as to the Defendant and shall be made part of the sentence and included in the Judgment. This
Order remains preliminary as to third parties until the ancillary proceeding is concluded.

so ORDERED:

Dated: 1-4-0 throw uA

WALTER H. RICE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE



IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

WESTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : Case No. 3:18-cr-075
Plaintiff, : Judge Walter H. Rice
v.
TRAVIS EDWARD WALKER,

Defendant.

PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE

Upon the United States’ Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture and the Court’s review
of the evidence in the record, including the Plea Agreement, the Court HEREBY FINDS THAT:

On May 24, 2018, a grand jury in the Southern District of Ohio returned a six-count
Indictment, charging the Defendant in Counts 1 and 4 with Production of Child Pornography, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) and (e), and in Count 5 with Distribution of Child Pornography,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) and (b)(1), among other violations.

Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(a), a forfeiture allegation in the Indictment contained
notice to the Defendant that the United States sought forfeiture of property that contains an
unlawful visual depiction and any property that the Defendant used or intended to use to commit
the offenses pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253(a). The United States has identified the following
property (the “subject property”) for forfeiture:

e LG cellular telephone, Model LS992, bearing MEID 089482906302322840 and
IMSI 310120141719692;
e Generic CPU stand, black in color, missing side panel;

e Seagate Barracuda hard drive, Model ST1000DMO003, SN: S1DE8FHQ, 1 TB;


e Seagate hard drive, Model SRDOOF1, SN: NA98LJ63; and
e WD PC hard drive, Model WD10EZEX, SN: WCC3F4XK9V1Y.

On September 23, 2019, the Defendant entered into a Plea Agreement with the United
States in which the Defendant agreed to plead guilty to Counts 1, 4 and 5 of the Indictment and
agreed to the immediate forfeiture of the subject property, pursuant to 18 U.S.C § 2253, as property
that contains an unlawful visual depiction and/or property that the Defendant used or intended to
use to commit the offenses.

The Defendant entered pleas of guilty to Counts 1, 4 and 5 of the Indictment on September
23, 2019.

The subject property is forfeitable, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253(a)(1) and (3), as property
that contained an unlawful visual depiction and/or property that the Defendant used or intended to
use to commit the offenses set forth in Counts 1, 4 and 5 of the Indictment to which the Defendant
has pleaded guilty. The Defendant had an interest in the subject property.

The United States has established the requisite nexus between the subject property and the
Defendant’s offenses.

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. All right, title, and interest in the subject property is condemned and forfeited to the
United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253(a)(1) and (3).

2. The United States is authorized to seize the subject property, pursuant to 21 U.S.C.
§ 853(g) and Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3), whether held by the Defendant or a third party; conduct
any discovery for identifying, locating, or disposing of the property; and to commence proceedings
that comply with any statutes governing third party rights.

3. In accordance with the direction provided by the Attorney General and Fed. R.

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Crim. P. 32.2(b)(6), the United States shall publish notice of this Order and send notice to any
person who reasonably appears to be a potential claimant with standing to contest the forfeiture in
the ancillary proceeding. Publication must take place as described in Supplemental Rule
G(4)(a)(iii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and may be by any means described in
Supplemental Rule G(4)(a)(iv). Publication is unnecessary if any exception in Supplemental
Rule G(4)(a)(i) applies.

4. The notice must describe the forfeited property, state the times under the applicable
statute when a petition contesting the forfeiture must be filed, and state the name and contact
information for the Assistant United States Attorney to be served with the petition. The notice
may be sent in accordance with Supplemental Rules G(4)(b)(iii)-(v).

5. Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(2), any person, other than the Defendant, asserting
a legal interest in the subject property, who wishes to contest the forfeiture of the subject property
must, within thirty (30) days of the final publication of notice or of receipt of actual notice,
whichever is earlier, file a petition in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
Ohio for a hearing to adjudicate the validity of the alleged legal interest in the subject property.

6. Any petition filed by a third party shall be signed by the petitioner under penalty of
perjury and shall set forth the nature and extent of the petitioner’s right, title, or interest in the
property; the time and circumstances of the petitioner’s acquisition of the right, title, or interest in
the property; any additional facts supporting the petitioner’s claim; and the relief sought.

7. The United States shall have clear title to the subject property following the Court’s
disposition of all third party interests, or if no third party petitions are timely filed, following the
expiration of the period provided by statute for the filing of third party petitions.

8. In accordance with the Plea Agreement, this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture is final

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