment shall be forfeited to the United 
States for disposition in accordance with the law. 
8. 
This Order shall be binding upon the defendant and the successors, 
administrators, heirs, assigns and transferees of the defendant, and shall survive the 
bankruptcy of any of them. 
9. 
This Order shall be final and binding only upon the Court’s “so 
ordering” of the Order. 
10. 
The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this action to enforce 
compliance with the terms of this Order and to amend it as necessary, pursuant to Fed. R. 
Crim. P. 32.2(e). 
 
 
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11. 
The Clerk of the Court is directed to send, by inter-office mail, three (3) 
certified copies of this executed Order to the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern 
District of New York, Attn: Melissa Thorpe, FSA Supervisory Paralegal, 271-A Cadman 
Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York 11201. 
Dated: Brooklyn, New York 
 
________________________, 2025 
 
SO ORDERED: 
 
 
______________________________________ 
HONORABLE FREDERIC BLOCK 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 
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