Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Francois (D. Mass.)

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U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts · No. 1:25-cr-10389-FDS · Doc. 14 · 2026-03-11 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Criminal No. 25-10389-FDS

Vv.

WIGENIE FRANCOIS,

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ORDER OF FORFEITURE (MONEY JUDGMENT)

SAYLOR, D.J.
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2025, the United States Attorney for the District of
Massachusetts filed a one-count Information, charging defendant Wigenie Francois (the

“Defendant”), with Wire Fraud; Aiding and Abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2

(Count One);

WHEREAS, the Information also included a 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, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds
traceable to the offense;

WHEREAS, such property specifically included, without limitation:

a. $20,833 in U.S. currency, to be entered in the form of a forfeiture money
judgment;

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
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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
US.C. § 2461 (c);

WHEREAS, on December 11, 2025, at a hearing pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal
Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Defendant pled guilty to Count One of the Information,
pursuant to a written plea agreement that she signed on September 26, 2025;

WHEREAS, in Paragraph 6 of the plea agreement, the Defendant agreed to forfeit to the
United States $20,833 on the grounds that such amount is equal to the amount of proceeds the
Defendant derived from the offense as a result of her guilty plea;

WHEREAS, based on the Defendant's admissions in the written plea agreement and her
guilty plea on December 11, 2025, the United States is entitled to an Order of Forfeiture
consisting of a personal money judgment against the Defendant in the amount of $20,833 in

United States currency, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c):

WHEREAS, the amount of $20,833 constitutes proceeds that the Defendant obtained as a

result of violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2; and

WHEREAS, Rule 32.2(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provides that
“no 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 $20,833, pursuant to

18 US.C. § 981 (a) )(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c).

2. This Court shall retain jurisdiction in the case for the purpose of enforcing this
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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 | 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.

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.

/s/ F. Dennis Saylor, IV

F. DENNIS SAYLOR IV
United States District Judge

Certified to be a true and
correet copy of the original
Robert M. Farrell, Clerk
U. S. District Court

District of Massachusetts
Deputy Clerk

Date: 03/11/2026

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