United States of America v. $442,992.97 in United States Currency Seized From Wells Fargo Account Number 1838647582 et al

Filing 103

ORDER OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE granting 100 motion for default judgment. Signed on 1/17/17 by Chief District Judge Greg Kays. (Strodtman, Tracy)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
WESTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
$442,992.97 IN UNITED STATES
CURRENCY SEIZED FROM WELLS
FARGO ACCOUNT NUMBER
1838647582, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 4:15-CV-0079-DGK

ORDER OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE
Plaintiff filed this amended motion to correct an error in their original Motion for Default
Judgment of Forfeiture (Doc. 99). For that reason, Plaintiff’s original Motion for Default
Judgment of Forfeiture (Doc. 99) is DENIED as moot.
Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s Amended Motion for Default Judgment of Forfeiture
pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(b)(2) (Doc. 100).
Plaintiff has shown there was reasonable cause for seizure of the defendant properties, a
first amended complaint for forfeiture was filed, all known potential claimants were served by
certified mail, return receipt, and that any and all other claimants have been served by
publication. No potential claimant has filed a timely claim to the defendant properties.
Therefore, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED:
(1) Default judgment of forfeiture is hereby entered against the following defendant
properties:
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340 product keys from file cabinet seized from Friendly Earth;
20 miscellaneous computer equipment and cellular phones seized from Friendly
Earth;

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4,099 Microsoft certificate of authenticity labels with product keys seized from Rex
Yang;
543 miscellaneous software CDs and DVDs seized from Rex Yang;
16,940 miscellaneous software certificates of authenticity and product keys seized
from Rex Yang;
2,725 miscellaneous software and product keys seized from Rex Yang; and
29 Microsoft office product key cards seized from Rex Yang.

(2) The following defendant properties are hereby forfeited to the United States of
America pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(C):
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340 product keys from file cabinet seized from Friendly Earth;
20 miscellaneous computer equipment and cellular phones seized from Friendly
Earth;
4,099 Microsoft certificate of authenticity labels with product keys seized from Rex
Yang;
543 miscellaneous software CDs and DVDs seized from Rex Yang;
16,940 miscellaneous software certificates of authenticity and product keys seized
from Rex Yang;
2,725 miscellaneous software and product keys seized from Rex Yang; and
29 Microsoft office product key cards seized from Rex Yang.

(3) Defendants that are part of this Order shall be disposed of according to law;
(4) All persons claiming any right, title, or interest in or to the Defendants that are part of
this Order are held in default;
(5) All claims and interests in Defendants that are part of this Order, except as provided
herein, are forever foreclosed and barred; and
(6) The Clerk of the Court shall enter a judgment consistent with this order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 17, 2017

/s/ Greg Kays
GREG KAYS, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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