Final Order of Forfeiture — No. 1:21-cr-00261 (Dkt. 105, S.D.N.Y.)
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A Final Order of Forfeiture in United States v. Sheng-Wen Cheng, also known as Justin Cheng and Justin Jung, 21 Cr. 261 (RA), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on July 29, 2025 and filed as Document 105. It recites the April 20, 2021 Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (D.E. 19) covering $10,353.00 in United States currency seized from Cheng on or about August 18, 2020. Notice of the forfeiture ran on www.forfeiture.gov from August 30, 2024 through September 28, 2024, with proof of publication filed on July 25, 2025 (D.E. 102), and no petitions or claims were filed. The Court orders the currency forfeited to the United States with clear title and directs the United States Marshals Service to dispose of it according to law.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA :
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-v.- : FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE
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SHENG-WEN CHENG, : 21 Cr. 261 (RA)
a/k/a “Justin Cheng,” :
a/k/a “Justin Jung,” :
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Defendant.
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WHEREAS, on or about April 20, 2021, this Court entered a Consent Preliminary
Order of Forfeiture as to Specific Property (the “Preliminary Order of Forfeiture”) (D.E. 19), which
ordered the forfeiture to the United States of all right, title and interest of SHENG-WEN CHENG
(the “Defendant”) in, inter alia, $10,353.00 in cash (the “Subject Property”);
WHEREAS, the Subject Property is more accurately described as $10,353.00 in
United States currency seized from the Defendant on or about August 18, 2020 (the “Specific
Property”);
WHEREAS, the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture directed the United States to
publish, for at least thirty (30) consecutive days, notice of the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture,
notice of the United States= intent to dispose of the Specific Property, and the requirement that any
person asserting a legal interest in the Specific Property must file a petition with the Court in
accordance with the requirements of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 853(n)(2) and (3).
Pursuant to Section 853(n), the United States could, to the extent practicable, provide direct written
notice to any person known to have an alleged interest in the Specific Property and as a substitute
for published notice as to those persons so notified;
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WHEREAS, the provisions of Title 21, United State Code, Section 853(n)(1), Rule
32.2(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Rules G(4)(a)(iv)(C) and G(5)(a)(ii) of
the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions, require
publication of a notice of forfeiture and of the Government’s intent to dispose of the Specific
Property before the United States can have clear title to the Specific Property;
WHEREAS, the Notice of Forfeiture and the intent of the United States to dispose
of the Specific Property was posted on an official government internet site (www.forfeiture.gov)
beginning on August 30, 2024 for thirty (30) consecutive days, through September 28, 2024
pursuant to Rule G(4)(a)(iv)(C) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty and Maritime Claims
and Asset Forfeiture Actions and proof of such publication was filed with the Clerk of the Court
on July 25, 2025 (D.E. 102);
WHEREAS, thirty (30) days have expired since final publication of the Notice of
Forfeiture and no petitions or claims to contest the forfeiture of the Specific Property have been
filed;
WHEREAS, the Defendant is the only person and/or entity known by the
Government to have a potential interest the Specific Property; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(n)(7), the
United States shall have clear title to any forfeited property if no petitions for a hearing to contest
the forfeiture have been filed within thirty (30) days of final publication of notice of forfeiture as
set forth in Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(n)(2);
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED THAT:
1. All right, title and interest in the Specific Property is hereby forfeited and
vested in the United States of America, and shall be disposed of according to law.
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2. Pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(n)(7) the United
States of America shall and is hereby deemed to have clear title to the Specific Property.
3. The United States Marshals Service (or its designee) shall take possession
of the Specific Property and dispose of the same according to law, in accordance with Title 21,
United States Code, Section 853(h).
Dated: New York, New York
July 29
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SO ORDERED:
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HONORABLE RONNIE ABRAMS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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