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Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — U.S. v. Ransom (S.D. W. Va.)

Filed November 9, 2022 in U.S. v. Ransom; one of 10 filings from this case.

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CourtU.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
Filed2022-11-09

U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia · No. 2:22-cr-00122 · Doc. 24 · 2022-11-09 · Docket on CourtListener

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Case 2:22-cr-00122 Document 24 _ Filed 11/09/22 Page 1 of 3 PagelD #: 74

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v. CRIMINAL NO. 2:22-cr-00122

ALEXIS RANSOM

PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE

WHEREAS, the defendant, ALEXIS RANSOM, appeared before this Court on August 3,
2022, with the assistance of counsel, and pled guilty to a Single-Count Information in this matter,
which charged her with a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (Wire Fraud);

WHEREAS, the Information also included a forfeiture allegation against ALEXIS
RANSOM seeking forfeiture to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981 and 982, 28 U.S.C.
§ 2461(c), and Rule 32.2(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure of the following:

1. A forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $42,250.00 in United States currency,
more or less, such amount constituting the proceeds of the violations set forth in the
Information.

WHEREAS, the defendant has consented to forfeit all of her right, title, and interest in the

forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $42,250.00 in United States currency, more or less
described above which constituted, or was derived from, any proceeds of, or facilitated the

commission of, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 as set forth in the Information;
Case 2:22-cr-00122 Document 24 _ Filed 11/09/22 Page 2 of 3 PagelD #: 75

ACCORDINGLY, based on the foregoing, the Court hereby ORDERS that any and all
interest of the defendant, ALEXIS RANSOM, in the property listed above be and the same hereby
is FORFEITED to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981 and 982, 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.

This order shall become the final order of forfeiture upon judgment of the defendant, as
provided by Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(2), and the United States shall have clear title to the property,
and shall dispose of the property according to law.

The Clerk is directed to send certified copies of this Order to counsel of record and to
Sergeant Brad S. Burner, West Virginia State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Post
Office Box 1296, Bluefield, West Virginia 24701.

IT ISSO ORDERED this 9th day of _November_, 2022.

ENTER:

Ruud OA Meliw

DAVID A. FABER
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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