Consent Judgment and Order of Forfeiture (Money Judgment) as to James Wessels, United States v. Rivera et al., No. 1:24-cr-00267 (D.N.J.), Doc. 130 (May 26, 2026)

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A Consent Judgment and Order of Forfeiture (Money Judgment) as to defendant James Wessels, Document 130, filed May 26, 2026 in United States of America v. James Wessels, Crim. No. 24-267, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, before Hon. Karen M. Williams, U.S.D.J. It recites that on or about May 26, 2026 the defendant pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to Counts 1 and 5 of the Indictment, which charged bank fraud conspiracy, contrary to 18 U.S.C. § 1344, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. The defendant consents to a criminal forfeiture money judgment, which the plea agreement stipulates represents proceeds traceable to the offense. The order enters the Money Judgment under 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(a)(1)(C) and 982(a)(2)(A) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and sets payment instructions.

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2024R00261/JMR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Hon. Karen M, Williams, U.S.D.J.

Vv. : Crim. No, 24-267
JAMES WESSELS, : CONSENT JUDGMENT

AND ORDER OF FORFEITURE
Defendant. : (MONEY JUDGMENT)

WHEREAS, on or about May 26, 2026, defendant James Wessels pleaded
guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement with the United States, to Counts 1 and 5 of the
Indictment (“Indictment”), which charged the defendant with bank fraud conspiracy,
contrary to 18 U.S.C. § 1344, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349;

WHEREAS, a person convicted of the conspiracy offenses charged in the
Indictment shall forfeit to the United States, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(a)(1)(C)
and 982(a)(2)(A), and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), any property, real or personal, which
constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the offenses charged in the
Indictment;

WHEREAS, in the plea agreement, the defendant consented to the imposition
of a criminal forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $30,610 (“Money
Judgment”), and stipulated that such amount represents the property the defendant
received, real or personal, which constitutes or was derived from proceeds traceable

to the offense charged in the Indictment;
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WHEREAS, Rule 32.2(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
provides that no ancillary proceeding is required to the extent that the forfeiture
consists of a money judgment;

WHEREAS, the defendant:

(1) consents to the forfeiture to the United States of $30,610 as a sum of
money representing the property the defendant received, real or personal, which
constitutes or was derived from proceeds traceable to the offenses charged in the
Indictment, to which the defendant has pleaded guilty;

(2) consents to the imposition of the Money Judgment, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. §§ 981(a)(1)(C) and 982(a)(2)(A), and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c);

(8) agrees to consent promptly upon request to the entry of any orders
deemed necessary by the government or the Court to complete the forfeiture and
disposition of property forfeited to satisfy the Money Judgment;

(4) acknowledges that one or more of the criteria set forth in 21 U.S.C.
§ 853(p) are met, entitling the United States to forfeit substitute assets;

(5) - waives the requirements of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 32.2
and 43(a) regarding notice of forfeiture in the charging instrument, announcement of
the forfeiture in the defendant’s presence at sentencing, and incorporation of the
forfeiture in the Judgment of Conviction;

(6) acknowledges that he understands that forfeiture of property will be

part of the sentence imposed upon him in this case and waives any failure by the
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Court to advise him of this, pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure
11(b)(1)WJ), during the plea hearing; and

(7) waives any and all claims that this forfeiture constitutes an excessive
fine and agrees that this forfeiture does not violate the Eighth Amendment.

WHEREAS, good and sufficient cause has been shown,

It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED:

(1) As a result of the offenses charged in the Indictment, to which the
defendant has pleaded guilty, the Court having accepted the stipulated amount of the
forfeiture in the plea agreement, and the defendant having conceded that one or more
of the criteria set forth in 21 U.S.C. § 853(p) are met, the United States is entitled to
forfeit proceeds and/or substitute assets equal to the value of the proceeds obtained
by the defendant, which was $80,610, The Money Judgment is hereby entered against
the defendant, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(a)(1)(C) and 982(a)(2)(A), 28 U.S.C. §
2461(c), and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b).

(2) All payments on the Money Judgment shall be made by (i) electronic
funds transfer, as directed by the United States Attorney’s Office; or (ii) postal money
order, bank or certified check, made payable, in this instance to the United States
Marshals Service, and delivered by mail to the United States Attorney’s Office,
District of New Jersey, Attn: Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Unit, 970
Broad Street, 7th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102, and shall indicate the

defendant's name and case number on the face of the check.
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(8) Until the defendant is sentenced, the United States Marshals Service
shall deposit all payments on the Money Judgment in its Seized Assets Deposit
Account. After the defendant is sentenced and the Judgment is entered on the docket,
all payments on the Money Judgment shall be forfeited to the United States of
America and deposited in the Assets Forfeiture Fund.

(4) Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b)(8) and 21 U.S.C.
§ 8538(n), upon entry of this Order, and until the Money Judgment is fully satisfied,
the United States Attorney’s Office is authorized to conduct any discovery needed to
identify, locate, or dispose of assets to satisfy the Money Judgment, or in connection
with any petitions filed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 858(n), including depositions,
interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and the issuance of subpoenas.

(5) This Order of Forfeiture shall be part of the sentence of the defendant
and shall be included in the judgment of conviction therewith.

(6) The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter a Criminal Forfeiture Money
Judgment against the defendant in favor of the United States in the amount of
$30,610.

(7) This Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Order and to amend

it as necessary.

ORDERED this 2Gday of (May, , 2026.

Hon) Karen M. Williams
United States District Judge


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