1:26-cr-00258
S.D.N.Y.
Jun 22, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. VIKTOR GRIBENKO,

1:26-cr-00258-MKV

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

6/22/26

26 Cr. 258 (MKV)

CONSENT PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE/ MONEY JUDGMENT

WHEREAS, on or about 6/17/26 VIKTOR GRIBENKO (the “Defendant“), was charged in a one-count Information, 26 Cr. 258 (MKV) (the “Information“), with possession with intent to distribute narcotics, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841 (Count One);

WHEREAS, the Information included a forfeiture allegation as to Count One of the Information, seeking forfeiture to the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853, of any and all property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of the offense charged in Count One of the Information and any and all property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of the offense charged in Count One of the Information, including but not limited to a sum of money in United States currency representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense charged in Count One of the Information;

WHEREAS, on or about 6/19/26, the Defendant pled guilty to Count One of the Information, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Government, wherein the Defendant admitted the forfeiture allegation with respect to Count One of the Information and agreed to forfeit to the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853, any and all property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of the offense charged in Count One of the Information and any and all property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, the offense charged in Count One of the Information, including but not limited to a sum of money in United States currency in the amount of $389.86 in United States currency, representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense charged in Count One of the Information;

WHEREAS, the Defendant consents to the entry of a money judgment in the amount of $389.86 in United States currency, representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count One of the Information that the Defendant personally obtained; and

WHEREAS, the Defendant admits that, as a result of acts and/or omissions of the Defendant, the proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count One of the Information that the Defendant personally obtained cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the United States of America, by its attorney Jay Clayton, United States Attorney, Assistant United States Attorney Ryan Nees, of counsel, and the Defendant and his counsel, Russ M. Nazrisho, Esq., that:

  1. As a result of the offense charged in Count One of the Information, to which the Defendant pled guilty, a money judgment in the amount of $389.86 in United States currency (the “Money Judgment“), representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offense charged in Count One of the Information that the Defendant personally obtained, shall be entered against the Defendant.
  2. Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment is final as to the Defendant VICTOR GRIBENKO, and shall be deemed part of the sentence of the Defendant, and shall be included in the judgment of conviction therewith.
  3. All payments on the outstanding money judgment shall be made by postal money order, bank or certified check, made payable, in this instance, to the United States Marshals Service, and delivered by mail to the United States Attorney‘s Office, Southern District of New York, Attn: Illicit Finance and Money Laundering Unit, 26 Federal Plaza, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10278 and shall indicate the Defendant‘s name and case number.
  4. The United States Marshals Service is authorized to deposit the payments on the Money Judgment into the Assets Forfeiture Fund, and the United States shall have clear title to such forfeited property.
  5. Pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p), the United States is authorized to seek forfeiture of substitute assets of the Defendant up to the uncollected amount of the Money Judgment.
  6. Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the United States Attorney‘s Office is authorized to conduct any discovery needed to identify, locate or dispose of forfeitable property, including depositions, interrogatories, requests for production of documents and the issuance of subpoenas.
  7. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment, and to amend it as necessary, pursuant to Rule 32.2 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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  1. The signature page of this Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture/Money Judgment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

AGREED AND CONSENTED TO:

JAY CLAYTON
United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York

By:

Ryan Nees

Assistant United States Attorney

26 Federal Plaza

New York, NY 10278

(212) 637-1595

May 21, 2026

VICTOR GRIBENKO

By:

Victor Gribenko

6-2-26
DATE

By:

Russ M. Nazrisho, Esq.

Attorney for Defendant

8023 7th Ave

Brooklyn, New York 11228

6-2-26
DATE

SO ORDERED:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

6/17/2026
DATE