Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment — United States v. Tameka Lewis (S.D.N.Y., Dkt. 20)

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A Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment in United States v. Tameka Lewis, 21 Cr. 349 (JSR), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, filed November 9, 2021 as Document 20. It recites that the defendant was charged on or about May 25, 2021 in a four-count Indictment and pled guilty to Counts One and Two under a plea agreement. The defendant consents to a money judgment of $46,147 in United States currency, representing proceeds traceable to the offenses charged in those counts. The order states that payments go to the United States Marshals Service, and that the United States may seek substitute assets under Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p).

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        Case 1:21-cr-00349-JSR Document 20 Filed 11/09/21 Page 1 of 4




UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                                         CONSENT PRELIMINARY
               - v. -                                    ORDER OF FORFEITURE/
                                                         MONEY JUDGMENT
TAMEKA LEWIS,
                                                         21 Cr. 349 (JSR)
                        Defendant.

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       WHEREAS, on or about May 25, 2021, TAMEKA LEWIS (the "Defendant"), was charged

in a four-count Indictment, 21 Cr. 349 (JSR) (the "Indictment") with conspiracy, in violation of

Title 18, United States Code, Section 371 (Count One); bribery, in violation of Title 18, United

States Code, Sections 666(a)(l)(B) and 2 (Count Two); honest services wire fraud, in violation of

Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343, 1346, and 2 (Count Three); and distribution of a

controlled substance analogue, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(l),

841(b)(l)(C) and 2(Count Four);

       WHEREAS, the Indictment included a forfeiture allegation as to Counts One and Two of

the Indictment, seeking forfeiture to the United States, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code,

Section 981(a)(l)(C) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c) of any and all property,

real and personal, that constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the commission of the

offenses charged in Counts One and Two of the Indictment, including but not limited to a sum of

money in United States currency, representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the commission

of the offenses charged in Counts One and Two of the Indictment;

       WHEREAS, on or about Novt•~r j , 2021, the Defendant pled guilty to Counts One and

Two of the Indictment, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Government, wherein the Defendant

admitted the forfeiture allegation with respect to Counts One and Two of the Indictment and agreed
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to forfeit to the United States, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(l)(C) and

Title 28 United States Code, Section 2461(c), a sum of money equal to $46,147 in United States

currency, representing proceeds traceable to the commission of the offenses charged in Counts

One and Two of the Indictment;

       WHEREAS, the Defendant consents to the entry of a money judgment" in the amount of

$46,147 in United States currency, representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offenses

charged in Counts One and Two of the Indictment that the Defendant personally obtained; and

       WHEREAS, the Defendant admits that, as a result of acts and/or omissions of the

Defendant, the proceeds traceable to the offenses charged in Counts One and Two of the

Indictment that the Defendant personally obtained cannot be located upon the exercise of due

diligence.

       IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the United States of

America, by its attorney Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney, Assistant United States Attorney,

Jarrod L. Schaeffer of counsel, and the Defendant, and his counsel, Christine Delince, Esq., that:

        1.     As a result of the offenses charged in Counts One and Two of the Indictment, to

which the Defendant pled guilty, a money judgment in the amount of $46,147 in United States

currency (the "Money Judgment"), representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offenses

charged in Counts One and Two of the Indictment that the Defendant personally obtained, shall

be entered against the Defendant.

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

Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment is final as to the Defendant, TAMEKA

LEWIS, and shall be deemed part of the sentence of the Defendant, and shall be included in the

judgment of conviction therewith.
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       3.      All payments on the outstanding money judgment shall be made by 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, Southern District of New

York, Attn: Money Laundering and Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit, One St. Andrew's

Plaza, New York, New York 10007 and shall indicate the Defendant's name and case number.

       4.      The United States Marshals Service is authorized to deposit the payments on the

Money Judgment in the Assets Forfeiture Fund, and the United States shall have clear title to such

forfeited property.

       5.      Pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p), the United States is

authorized to seek forfeiture of substitute assets of the Defendant up to the uncollected amount of

the Money Judgment.

       6.      Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the United

States Attorney's Office is authorized to conduct any discovery needed to identify, locate or

dispose of forfeitable property, including depositions, interrogatories, requests for production of

documents and the issuance of subpoenas.

       7.      The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Consent Preliminary Order of

Forfeiture/Money Judgment, and to amend it as necessary, pursuant to Rule 32.2 of the Federal

Rules of Criminal Procedure.
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            8.      The signature page of this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money

     Judgment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original

     but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.



     AGREED AND CONSENTED TO:

     AUDREY STRAUSS
     United States Attorney for the
     Southern District of New York



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     By:

            Assistant nited States Attorney
            One St. Andrew's Plaza
            New York, NY 10007
            (212) 637-2270


     TAMEKA LEWIS


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            cHRJSDELINCE, ESQ.
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            Attorney for Defendant
            116 W. 23rd Street, 5th Fl.
            New York, NY 10011



     SO ORDERED:

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     UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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