Final Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Ernest Bernard Gonder, Jr. (S.D. Fla.)

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U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · No. 0:24-cr-60003-KMW · Doc. 38 · 2026-06-02 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SO UTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. 24-CR-60003-W lLLIAM S
UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA
ERNEST BERNARD GONDER, JR.,
Defendant.
FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE
This m atter is before the Court upon m otion of the United States for entry of a Final Order
of Forfeiture ((tMotion''). The Court has considered the Motion, is otherwise advised in the
prem ises, alzd finds as follows:
On March 20, 2024, pursuantto 21 U.S.C. j 8531), the Court entered a Preliminary
Order of Forfeiture, Dkt. No. 19, forfeiting, subject to tllird-party interests, the following property
to the United States: real property located at 1621 NW  2nd Ave., Pom pano Beach, Florida 33060-
5217, including all buildings, fixtlzres, appurtenances, improvem ents, attachments and easements
found therein or thereon,
Also lcnown as: KENALL GREEN SEC A 43-49 B Lot 13 BLK 2
Parcel ldentification No. 484226060300 (:1Rea1 Property').
On February 10, 2026, the Court approved a Stipulation and Settlem ent Agreem ent,
between the United States and Defendant. .see Order, Dkt. No. 33; see also Stipulation and
Settlement Agreement, Dkt. No. 32-1. The Parties agreed that in lietf of forfeiture of the Real
Pzoperty by the United States, the Parties agree that Defendant shall rem it to the United States
$168,248.41 in United States currency (itsettlement Paymenf).
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Defendant remitted the Settlement Payment on or about M ay 19, 2026.
The time period for filing a petition claiming an interest in the property sought for
4.
tinal forfeiture has expired, and no petition or claim  has been tiled.
5. 
Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. j 853(n)(7), once a1l third-party petitions have been disposed
of and/or if no tim ely petitions have been filed, (lthe United States shall have clear title to property
that is the subject of the order of forfeiture and may warrant good title to any subsequent purchaser
or transferee.'' Accord Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(2).
6. 
Therefore, the United States is entitled to a Final Order of Forfeiture that vests in
the United States clear title to in the following property: $168,248.41
located at 1621 NW  2nd Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33060-5217.
in lieu of real property
As previously noted, the Urlited States is not pursuing the final forfeiture of Real
Property as part of a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement. See supra ! 2.
8. 
Accordingly, the Court should am end the Preliminary
dism issing forfeiture proceedings against the following asset, and ordering its release: real property
located at 1621 NW  2nd Ave., Pom pano Beach, Florida 33060-5217, including all buildings,
Order of Forfeiture by
fixttlres, appurtenances, improvements, attachments and easements found therein or thereon,
Also known as: KENALL GREEN SEC A 43-49 B Lot 13 BLK 2
Pazcel Identifcation No. 484226060300.
Accordingly, based on the foregoing, the evidence of record, and for good cause shown,
the M otion is GR ANTED, and it is ORDERED that;
Ptlrsuant to 21 U.S.C. j 853, and Rule 32.2(c)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedtlre, a11 right, title, and interest in the following property is hereby finally forfeited to and
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vested in the United States of America: $168,248.41 in lieu of real property located at 1621 NW
2nd Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33060-5217.
Any duly authorized law enforcem ent official may seize and take im mediate
possession of the property, exercising any and a1l incidents of ownership with respect thereto, and
dispose of such property in accordance with law .
9. 
Pursuant to the Parties Stipulation and Settlem ent Agreem ent, forfeiture
proceedings are dism issed against the following property, and such property shall be released: real
roperty located at 1621 NW  2nd Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33060-5217, including all
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buildings, fixtures, appurtenances, improvements, attachments and easem ents found therein or
thereon,
Also known as: KENALL GREEN SEC A 43-49 B Lot 13 BLK 2
Parcel Identification No. 484226060300.
The Court shall retain jurisdiction in this matter for the purpose of enforcing this
Order.
ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this 2 ay of June 2026.
SO
K ATHLEEN M . W ILLIAM S
UNITED S TES DISTRICT JUDGE
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