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Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — No. 2:22-CR-0053 (Dkt. 45, E.D. Wash.)

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In this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture dated February 8, 2023 in United States v. Natasha Ann Opsal, No. 2:22-CR-0053-TOR (E.D. Wash.), U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice grants the United States' oral motion for the order. The defendant is ordered to forfeit $19,375.00 as a money judgment, which the order says represents the proceeds the defendant obtained from the illegal conduct. The United States may seek forfeiture of other property up to that value and may seize the sum and conduct discovery to locate property. Because the forfeiture is a money judgment, no ancillary proceeding is needed, and the order is final as to the defendant at sentencing and made part of the judgment.

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                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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                         EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
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      UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                      No. 2:22-CR-0053-TOR
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 8                              Plaintiff,            PRELIMINARY ORDER OF
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                                                      FORFEITURE
                   vs.
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      NATASHA ANN OPSAL,

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           Before the Court is the United States’ oral Motion for Entry of a Preliminary
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15   Order of Forfeiture. Having reviewed the record in this matter, the Court finds good

16   cause to enter the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture as proposed.
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18         Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

19         1.    The United States’ oral Motion for Entry of a Preliminary Order of
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     Forfeiture is GRANTED.
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22         2.    Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c),

23   Defendant, NATASHA ANN OPSAL, shall forfeit $19,375.00, in the form of a
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     money judgment in favor of the United States, which represents the amount of
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26   proceeds Defendant obtained as a result of her illegal conduct.
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           3.     Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), as incorporated by 18 U.S.C. §
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 2   981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), the United States may seek forfeiture of any
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     other property of the Defendant up to the value of the money judgment listed above.
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           4.     The United States is authorized to seize this sum, whether held by the
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     locating such property, in accordance with Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3).
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           5.     Because the forfeiture consists of a money judgment, no ancillary

10   proceeding is necessary as directed by Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(1).
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           6.     Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(4)(A) and (B), this Preliminary
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     Order of Forfeiture is final as to the Defendant at the time of sentencing and is made

14   part of the sentence and included in the judgment.
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           7.     This Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Order, and to amend it
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17   as necessary pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(e).

18         IT IS SO ORDERED.
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           The District Court Clerk is directed to enter this Order and provide copies to
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22         Dated February 8, 2023.
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25                                    THOMAS O. RICE
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