Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment — United States v. Ransom, 21 Cr. 681 (NSR) (S.D.N.Y.)

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Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment, Document 193, filed 04/24/24, in Case 7:21-cr-00681-NSR, 21 Cr. 681 (NSR), concerning Christal Ransom. It recites that on or about November 9, 2021, Ransom, among others, was charged in a three-count Indictment with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, and that Ransom pled guilty to Count One pursuant to a plea agreement. Ransom consents to a money judgment of $99,000 representing proceeds traceable to Count One. The order is final as to Ransom and is deemed part of the sentence, and the United States is authorized to seek forfeiture of substitute assets.

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Case 7:21-cr-00681-NSR Document 193 Filed 04/24/24 Page 1 of 4

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT jj
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .
: CONSENT PRELIMINARY ORDER
-vV.- OF FORFEITURE/

: MONEY JUDGMENT

CHRISTAL RANSOM,
21 Cr. 681 (NSR)- 04
Defendant.

WHEREAS, on or about November 9, 2021, CHRISTAL RANSOM | (the
“Defendant”), among others, was charged in a three-count Indictment, 21 Cr. 681 (NSR) (the
“Indictment”), with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Section 1349 (Count One); wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343
and 2 (Count Two); and aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Sections 1028A(a)(1) and 2(a) (Count Three);

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)(1)(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 flocs) ZY , 2023, the Defendant pled guilty to Count

One of the Indictment, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Government, wherein the Defendant
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admitted the forfeiture allegation with respect to Count One of the Indictment and agreed to forfeit
to the United States, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(C) and Title 28,
United States Code, Section 2461(c) a sum of money equal to $99,000 in United States currency,
representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense charged in Count
One of the Indictment;

WHEREAS, the Defendant consents to the entry of a money judgment in the
amount of $99,000 in United States currency, representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the
offense charged in Count One 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 offense charged in Count One 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 Damian Williams, United States Attorney, Assistant United States
Attorneys Jeffrey C. Coffman and Courtney Heavey, of counsel, and the Defendant and her
counsel, Elon Berk, Esq., that:

1. As a result of the offense charged in Count One of the Indictment, to which
the Defendant pled guilty, a money judgment in the amount of $99,000 in United States currency
(the “Money Judgment”), representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offense charged in
Count One 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 CHRISTAL
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RANSOM, and shall be deemed part of the sentence of the Defendant, and shall be included in the
judgment of conviction therewith.

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 into 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:

DAMIAN WILLIAMS
United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York

Assistant United States Attorney
300 Quarropas Street

White Plains, NY 10601

(914) 993-1940

(212) 637-2413

CHRISTAL RANSOM

CHRISTAL RANSOM

By:

ELON BERK, ESQ. <a
Attorney for Defendant

15250 Ventura Blvd., Ste 1220
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

SO ORDERED:

HONORABLE NELSON S. ROMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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