United States v. All Funds on Deposit At

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: August 1, 2024
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2004-0798
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

____________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 04-0798 (PLF) ) ALL ASSETS HELD AT BANK JULIUS ) Baer & Company, Ltd., Guernsey ) Branch, account number 121128, in the ) Name of Pavlo Lazarenko et al., ) ) Defendants In Rem. ) ____________________________________)

ORDER

For the reasons set forth in the Opinion issued this same day, it is hereby

ORDERED that the United States’ Motion for Entry of Default Judgment and for

Order of Forfeiture Against Certain Defendant Assets Located in Liechtenstein [Dkt. No. 1480],

the United States’ Motion for Entry of Default Judgment and for Order of Forfeiture Against

Defendant Balford Trust Assets Located in Guernsey [Dkt. No. 1481], the United States’ Motion

for Entry of Default Judgment and for Order of Forfeiture Against Milchenko Account Assets in

Antigua & Barbuda [Dkt. No. 1484], and the United States’ Motion for Entry of Default

Judgment and for Order of Forfeiture Against Defendant Eurofed Correspondent Assets Located

in Lithuania and Switzerland [Dkt. No. 1507] are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART;

it is

FURTHER ORDERED that judgment is entered in favor of the United States

against the defendant assets identified in paragraphs 5(b) and 5(c) of the First Amended Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem (“Amended Complaint”) [Dkt. No. 20], and all assets traceable

thereto as enumerated in paragraph 5(j) of the Amended Complaint (collectively, “Balford Trust

Assets”); it is

FURTHER ORDERED that judgment is entered in favor of the United States

against the defendant assets identified in paragraph 5(i), subparagraphs (i)-(iii) of the Amended

Complaint, and all assets traceable thereto as enumerated in paragraph 5(j) of the Amended

Complaint (collectively, “Liechtenstein Accounts”); it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant assets identified in paragraph 5(e) of

the Amended Complaint, and all assets traceable thereto as enumerated in paragraph 5(j) of the

Amended Complaint (collectively, “Milchenko Account Assets”), are in default; this paragraph

constitutes an Entry of Default under Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; it is

FURTHER ORDERED that judgment is entered in favor of the United States

against the Milchenko Account Assets; it is

FURTHER ORDERED that judgment is entered in favor of the United States

against the defendant assets identified in paragraphs 5(f), 5(g), and 5(h) of the Amended

Complaint, and all assets traceable thereto as enumerated in paragraph 5(j) of the Amended

Complaint (collectively, “Correspondent Assets”), with the exception of the following amounts:

$642,286.80 from the defendant assets described in paragraph 5(f) of the Amended Complaint,

$64,724.44 from the defendant assets described in paragraph 5(g) of the Amended Complaint,

and $3,950,609.02 from the defendant assets described in paragraph 5(h) of the Amended

Complaint, see Opinion [Dkt. No. 1512] at 44 & n.15; it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the Balford Trust Assets, Liechtenstein Accounts,

Milchenko Account Assets, and Correspondent Assets except for the amounts enumerated in the