Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Shahriar Loloee (E.D. Cal., Dkt. 198, September 3, 2026)

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A preliminary order of forfeiture in United States v. Shahriar Loloee, No. 2:23-CR-00320-TLN, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, filed September 3, 2026 as Document 198 and entered by Chief United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley. Based on the plea agreement, it forfeits Loloee's interest in approximately $949,900.00 from a Bank of America account, approximately $50,000.00 from a Five Star Bank account, approximately $22,465.94 from a Cathay Bank account, and personnel files containing counterfeit immigration documents seized from Viva Supermarkets locations on October 26, 2023. The order ties the property to violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) and directs the Internal Revenue Service to hold it. It requires notice on www.forfeiture.gov for at least 30 consecutive days and gives third parties sixty (60) days to petition.

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           Case 2:23-cr-00320-TLN           Document 198      Filed 09/03/26     Page 1 of 2


 1   ERIC GRANT
     United States Attorney
 2   AUDREY B. HEMESATH
     MATTHEW THUESEN
 3   SAM STEFANKI
     KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN
 4   Assistant U. S. Attorneys
     501 I Street, Suite 10-100
 5   Sacramento, CA 95814
     Telephone: (916) 554-2700
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 8                                IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 9                                  EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                        2:23-CR-00320-TLN
12                                 Plaintiff,
                                                      PRELIMINARY ORDER OF
13          v.                                        FORFEITURE
14   SHAHRIAR LOLOEE,

15                                 Defendant.
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17          Based upon the plea agreement entered into between the United States of America and defendant

18 Shahriar Loloee, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED as follows:

19          1.     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1), and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c),

20 defendant Shahriar Loloee’s interest in the following property shall be condemned and forfeited to the

21 United States of America, to be disposed of according to law:

22                 a.     Approximately $949,900.00 from Bank of America account no. 0024-5216-6504,
23                 b.     Approximately $50,000.00 from Five Star Bank account no. 3303096,
24                 c.     Approximately $22,465.94 from Cathay Bank account no. 0022214070, and
25                 d.     Personnel files containing counterfeit immigration documents seized from the
                          Viva Supermarkets store and headquarters locations on October 26, 2023.
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27          2.     The above-listed assets represent property connected to defendant’s crimes, constituting

28 traceable proceeds or derivations thereof, and were used and intended to be used to commit criminal


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 1 acts, and are therefore forfeitable to the United States based on violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and

 2 1956(a)(1)(B)(i).

 3          3.      Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(3), the Attorney General (or a designee) shall be authorized to

 4 seize the above-listed property. The aforementioned property shall be seized and held by the Internal

 5 Revenue Service, in its secure custody and control.

 6          4.       a.     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 982(b)(1) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), incorporated by, 21

 7 U.S.C. § 853(n), and Local Rule 171, the United States shall publish notice of the order of forfeiture.

 8 Notice of this Order and notice of the Attorney General’s (or a designee’s) intent to dispose of the

 9 property in such manner as the Attorney General may direct shall be posted for at least 30 consecutive

10 days on the official internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov. The United States may also,

11 to the extent practicable, provide direct written notice to any person known to have alleged an interest in

12 the property that is the subject of the order of forfeiture as a substitute for published notice as to those

13 persons so notified.

14                  b.      This notice shall state that any person, other than the defendant, asserting a legal

15 interest in the above-listed property, must file a petition with the Court within sixty (60) days from the

16 first day of publication of the Notice of Forfeiture posted on the official government forfeiture site, or

17 within thirty (30) days from receipt of direct written notice, whichever is earlier.

18          5.      If a petition is timely filed, upon adjudication of all third-party interests, if any, this Court

19 will enter a Final Order of Forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1), and

20 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), in which all interests will be addressed.

21          SO ORDERED this 3rd day of September, 2026.

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24                                                               Troy L. Nunley
                                                                 Chief United States District Judge
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