Order of Forfeiture (Money Judgment) — United States v. Adiana Pierre

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U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · No. 1:24-cr-10007-MJJ · Doc. 66-1 · 2024-05-17 · Docket on CourtListener

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An Order of Forfeiture (Money Judgment) in United States v. Adiana Pierre, Criminal No. 24-CR-10007-MJJ, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, filed May 17, 2024 as Doc. 66-1. The order recites that a two-count Information filed January 16, 2024 charged conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 and conspiracy to engage in unlawful money transactions under 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h), and that the defendant pled guilty to both counts that day under a written plea agreement. It orders the defendant to forfeit $427,605 under 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1), 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c). It lets the United States move to substitute property and conduct discovery, and directs that the order be included in the sentence. The four-page order carries the signature block of Judge Myong J. Joun with the date line blank.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
) 
) 
   v. 
)  Criminal No. 24-CR-10007-MJJ 
) 
ADIANA PIERRE, 
) 
 
Defendant. 
) 
 
 
ORDER OF FORFEITURE (MONEY JUDGMENT) 
JOUN, D.J.  
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2024, the United States Attorney for the District of 
Massachusetts filed a a two-count Information, charging Adiana Pierre (the “Defendant”), with 
Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 (Count One), and Conspiracy 
to Engage in Unlawful Money Transactions, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) (Count Two);  
WHEREAS, the Information also included a Wire Fraud Forfeiture Allegation, pursuant to 
18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), which provided notice that the United States 
intended to seek the forfeiture, upon conviction of the Defendant of any offense alleged in Count 
One of the Information, of any property, real or personal, that consititues, or is derived from, 
proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense; 
WHEREAS, such property specifically included, without limitation: 
a. 
$427,605 in United States currency, to be entered in the form of an Order of 
Forfeiture (Money Judgement) against ADIANA PIERRE; 
WHEREAS, the Information also included a Money Laundering Forfeiture Allegation, 
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1), which provided notice that the United States intended to seek 
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the forfeiture, upon conviction of the Defendant of any offense alleged in Count One of the 
Information, of any property, real or personal, that consititues, or is derived from, proceeds 
traceable to the commission of the offense; 
WHEREAS, such property specifically included, without limitation: 
a. 
$427,605 in United States currency, to be entered in the form of an Order of 
Forfeiture (Money Judgement) against ADIANA PIERRE; 
WHEREAS, the Information further provided that, if any of the above-described forfeitable 
property, as a result of any act or omission by the Defendant, (a) cannot be located upon the 
exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; (c) 
has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the Court; (d) has been substantially diminished in 
value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty, 
the United States is entitled to seek forfeiture of any other property of the Defendant, up to the 
value of such assets, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), as incoporated by 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c).   
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2024, at a hearing pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of 
Criminal Procedure, the Defendant pled guilty to Counts One and Two of the Information, 
pursuant to a written plea agreement that he signed on January 9, 2024;  
WHEREAS, in Section 6 of the plea agreement, the Defendant agreed to forfeit to the 
United States $427,605 on the grounds that such amount is equal to the amount of proceeds 
Defendant derived from the offense as a result of his guilty plea and/or the amount of money 
involved in Defendant’s offense; 
WHEREAS, based on the Defendant's admissions in the written plea agreement and his 
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guilty plea on January 16, 2024, the United States is entitled to an Order of Forfeiture consisting 
of a personal money judgment against the Defendant, in the amount of $427,605 in United States 
currency, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1), 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c); 
WHEREAS, the amount of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) constitutes proceeds that the Defendant 
obtained and/or the amount of money involved as a result of violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 and 
18 U.S.C. § 1956(h); and 
WHEREAS, Rule 32.2(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provides that Ano 
ancillary proceeding is required to the extent that the forfeiture consists of a money judgment.@ 
ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED: 
1. 
The Defendant shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $427,605, pursuant to 
18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1), 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c). 
2. 
This Court shall retain jurisdiction in the case for the purpose of enforcing this 
Order. 
3. 
The United States may, at any time, move pursuant to Rule 32.2(e) of the Federal 
Rules of Criminal Procedure to amend this Order to substitute property having a value not to 
exceed the amount set forth in Paragraph 1 to satisfy the money judgment in whole or in part. 
4. 
The United States may, at any time, conduct pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(3) of the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and 21 U.S.C. § 853(m), as incorporated by 28 U.S.C. 2461, 
any discovery to identify, locate or dispose of forfeitable property or substitute assets, including, 
but not limited to, depositions and requests for documents, electronically stored information, and 
tangible things. 
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5. 
Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(4), this Order shall be included in the sentence pronounced 
and imposed by the Court at the sentencing hearing, and in the criminal judgment  
entered by this Court against the Defendant. 
 
 
                                                        
MYONG J. JOUN  
United States District Judge 
 
Dated:                                 
 
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