Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Tiffany Bowlin

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U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia · No. 2:22-cr-00205 · Doc. 22 · 2023-02-13 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA 
CHARLESTON 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
 
v. 
 
CRIMINAL NO. 2:22-cr-00205 
 
TIFFANY BOWLIN 
 
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE 
WHEREAS, the defendant, TIFFANY BOWLIN, appeared before this Court on February 
1, 2023, with the assistance of counsel, and pled guilty to a single-count Information in this matter, 
which charged her with violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (Wire Fraud); 
WHEREAS, the Information also included a forfeiture allegation against TIFFANY 
BOWLIN seeking a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $20,833.00 in United States 
currency, more or less, to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981, 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) and 
Rule 32.2(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.   
WHEREAS, the defendant has consented to forfeit all of her right, title, and interest in the 
forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $20,833.00 in United States currency, more or less 
described above which constituted, or was derived from, any proceeds of, or facilitated the 
commission of, violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 as set forth in the Information; 
ACCORDINGLY, based on the defendant’s plea of guilty and finding that there is a nexus 
between the property listed above and the offense to which the defendant has pled guilty, and that 
the defendant had a possessory interest or other legal interest in the property, the Court hereby 
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ORDERS that any and all interest of the defendant, TIFFANY BOWLIN, in the property listed 
above be and the same hereby is FORFEITED to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981, 
28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) and Rule 32.2(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.   
WHEREAS, Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(1) provides that “no ancillary proceeding is required 
to the extent the forfeiture consists of a money judgment.” 
Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3), upon entry of this order, the United States 
Attorney’s Office is authorized to conduct any discovery needed to identify, locate, or dispose of 
the property, including depositions, interrogatories, and requests for production of documents, 
and to issue subpoenas pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 45. 
 
A forfeiture money judgment shall be included in the defendant’s sentence, and the United 
States may take steps to collect the judgment from any property of the defendant, provided, the 
value of any forfeited specific assets shall be credited toward satisfaction of this money judgment 
upon liquidation.  
 
The parties stipulate and agree that the aforementioned asset(s) constitute property derived 
from or traceable to proceeds of defendant’s crime(s) herein or property used in any manner to 
facilitate the commission of such offense(s) and are therefore subject to forfeiture pursuant to 18 
U.S.C. § 981 and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c). The defendant hereby waives the requirements of Fed. R. 
Crim. P. 32.2 and 43(a) regarding notice of the forfeiture in the charging instrument, 
announcement of the forfeiture at sentencing, and incorporation of the forfeiture in the judgment 
against defendant. If the defendant has previously submitted a claim in response to an 
administrative forfeiture proceeding regarding any of this property, defendant hereby withdraws 
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that claim. If defendant has not previously submitted such a claim, defendant hereby waives all 
right to do so. 
Upon adjudication of all third-party interests, this Court will enter a Final Order of 
Forfeiture.   
The Clerk is directed to send certified copies of this Order to counsel of record, to Brad 
Burner, Special Agent, West Virginia State Police-BCI, 725 Jefferson Road South, Charleston, 
West Virginia 25309. 
 
IT IS SO ORDERED this ____ day of ____________, 2023. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ENTER: 
 
 
_________________________________ 
JOHN T. COPENHAVER, JR. 
Senior United States District Judge 
 
ORDER PREPARED BY: 
 
s/Andrew D. Isabell_______________ 
ANDREW D. ISABELL 
Assistant United States Attorney 
WV State Bar No. 13210 
110 North Heber Street, Room 261 
Beckley, WV 25801 
Telephone: 304-253-6722 
Fax: 304-253-9206 
Email: andy.isabell@usdoj.gov 
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