United States v. Bangiyev

AMENDED ORDER

LIAM O’GRADY, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on the Government’s Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture. Dkt. 601. The Government moves to have the individual defendant Arkadiy Bangiyev (“Arkadiy”) for*592feit at least $20,000,000.00 and several specific assets. Dkts. 683, 694-9-10. For the reasons set forth below, the- Motion as to Arkadiy is GRANTED in part.

I. Background

From 2004 until 2014, a criminal organization manufactured counterfeit United States currency representing tens of millions of dollars. The United Slates Secret Service (“USSS”) identified…