United States of America v. $48,080.00 in U.S. Currency

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Judgment of Forfeiture: Granting 15 Motion for Forfeiture of Property. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED: The Joint Motion is approved. $24,040.00 of the defendant $48,080.00 in United States currency shall be returned to Claiman t Sebastian Meadowcroft through his attorney, Richard M. Barnett. The remainder of the defendant $48,080.00 in United States currency, consisting of $24,040.00 in United States currency, is hereby condemned and forfeited to the United States. This case is hereby ordered closed. Let judgment be entered accordingly. Signed by Judge M. James Lorenz on 7/22/2010. (mjj)

-POR United States of America v. $48,080.00 in U.S. Currency

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Having reviewed the Joint Motion For Forfeiture of Defendant Currency and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED: The Joint Motion is approved. 1. defendant United $24,040.00 (twenty-four thousand forty dollars) of the $48,080.00 (forty-eight shall be thousand returned to eighty dollars) in

States

currency

Claimant

Sebastian

Meadowcroft ("Claimant")through his attorney, Richard M. Barnett. 2. The remainder of the defendant $48,080.00 (forty-eight

thousand eighty dollars) in United States currency, consisting of $24,040.00 (twenty-four thousand forty dollars) in United States currency, is hereby condemned and forfeited to the United States. //

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3.

Any costs incurred by the United States incident to the

seizure, custody, and forfeiture of the defendant currency shall be borne by the United States. 4. Claimant has agreed that by entering into the joint motion,

he has not "substantially prevailed" within the meaning of Title 28, United States Code, Section 2465. The parties shall bear their own

costs and expenses, including all attorney fees. 5. The person or persons who made the seizure or the prosecutor

shall not be liable to suit or judgment on account of such seizure in accordance with Title 28, United States Code, Section 2465. 6. Claimant has warranted and represented as a material fact

that he is the sole owner of the defendant $48,080.00 in United States currency, and further warrants that no other person or entity has any right, claim or interest in the defendant $48,080.00 in United States currency, and that he will defend and indemnify the United States against any and all claims made against it on account of the seizure and return of the defendant $48,080.00 in United States currency. 7. The terms of this settlement do not affect the tax

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8.

The Claimant, his respective agents, employees, or assigns,

shall hold and save harmless the United States of America, its agents and employees, from any and all claims which might result from the seizure and custody of the defendant currency. 9. This case is hereby ordered closed. Let judgment be entered

accordingly.

DATED: July 22, 2010 M. James Lorenz United States District Court Judge

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