IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

DRE’SHAUN E. BURNS,

Defendant.

8:23CR120

PRELIMINARY ORDER

OF FORFEITURE

This matter is before the Court on the government’s Motion for Preliminary Order 

of Forfeiture (Filing No. 60). The Court has carefully reviewed the record in this case and 

finds as follows:

1. On November 6, 2024, defendant Dre’Shaun E. Burns (“Burns”) pleaded 

guilty to Counts I and II of the Information (Filing No. 53) and admitted the Forfeiture 

Allegation. Count I of the Information charged Burns with conspiracy to distribute and 

possess with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue; in violation of 

21 United States Code § 846. Count II of the Information charged Burns with using or 

carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug-trafficking crime; in violation of 18 

United States Code § 924(c)(1)(A).

2. The Forfeiture Allegation sought forfeiture, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853, of 

$28,000 in United States currency seized from 2716 Crown Point Avenue, Omaha, 

Nebraska, on June 16, 2022, on the basis it was property constituting, or derived from, any 

proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, as the result of such offense and any property 

used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the 

commission of, the offense.

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3. Based on Burns’ guilty plea and admission, Burns forfeits his interest in the 

$28,000 in United States currency and the government is entitled to possession of any 

interest Burns has in the $28,000 in United States currency pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853. 

4. The government ’s Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture is granted. 

IT IS ORDERED: 

1. The government’s Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (Filing 

No. 60) is granted. 

2. Based upon the Forfeiture Allegation of the Information (Filing No. 53) and 

Burns’ guilty plea and admission, the government is hereby authorized to 

seize the $28,000 in United States currency. 

3. Burns’ interest in the $28,000 in United States currency is hereby forfeited 

to the government for disposition in accordance with the law, subject to the 

provisions of 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(1). 

4. The $28,000 in United States currency is to be held by the government in its 

secure custody and control. 

5. Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(1), the government shall publish for at least 

thirty consecutive days on an official internet government forfeiture site, 

www.forfeiture.gov, notice of this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, notice of 

publication evidencing the government ’s intent to dispose of the $28,000 in 

United States currency in such manner as the Attorney General may direct, 

and notice that any person, other than Burns, having or claiming a legal 

interest in the $28,000 in United States currency must file a Petition with the 

Court within thirty days of the final publication of notice or of receipt of 

actual notice, whichever is earlier. 

6. The published notice shall state the Petition referred to in Paragraph 5, above, 

shall be for a hearing to adjudicate the validity of the Petitioner’s interest in 

the $28,000 in United States currency, 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 $28,000 in United States currency and any 

additional facts supporting the Petitioner’s claim and the relief sought. 

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7. The government may also, to the extent practicable, provide direct written 

notice to any person known to have an interest in the $28,000 in United States 

currency as a substitute for published notice as to those persons so notified.

8. Upon adjudication of all third-party interests, this Court will enter a Final 

Order of Forfeiture pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n), in which all interests will 

be addressed. 

Dated this 12th day of November 2024.

BY THE COURT:

Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.

Chief United States District Judge

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