Madeyski

Defendant Maciej Andrzej Madeyski purports to appeal from an order forfeiting certain items of computer-related equipment. He contends Ms federal constitutional rigMs were abridged by the demal of his right to have appointed counsel, the denial of his right to a jury trial, and by failing to have the facts justifying forfeiture proved beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm the judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

The factual basis for defendant’s offenses is undisputed. Defendant was formerly employed as a network admmistrator at Intellisys. His duties included the purchase of computers and related equipment. Without informing Intellisys of his financial interest, defendant purchased equipment on his own and resold it to Intellisys at a markup. After defendant no longer worked for Intellisys, he still had several system administrator passwords, one of wMch allowed him to move tMough the entire Intellisys system. Defendant intruded into the Intellisys computer network on two occasions, which resulted in the network being shut down.

On August 6, 1999, defendant pleaded no contest to one count of grand theft, one count of extortion, and two counts of disrupting…