Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Edrica Leann Watson

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Order entered June 9, 2022 as Document 45 in United States v. Edrica Leann Watson, Case No. 2:21-cr-107-SPC-MRM, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division, granting the government's Motion for Order of Forfeiture. It recites that Watson pleaded guilty on March 22, 2022 to Count Two, making a false statement to a lending institution, with sentencing set for June 21, 2022. The Court holds Watson liable for an order of forfeiture of $392,563.00 and, because the proceeds were dissipated, allows forfeiture of substitute assets up to that amount. A $45,000 cashier's check Watson voluntarily tendered to the U.S. Secret Service on December 15, 2021 is to be credited toward the order, which is final upon entry.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
FORT MYERS DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
v. 
CASE NO.: 2:21-cr-107-SPC-MRM 
EDRICA LEANN WATSON 
 
 
ORDER1 
Before the Court, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(2)(A) and Rule 
32.2(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, is the United States’ 
Motion for Order of Forfeiture against Defendant Edrica Lean Watson filed 
May 18, 2022.  (Doc. 41).  The government seeks forfeiture of $392,563.00, 
which amount represents the amount of proceeds obtained by Watson as a 
result of making a false statement to a lending institution, in violation of 18 
U.S.C. §§ 1014 and 2, as charged in Count Two of the Indictment.   
Watson entered a plea of guilty to Count Two of the Indictment on March 
22, 2022.  (Doc. 36).  The undersigned United States District Judge accepted 
the defendant’s plea, adjudicated her guilty of the offense and scheduled 
sentencing for June 21, 2022. (Doc. 38).  
 
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The United States has established the required connection between the 
crime of conviction and the assets.  Because the United States is entitled to 
forfeit the property, the Court grants the motion and the relief requested 
therein. 
Accordingly, it is now  
ORDERED: 
1. 
The United States’ Motion for Order of Forfeiture (Doc. 41) is 
GRANTED. 
2. 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(2)(A) and Rule 32.2(b)(2) of the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the defendant shall be held liable for an 
order of forfeiture in the amount of $392,563.00.   
3. 
Because the $392,563.00 in proceeds was dissipated by the 
defendant, the United States may seek, as a substitute asset, pursuant to 21 
U.S.C. § 853(p), as incorporated by 18 U.S.C. § 982(b)(1), forfeiture of any of 
the defendant’s property up to the value of $392,563.00.  The $45,000 cashier’s 
check ending in 7353 voluntarily tendered by the defendant to the United 
States Secret Service on December 15, 2021, which is being administratively 
forfeited, shall be credited towards the defendant’s $392,563.00 order of 
forfeiture. 
4. 
Upon Entry, this order shall become a final order of forfeiture as 
to Defendant Edrica Lean Watson. 
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The Court retains jurisdiction to address any third-party claim that may 
be asserted in these proceedings, to enter any further order necessary for the 
forfeiture and disposition of such property, and for any substitute assets that 
the United States may be entitled to seek up to the amount of the order of 
forfeiture. 
DONE AND ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on June 9, 2022. 
 
 
Copies: 
Counsel of Record 
 
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