United States v. Venturella, 585 F.3d 1013, 1016 (7th Cir. 2009);
United States v. Silvious, 512 F.3d 364, 369 (7th Cir. 2008). Sec-
tion 981(a)(1)(C) applies where the property constitutes or was
derived from proceeds traceable to a violation of, or conspiracy to
violate one of the following statutes: 1) 18 U.S.C. § 215, receipt of
commissions or gifts for procuring loans, theft; 2) 18 U.S.C. § 471,
false obligation of security; 3) 18 U.S.C. § 472, uttering counterfeit
obligations or securities; 4) 18 U.S.C. § 473, dealing in counterfeit
obligations or securities; 5) 18 U.S.C. § 474, plates, stones, or
analog, digital, or electronic images for counterfeiting obligations
or securities; 6) 18 U.S.C. § 476, taking impressions of tools used
for obligations or securities; 7) 18 U.S.C. § 477, possessing or sell-
ing impressions of tools used for obligations or securities; 8) 18
U.S.C. § 478, false foreign obligations or securities; 9) 18 U.S.C.
§ 479, uttering counterfeit foreign obligations or securities; 10) 18
U.S.C. § 480, possessing counterfeit foreign obligations or securi-
ties; 11) 18 U.S.C. § 481, plates, stones, or analog, digital, or
electronic images for counterfeiting foreign obligations or securi-
ties; 12) 18 U.S.C. § 485, false coins or bars; 13) 18 U.S.C. § 486,
uttering coins of gold, silver or other metal; 14) 18 U.S.C. § 487,
making or possessing counterfeit dies for U.S. coins; 15) 18 U.S.C.
§ 488, making or possessing counterfeit dies for foreign coins; 16)
18 U.S.C. § 501, counterfeit postage stamps, postage meter stamps,
and postal cards; 17) 18 U.S.C. § 502, counterfeit postage and rev-
enue stamps of foreign government; 18) 18 U.S.C. § 510, forging
endorsements on Treasury checks or bonds or securities of the
United States; 19) 18 U.S.C. § 542 entry of goods by means of false
statements; 20) 18 U.S.C. § 545, smuggling goods into the United
States; 21) 18 U.S.C. § 656, embezzlement, or misapplication by a
bank officer or employee; 22) 18 U.S.C. § 657, embezzlement, or
misapplication by a lending, credit or insurance institution officer
or employee; 23) 18 U.S.C. § 842, unlawful acts relating to explo-
sive materials; 24) 18 U.S.C. § 844, unlawful importation,
manufacture, distribution and storage of explosive materials; 25)
18 U.S.C. § 1005, false entries by a bank officer or employee; 26)
18 U.S.C. § 1006, false entries by officers or employees of federal
credit institutions; 27) 18 U.S.C. § 1007, false statements to influ-
ence the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; 28) 18 U.S.C.
§ 1014, false statement on loan or credit application; 29) 18 U.S.C.
§ 1028, fraud and related activity in connection with identification
documents, authentication features, and information; 30) 18 U.S.C.
§ 1029, fraud and related activity in connection with access de-
vices; 31) 18 U.S.C. § 1030, fraud and related activity in connec-
tion with computers; 32) 18 U.S.C. § 1032, civil penalties for a
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1033; 33) 18 U.S.C. § 1344, bank fraud; or
34) “specified unlawful activity” as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1956(c)(7).
The criminal forfeiture statute, 18 U.S.C. § 982, provides for
forfeiture in a mail/wire/interstate carrier fraud case only when
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