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*1 UNITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - against - Criminal Docket No. 21 Cr. 189 (JPO)
ANDREW GEORGIOU, Defendant.
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Upon the application of the United States of America, by Andrew Jones, Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York; upon the Factual Allegations in Support of Judicial Removal ; upon the consent of Andrew Georgiou (the "defendant"); and upon all prior proceedings and submissions in this matter; and full consideration having been g iven to the matter set forth herein, the Court finds:
1. The defendant is not a citizen or national of the United States. The defendant is a native of Cyprus and a citizen of the United Kingdom. On or about August 19, 2024, the defendant was the defendant was paroled into the
United States for the purpose of criminal prosecution, pursuant to Section 2 12( d)( 5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, (" Act" or "INA" ). At the time of sentencing in the instant criminal proceeding, the defendant w ill be convicted in the U nited States District Court, Southern District ofNew York, of the following offenses: Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349; and Aggravated Identity Theft in violati on of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1028A(a)( I), I 028A(b), and 2. A total maximum sentence of 22 years imprisonment may be imposed for the
above-mentioned offenses. T he defendant is subject to removal from the United States pursuant to: (1) Section
2 12(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § l 182(a)(7)(A)(i)(l), as an immigrant who, at the time of application for admission, is not in possession of a valid unexpired immigrant visa, reentry permit, border crossing card, o r other valid entry document required by the Act, and a valid unexpired passport, or other suitable travel document, or document of identity and nationality as required under the regulations issued by the Attorney General under Section 2 1 l (a) of the Act; and (2) Sectio n 2 12(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 11 82(a)(2)(A)(i)(I), as an alien convicted of a c rime involving moral turpitude (other than a purely political offense) or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such a crime. T he defendant has waived hi s right to notice and a hearing under Section
238[(d)](c) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1228[(d)](c). T he defendant has waived the opportunity to pursue any and all forms of relief and
protection from removal. The defendant has designated the United Kingdom, or Cyprus in the alternative, as
the country for removal pursuant to Section 240(d) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(d). *3 WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to Section 238(c) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1228(c), that the defendant shall be removed from the United States promptly upon his release from confinement, or, if the defendant is not sentenced to a term of imprisonment, promptly upon his sentencing, and that the defendant be ordered removed to the United Kingdom, or Cyprus in the alternative.
Dated: ~hY - (I , 2025 HONORABLE J. PAUL OETKEN
New York, New York
UNITED STATES DISTRJCT COURT JUDGE