Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Sky Tiffany Lawson (D. Md., Dkt. 361, May 2, 2025)

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A Preliminary Order of Forfeiture filed May 2, 2025 as Document 361 in United States v. Sky Tiffany Lawson, Criminal No. BAH-22-219, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The order recites that a Superseding Indictment returned November 30, 2022 charged Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1349 (Count One), and Aggravated Identity Theft (Count Thirty-Eight), among other counts. It recites that on January 22, 2025 the Defendant pled guilty to the offenses alleged in Counts One and Thirty-Eight and agreed to a money judgment of at least $25,000.00. The order grants the United States' motion and enters a forfeiture money judgment of $25,000.00 in U.S. currency, to become final at sentencing. The signature block names The Honorable Brendan A. Hurson, United States District Judge.

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Case 1:22-cr-00219-BAH Document 361 Filed 05/02/25 Page1of3
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA :
v. | i CRIMINAL NO. BAH-22-219

*

SKY TIFFANY LAWSON, ;

Defendant *

PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE

WHEREAS, on November 30, 2022, a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Maryland
returned a Superseding Indictment, charging Sky Tiffany Lawson (the “Defendant”) with
Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 (Count One), Wire Fraud, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (Counts Two through Thirty-Four), and Aggravated Identity Theft,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1) and (c)(5) (Count Thirty-Eight). ECF No. 97;

WHEREAS, the Superseding Indictment also included a forfeiture allegation, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), which provided notice that
the United States intended to seek forfeiture, upon conviction of the Defendant, of the offenses
alleged in Counts One and Thirty-Four of the Superseding Indictment;

WHEREAS, on January 22, 2025, the Defendant pled guilty to the offenses alleged in
Counts One and Thirty-Eight of the Superseding Indictment. ECF No. 306;

WHEREAS, as part of her guilty plea and by consent, the Defendant agreed to entry of an
order of forfeiture, as part of the Defendant’s sentence, to include a money judgment of at least
$25,000.00 in U.S. currency equal to the value of the property derived from, or otherwise involved

in, the Defendant’s offenses;
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WHEREAS, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and Rule
32.2(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the United States is now entitled to a
Preliminary Order of Forfeiture imposing a money judgment in the amount of $25,000.00 in U.S.
currency against the Defendant;

ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that:

1. The United States’ Motion for a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture is GRANTED.

2 Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and Rule 32.2 of the
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $25,000.00
in U.S. currency is hereby entered against the Defendant.

3. The Defendant shall remain personally liable until the judgment is satisfied. The
value of any substitute assets shall be credited toward the satisfaction of the money judgment.
Likewise, the value of any directly forfeitable property that is forfeited as the proceeds of the
offense shall also be credited toward the satisfaction of the money judgment, but property forfeited
as property used to commit or to facilitate the commission of the offense shall not be so credited.

4. The United States is authorized to conduct any discovery that might be necessary
to identify, locate, or dispose of forfeited property, pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(3) of the Federal Rules
of Criminal Procedure and 21 U.S.C. § 853(m).

as Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(6) and (c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,
no third-party notice or ancillary proceeding is required to the extent that this Order consists solely
of a money judgment.

6. Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this

Preliminary Order of Forfeiture will become final as to the Defendant at the time of her sentencing,
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will be part of the Defendant’s criminal sentence, and will be included in the criminal judgment
entered by this Court against her.

7 The Court shall retain jurisdiction in this matter for the purpose of enforcing this
Order, and pursuant to Rule 32.2(e)(1) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall amend
this Order, or enter other orders as necessary, to forfeit additional specific property or substitute

property when identified.

SO ORDERED this >. A day of M 4 , 2025.

The Honorable Brendan A. Hurson
United States District Judge


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