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Order — United States v. Angelo Stephen (Southern District of Florida)

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An order in United States v. Angelo Stephen, Case No. 25-20014-CR-ALTONAGA, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entered May 22, 2025 as Document 27. It grants the government's Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture [ECF No. 26]. The order recites that a one-count Information filed January 16, 2025 charged wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. section 1343, that the Court accepted the guilty plea on March 4, 2025, and that the defendant agreed to a forfeiture money judgment of $71,166. It enters that $71,166 money judgment, authorizes discovery to locate forfeited property and states the order is final as to the defendant. It names Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga.

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Case 1:25-cr-20014-CMA Document 27 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/22/2025 Page 1 of 2




                              UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                              SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

                              CASE NO. 25-20014-CR-ALTONAGA

  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

         Plaintiff,
  vs.

  ANGELO STEPHEN,

        Defendant.
  ________________________________/

                                               ORDER

         THIS MATTER is before the Court upon the United States of America’s Unopposed

  Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture [ECF No. 26]. The Court has considered the Motion

  and finds as follows:

         On January 16, 2025, the United States filed a one-count Information [ECF No. 1] charging

  Defendant with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 1343. The Information also alleges

  that, upon conviction of a violation of section 1343, Defendant shall forfeit to the United States

  any property, real or personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to such

  offense, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 981(a)(1)(C); and, upon a conviction of a violation of section

  1343, relating to any fraud affecting a financial institution, Defendant shall forfeit to the United

  States property constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained as the result of such offense,

  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 982(a)(2)(A). (See id. 9–10).

         On March 4, 2025, the Court accepted Defendant’s guilty plea to the Information. (See

  Minute Entry [ECF No. 13]; Plea Agreement ¶ 1 [ECF No. 14]). As part of the guilty plea,

  Defendant agreed to a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $71,166 in U.S. currency. (See

  Plea Agreement ¶ 10). In support of the guilty plea, Defendant executed a Stipulated Factual Basis,
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  and the Court found there was a factual basis to support Defendant’s conviction. (See Stipulated

  Factual Basis [ECF No. 15]). The Stipulated Factual Basis is incorporated herein.

         Based on the record in this case, the total value of the proceeds traceable to the offense of

  conviction is $71,166, which sum may be sought as a forfeiture money judgment under Federal

  Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2. Accordingly, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. sections 981(a)(1)(C) and

  982(a)(2)(A), 21 U.S.C. section 853(p), and Rule 32.2, the Motion is GRANTED, and it is

  ORDERED that:

         1.        A forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $71,166 is entered against the

  Defendant.

         2.        The United States is authorized to conduct any discovery that may be necessary to

  identify, locate, or dispose of forfeited property, and to resolve any third-party petition, pursuant

  to Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b)(3) and (c)(1)(B) and 21 U.S.C. section 853(m).

         3.        Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b)(4), this Order is final as to

  the Defendant.

         4.        The Court retains jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing this Order, and pursuant

  to Rule 32.2(e)(1), may amend this Order, or enter other orders as necessary, to forfeit additional

  specific property when identified.

         DONE AND ORDERED in Miami, Florida, this 22nd day of May, 2025.



                                                   _______________________________________
                                                   CECILIA M. ALTONAGA
                                                   CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

  cc:    counsel of record




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