Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Kisha Sutton (Southern District of West Virginia)
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A Preliminary Order of Forfeiture in United States of America v. Kisha Sutton, Criminal No. 2:24-cr-00192-1, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, filed December 8, 2025 as Document 422. It recites that on July 15, 2025, the defendant received a guilty verdict at trial on Count One of the Indictment (aiding and abetting bank fraud, 18 U.S. Code § 1344 and 1349) and on Count Two of the Second Superseding Indictment (aiding and abetting laundering of monetary instruments). The order forfeits the defendant's interest in a forfeiture money judgment of $3,000.00 under 18 U.S.C. §§ 982(a)(1) and 982(a)(2) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and authorizes discovery to locate property. It names Irene C. Berger, United States District Judge, and was prepared by Assistant United States Attorney Justin A. Marlowe.
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Case 2:24-cr-00192 Document 422 Filed 12/08/25 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 2783
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. CRIMINAL NO. 2:24-cr-00192-1
KISHA SUTTON
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE
WHEREAS, the defendant, KISHA SUTTON, appeared before this Court on July 15,
2025, with the assistance of counsel, and received a guilty verdict at trial to Count One of the
Indictment, charging her with a violation of 18 U.S. Code § 1344 and 1349 (aiding and abetting
bank fraud). The defendant, KISHA SUTTON, also received a guilty verdict to Count Two of the
Second Superseding Indictment in this matter, which charged her with a violation of 18 U.S.C. §
1956(a)(1)(B)(i) and 2 (aiding and abetting laundering of monetary instruments);
WHEREAS, the Second Superseding Indictment also included a forfeiture allegation
against KISHA SUTTON seeking a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $3,000.00 in
United States currency, more or less, to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 982(a)(1) and
982(a)(2), 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) and Rule 32.2(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure;
ACCORDINGLY, based on the foregoing, the Court hereby ORDERS that any and all
interest of the defendant, KISHA SUTTON, in the property listed above be and the same hereby
is FORFEITED to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 982(a)(1) and 982(a)(2), 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.”
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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. §§ 982(a)(1), 982(a)(2), 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and Rule 32.2 of the Rules of Criminal
Procedure. 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 that claim. If defendant has not previously
submitted such a claim, defendant hereby waives all right to do so.
As to any specific assets, following the Court’s disposition of all timely petitions, a final
order of forfeiture shall be entered.
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The Clerk is directed to send certified copies of this Order to counsel of record, to Special
Agent Greg Lipari, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 113 Virginia Street, East, Charleston, West
Virginia 25301 and to the United States Marshals Service, ATTN: Asset Forfeiture/Jaime
Cochran, 85 Marconi Blvd., Room 460, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 8th day of December, 2025.
ENTER:
_________________________________
IRENE C. BERGER
United States District Judge
ORDER PREPARED BY:
/s/Justin A. Marlowe
JUSTIN A. MARLOWE
Assistant United States Attorney
WV State Bar No. 9695
300 Virginia Street, East, Room 4000
Charleston, WV 25301
Telephone: 304-345-2200
Facsimile: 304-340-7851
E-mail: justin.marlowe@usdoj.gov
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