United States' Unopposed Motion (Order of Forfeiture) — United States of America v. Ernest Bernard Gonder, Jr. (Case No. 24-CR-60003)

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The United States asks for a Final Order of Forfeiture in the Southern District of Florida case against Ernest Bernard Gonder, Jr. The motion says a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture was entered on March 20, 2024, and that on February 10, 2026, the Court approved a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement. Under that agreement, the defendant remits $168,248.41 (in place of forfeiture of the real property), and the motion states the payment was made on or about May 19, 2026. It also states the time to file a petition has expired with no petition or claim filed. The motion is unopposed, and it asks the Court to dismiss forfeiture proceedings against the real property and order its release.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
 
CASE NO. 24-CR-60003-WILLIAMS 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
v.  
 
ERNEST BERNARD GONDER, JR., 
 
 
 
Defendant. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE 
 
Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853 and Rule 32.2 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the 
United States move for the entry of a Final Order of Forfeiture in the above-captioned matter. In 
support of this motion, the United States provides the following factual and legal bases. 
1. 
On March 20, 2024, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), the Court entered a Preliminary 
Order of Forfeiture, Dkt. No. 19, forfeiting, subject to third-party interests, the following property 
to the United States: real property located at 1621 NW 2nd Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33060-
5217, including all buildings, fixtures, appurtenances, improvements, attachments and easements 
found therein or thereon, 
Also known as: KENALL GREEN SEC A 43-49 B Lot 13 BLK 2 
 
 
Parcel Identification No. 484226060300 (“Real Property”). 
 
2. 
On February 10, 2026, the Court approved a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement, 
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 lieu of forfeiture of the Real 
Property by the United States, the Parties agree that Defendant shall remit to the United States 
$168,248.41 in United States currency (“Settlement Payment”).   
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3. 
Defendant remitted the Settlement Payment on or about May 19, 2026. 
4. 
The time period for filing a petition claiming an interest in the property sought for 
final forfeiture has expired, and no petition or claim has been filed. 
5. 
Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(7), once all third-party petitions have been disposed 
of and/or if no timely petitions have been filed, “the 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 in lieu of real property 
located at 1621 NW 2nd Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33060-5217. 
7. 
As previously noted, the United 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 amend the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture by 
dismissing forfeiture proceedings against the following asset, and ordering its release: real property 
located at 1621 NW 2nd Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33060-5217, including all buildings, 
fixtures, appurtenances, improvements, attachments and easements found therein or thereon, 
Also known as: KENALL GREEN SEC A 43-49 B Lot 13 BLK 2 
 
Parcel Identification No. 484226060300. 
Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853, and Rule 32.2(c)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal 
Procedure, the United States request that the Court enter the proposed Final Order of Forfeiture 
and for such other relief that it deems just and proper.  
 
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LOCAL RULE 88.9 CERTIFICATION 
Pursuant to Local Rule 88.9, I certify that the undersigned counsel has conferred with 
Opposing counsel via e-mail on June 2, 2026, and there is no opposition/objection to the relief 
sought. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
JASON A. REDING QUIÑONES 
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
 
 
By: 
/s/ Nicole Grosnoff        
Nicole Grosnoff 
Assistant United States Attorney 
Court ID No. A5502029 
nicole.s.grosnoff@usdoj.gov 
U.S. Attorney’s Office 
99 Northeast Fourth Street, 7th Floor 
Miami, Florida 33132-2111 
Telephone: (305) 961-9294 
Facsimile: (305) 536-4089 
 
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