Order of Forfeiture (Money Judgment) — United States v. Damian Halfkenny (Dkt. 10.1)

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Document 10-1, filed June 10, 2026, is the form of Order of Forfeiture (Money Judgment) in United States v. Damian Halfkenny, Criminal No. 26-CR-10107-NMG, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. It recites a one-count Information charging Wire Fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, a guilty plea to Count One on April 14, 2026, and a plea agreement in which the Defendant agreed to forfeit $21,332.79 as proceeds. The order provides that the Defendant shall forfeit $21,332.79 under 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), that the court retains jurisdiction to enforce it, and that it is included in the sentence and criminal judgment. The signature block names Nathaniel M. Gorton, Senior United States District Judge.

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      Case 1:26-cr-10107-NMG           Document 10-1         Filed 06/10/26      Page 1 of 3




                               UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                                DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                       )
                                                )
                      v.                        )       Criminal No. 26-CR-10107-NMG
                                                )
 DAMIAN HALFKENNY,                              )
                                                )
                  Defendant.                    )

                     ORDER OF FORFEITURE (MONEY JUDGMENT)

GORTON, S.J.

       WHEREAS, on April 10, 2026, the United States Attorney for the District of

Massachusetts filed a one-count Information, charging defendant Damian Halfkenny (the

“Defendant”), with Wire Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (Count One);

       WHEREAS, the Information also included a forfeiture allegation, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

§ 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), which provided notice that the United States intended to

seek the forfeiture, upon conviction of the Defendant of the offense alleged in Count One of the

Information, of any property, real or personal, which constitutes, or is derived from, proceeds

traceable to the commission of the offense;

       WHEREAS, such property specifically included, without limitation:

                       a.      $21,332.79, to be entered in the form of a forfeiture money
                               judgment;

       WHEREAS, the Information further provided that, if any of the above-described

forfeitable property, as a result of any act or omission by the Defendant, (a) cannot be located

upon the exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third

party; (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the Court; (d) has been substantially


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diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided

without difficulty, the United States is entitled to seek forfeiture of any other property of the

Defendant, up to the value of such assets, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), as incorporated by 28

U.S.C. § 2461(c);

       WHEREAS, on April 14, 2026, at a hearing pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of

Criminal Procedure, the Defendant pled guilty to Count One of the Information, pursuant to a

written plea agreement that he signed on April 10, 2026;

       WHEREAS, in Section 6 of the plea agreement, the Defendant agreed to forfeit to the

United States $21,332.79 on the grounds that such amount represented proceeds the Defendant

derived from his offense;

       WHEREAS, based on the Defendant’s admissions in the written plea agreement and his

guilty plea on April 14, 2026, the United States is entitled to an Order of Forfeiture consisting of

a personal money judgment against the Defendant, in the amount of $21,332.79, pursuant to 18

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

       WHEREAS, the amount of $21,332.79 constitutes proceeds that the Defendant obtained

as a result of violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1343; and

       WHEREAS, Rule 32.2(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provides that

Ano ancillary proceeding is required to the extent that the forfeiture consists of a money

judgment.@

       ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED:

       1.      The Defendant shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $21,332.79, pursuant

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


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         2.    This Court shall retain jurisdiction in the case for the purpose of enforcing this

Order.

         3.    The United States may, at any time, move pursuant to Rule 32.2(e) of the Federal

Rules of Criminal Procedure to amend this Order to substitute property having a value not to

exceed the amount set forth in Paragraph 1 to satisfy the money judgment in whole or in part.

         4.    The United States may, at any time, conduct pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(3) of the

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and 21 U.S.C. § 853(m), as incorporated by 28

U.S.C.§ 2461(c), any discovery to identify, locate or dispose of forfeitable property or substitute

assets, including, but not limited to, depositions and requests for documents, electronically stored

information, and tangible things.

         5.    Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(4), this Order shall be included in the sentence

pronounced and imposed by the Court at the sentencing hearing, and in the criminal judgment

entered by this Court against the Defendant.




                                                      NATHANIEL M. GORTON
                                                      Senior United States District Judge

Dated:


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