UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. $323,595.00 in U. S. Currency

Filing 33

ORDER Approving Settlement Agreement. This case is closed. Signed by Senior Judge W. Earl Britt on 1/23/2015. (Marsh, K)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
NO. 5:12-CV-245-BR

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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$323,595.00 IN U. S. CURRENCY,)
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Defendant.
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ORDER

It appearing to the Court that the parties to this action,
the United States and Claimants John Richard Lamm and Martha
Lamm, by and through their counsel of record, Joseph E.
Zeszotarski, Jr., have agreed to a settlement of this matter as
evidenced by a Settlement Agreement filed herein, and that such
Settlement Agreement is acceptable to the Court, it is,
therefore,
ORDERED that the Settlement Agreement is APPROVED, each
party to bear its own attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses.

It

is further
ORDERED that $254,236.78 of the defendant U. S. currency be
forfeited to the United States and disposed of by the United
States according to law.

It is further

ORDERED that the remaining $69,358.22 of the defendant
U. S. currency be returned to the claimants, John Richard Lamm
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and Martha Lamm.

Payment to be made payable via check to “John

Richard Lamm and Martha Lamm c/o Joseph E. Zeszotarski, Jr.,
Gammon, Howard & Zeszotarski, PLLC, 115 ½ West Morgan Street,
Raleigh, North Carolina

27601” by the U. S. Department of

Treasury.
Upon the entry of this order, the Clerk of Court is
DIRECTED to close this case.
This 23 January 2015.

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W. Earl Britt
Senior U.S. District Judge

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