Final Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Lori Hammond (District of South Carolina, November 7, 2023)

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A Final Order of Forfeiture as to Lori Hammond, dated November 7, 2023 and filed as Entry Number 48 in United States of America v. Lori Hammond, Criminal No. 2:22-cr-00454-DCN, in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division, signed by United States District Judge David C. Norton. The order recites that Hammond was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud and that a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture was entered on June 29, 2022 with a forfeiture judgment of $4,721,638.50. It states that the defendant has paid $1,998,706.00 and that the government is pursuing an amended judgment of $2,722,932.50. It forfeits funds from bank accounts, $627,274.80 in proceeds from a property sale and $111,000.00 in lieu of a vehicle, and states that no third-party petitions were filed.

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2:22-cr-00454-DCN Date Filed 11/07/23 Entry Number 48 Page 1 of 6

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CHARLESTON DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) CRIMINAL NO.: 2:22-cr-00454-DCN
)
vs. )
)
LORI HAMMOND )

FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE
AS TO LORI HAMMOND

This matter is before the court upon the United States’ motion for a Final Order of

Forfeiture as to Lori Hammond, (“Hammond”), who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire

fraud and wire fraud. The Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (“POF”) was filed on June 29, 2022.

The record in this case establishes the following:

1. On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office filed an Information charging

Hammond with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.

2. The Information provided that upon Hammond’s conviction, certain property

enumerated therein, or equivalent substitute assets, would be subject to forfeiture to the United

States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ' 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. ' 2461(c).

3. On May 19, 2022, the Defendant signed a plea agreement, agreeing to forfeiture

and entered a guilty plea on June 23, 2022 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. in

violation of 18 U.S.C. § § 371 ad 1343.

4. Based upon the Defendant’s conviction, and other matters appearing in the record,

the court issued a POF determining that the below-described property is subject to forfeiture, in

that such property constituted, or was derived from, proceeds the Defendant obtained as a result

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of her offense of conviction. The court further found that the Defendant had an interest in such

property, and that the property is subject to forfeiture to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

'981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. ' 2461(c).

5. The court further found in the POF that the government established the requisite

nexus between the said property subject to forfeiture and the offenses for which the Defendant was

convicted, and that property is therefore forfeited to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

'981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. ' 2461(c), subject to the provisions of 21 U.S.C. ' 853(n) governing

third-party rights.

6. The court further found in the POF that the United States was entitled to a judgment

of forfeiture and possession of the said property pursuant to 21 U.S.C. ' 853(g) and Rule 32.2 of

the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

7. In the POF, the court ordered a forfeiture a judgment against Lori Hammond and

in favor of the United States in the amount of $4,721,638.50 1, along with appropriate costs and

interest thereon at the rate provided for in 28 U.S.C. § 1961 as of the date of entry of judgment

until paid in full.

8. On June 29, 2022, this court entered the POF as to Lori Hammond, forfeiting all of

her right, title and interest in the property described below to the United States:

A. Bank Accounts:

(1) $24.59 in funds from BB&T Truist Bank account x7861 in the
name of Lori Hammond and Coastal Document Services
Asset ID: 21-FBI-002262

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Defendant has paid $1,998,706.00 of the ordered forfeiture judgment. The government is
pursuing an amended forfeiture judgment against Defendant in the amount of $2,722,932.50
representing the remaining loss amount attributed to Defendant.

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(2) $1,850.40 in funds from BB&T Truist Bank account x5638 in
the name of Lori Hammond and Coastal Document Services
Asset ID: 21-FBI-002261

(3) $1,191.39 in funds from BB&T Truist Bank account x5611 in
the name of Lori Hammond dba High Voltage Retros
Asset ID: 21-FBI-002260

(4) $1,341,833.43 in funds from BB&T Truist Bank account
x5603 in the name of Lori Hammond
Asset ID: 21-FBI-002259

(5) $76.00 in funds from BB&T Truist Bank account x5581 in the
name of Lori Hammond
Asset ID: 21-FBI-002258

(6) $742.84 in funds from BB&T Truist Bank account x5573 in
the name of Lori Hammond
Asset ID: 21-FBI-002257

(7) $12,603.52 in funds from BB&T / Truist Bank account x5565
in the name of Lori Hammond
Asset ID: 21-FBI-002256

(8) $414.58 in funds from BB&T / Truist Bank account x9125 in
the name of Lori Hammond
Asset ID: 21-FBI-002255

(9) $408.90 in funds from BB&T / Truist Bank account x2850 in
the name of Lori Hammond
Asset ID: 21-FBI-002254

B. Proceeds From Sale of Real Property:

$627,274.80 from the the sale of 12 Plantation Drive Manning,
South Carolina 29102 held in defense counsel’s trust account.
Asset ID: 21-FBI-001801

C. Vehicle: 2

2020 Ford Mustang
VIN: 1FA6P8SJ1L5502622

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Ms. Hammond sold the vehicle and the proceeds of $111,000.00 were sent to the FBI.

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Asset ID: 22-FBI-004550

8. The POF directed the United States to publish notice of the court’s Order and the

intent of the United States to dispose of the property in accordance with law. The POF also

provided that following publication, and upon adjudication of all third-party interests in the said

property, the court would enter a Final Order of Forfeiture pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n).

9. Beginning on July 1, 2022, and running at least 18 hours per day through July 30,

2022, as required by Rule G(4)(a)(iv)(c) of the Supplemental Rules of Admiralty or Maritime

Claims and Asset Forfeiture Action, the United States published notice of the forfeiture on the

government website “www.forfeiture.gov”, a website of general circulation within the United

States and the State of South Carolina, notifying any person, other than the Defendants in this case,

claiming interest in the forfeited property that they must file a Petition within sixty (60) days of

the notice for a hearing to adjudicate the validity of any alleged legal interest in the property seized.

No petitions or other responsive pleadings have been filed by any persons based upon notice by

publication, and the deadline for filing a claim based upon such notice expired on March 4, 2018,

with no extensions having been requested, consented to, or granted by the court.

10. The United States has received no other claims or petitions as to the property

described below, and the time to file such claims or petitions has passed as provided for by the

provisions of 21 U.S.C. ' 853(n); therefore, all claims to such property are forever foreclosed and

barred.

11. The court has previously determined the Government has established the requisite

nexus between the said property and the offense for which the Defendant has been convicted;

therefore, the property shall be forfeited to the United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. ' 853.

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NOW THEREFORE, upon motion of the United States, it is hereby ORDERED,

ADJUDGED and DECREED:

1. All right, title and interest in and to the following property, is hereby forfeited to

the United States of America: