Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Shamiese Wright (Dkt. 333, S.D. W. Va.)

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A preliminary order of forfeiture in United States v. Shamiese Wright, Criminal No. 2:24-cr-00192-2, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, filed July 23, 2025 as Document 333. It recites that Wright pled guilty on July 14, 2025 to Count Two of the Second Superseding Indictment, aiding and abetting laundering of monetary instruments under 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) and 2. With her consent, the court orders a forfeiture money judgment of $12,625.00 under 18 U.S.C. §§ 982(a)(1) and 982(a)(2) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c). The order authorizes the United States Attorney's Office to conduct discovery to locate property and provides that it becomes the final order of forfeiture if no third party files a timely petition. The three-page order was prepared by an Assistant United States Attorney.

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 Case 2:24-cr-00192       Document 333          Filed 07/23/25     Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 2238




                IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
                    SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
                                CHARLESTON


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


       v.                                            CRIMINAL NO. 2:24-cr-00192-2

SHAMIESE WRIGHT

                       PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE

       WHEREAS, the defendant, SHAMIESE WRIGHT, appeared before this Court on July

14, 2025, with the assistance of counsel, and pled guilty to Count Two of Second Superseding

Indictment in this matter, which charged her 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) and 2 (aiding and

abetting laundering of monetary instruments).

       WHEREAS, the Second Superseding Indictment also included a forfeiture allegation

against SHAMIESE WRIGHT seeking a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $12,625.00

in United States currency, more or less, to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 982(a)(1)

and 982(a)(2), 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) and Rule 32.2(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure;

       WHEREAS, the defendant has consented to forfeit all of her right, title, and interest in the

forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $12,625.00 in United States currency, more or less

described above which constituted, or was derived from, any proceeds of, or facilitated the

commission of, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) and 2 as set forth in the Second

Superseding Indictment;

       ACCORDINGLY, based on the foregoing, the Court hereby ORDERS that any and all

interest of the defendant, SHAMIESE WRIGHT, in the property listed above be and the same
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hereby is FORFEITED to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 982(a)(1) and 982(a)(2), 28

U.S.C. § 2461(c) and Rule 32.2(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

        WHEREAS, Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(1) provides that “no ancillary proceeding is required

to the extent the forfeiture consists of a money judgment.”

        Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3), upon entry of this order, the United States

Attorney’s Office is authorized to conduct any discovery needed to identify, locate, or dispose of

the property, including depositions, interrogatories, and requests for production of documents,

and to issue subpoenas pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 45.

        A forfeiture money judgment shall be included in the defendant’s sentence, and the United

States may take steps to collect the judgment from any property of the defendant, provided, the

value of any forfeited specific assets shall be credited toward satisfaction of this money judgment

upon liquidation.

        The parties stipulate and agree that the aforementioned asset(s) constitute property derived

from or traceable to proceeds of defendant’s crime(s) herein or property used in any manner to

facilitate the commission of such offense(s) and are therefore subject to forfeiture pursuant to 18

U.S.C. §§ 982(a)(1) and 982(a)(2), 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) and Rule 32.2(a) of the Federal Rules of

Criminal Procedure. The defendant hereby waives the requirements of Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2 and

43(a) regarding notice of the forfeiture in the charging instrument, announcement of the forfeiture

at sentencing, and incorporation of the forfeiture in the judgment against defendant. If the

defendant has previously submitted a claim in response to an administrative forfeiture proceeding

regarding any of this property, defendant hereby withdraws that claim. If defendant has not

previously submitted such a claim, defendant hereby waives all right to do so.

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        As to any specific assets, following the Court’s disposition of all timely petitions, a final

order of forfeiture shall be entered. If no third-party files a timely petition, this order shall become

the final order of forfeiture, as provided by Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(2), and the United States

shall have clear title to the property and shall dispose of the property according to law.

        The Clerk is directed to send certified copies of this Order to counsel of record, to Special

Agent Greg Lipari, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 113 Virginia Street, East, Charleston, West

Virginia 25301 and to the United States Marshals Service, ATTN: Asset Forfeiture/Jaime

Cochran, 85 Marconi Blvd., Room 460, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

        IT IS SO ORDERED this 23rd day of July, 2025.

                                                              ENTER:          July 23, 2025




ORDER PREPARED BY:

/s/Justin A. Marlowe
JUSTIN A. MARLOWE
Assistant United States Attorney
WV State Bar No. 9695
300 Virginia Street, East, Room 4000
Charleston, WV 25301
Telephone: 304-345-2200
Facsimile: 304-340-7851
E-mail: justin.marlowe@usdoj.gov




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