Dear Clients,
While we await news regarding this case we continue to publish parts of the indictment. It illustrates how irresponsible individuals abuse people’s trust and carefully devise fraudulent projects. This results in even highly educated individuals in the field of Crypto becoming victims of cunning fraudsters.
This part of the indictment is particularly interesting because it describes how the prosecutor proceeds when seizing property from the accused.
FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNT ONE
As the result of committing the offense constituting specified unlawful activity as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1956(cfl7), as alleged in count One of this Indictment, defendants
MATHEW BRENT GOETTSCHE,
RUSS ALBERT MEDIAN,
JOBADIAH SINCLAIR WEEKS, and
SILVIU CATALIN BALACI,
shall forfeit to the United States. pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(C), and Title 28, United States Code, Section 246 1(c), all property, real and personal, that constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the commission of the wire fraud conspiracy offense, and all property traceable thereto, including, but not limited to the Specific Property listed in Attachment A to this Indictment. Substitute Assets Provision.
If any of the above-described forfeitable property, as a result of any act or omission of the defendant:
(a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;
(b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third person;
(c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the Court;
(d) has been substantially diminished in value; or
(e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be subdivided without difficulty;
Case 2:19-cr-00877-CCC Document 1 Filed 12/05/19 Page 24 of 27 PageID: 24 it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), as incorporated by 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), to seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the above-described forfeitable property.
Zoran Miljakovic
Attorney at Law