United States of America v. $77,972.32 in U. S. Currency

Filing 26

ORDER granting 25 Motion for Entry of Consent Order. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case upon entry of this Order. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 9/4/2018. (Collins, S.)

.IN THE UNITEEJ ST.AT.E.$ DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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:STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,

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v:.,

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$79; 972. 3:2

IN U • S. CURRENCY,

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De.f ertdant .

'By

si~n::i,ing

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P'e.low, the undersigned parties

have. aonsented to' .the

.entty' .pf tpls ·order and ha.ve informec:i the Court the .following::

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They

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The parties' settleme'nt is neither a concession by the

.QrLtt~§:l.

have set:tled the litigation in this matter.

S"t<3J:. es that the deifendant :currency .is not

:for~ef:bure nor an

s'iibjecft

adritiss·ion of wroh<4'd6ing by the Claimant.

to

Rather,

the: parties' setti.ernent is merely a· .compromise to avoid the del~y,
unCetta:ihty~

inc.orivenience,

the Goverhrtieht' s

and .expen·se

qf protracted liti.gation of

claims .:r:elat::i;D.g to forfeiture of the df:!fentjant

curtiency.
It :is, therefore,

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ttia,t c1·a±mant shall fo.rfe·it to tpe tJn'ite·d $tates o.:f
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-Ame~.ic::~ .$:fp,9:~0.0Q

qf th.e.

subj~t~t

Q\lrrency sei·zed,. t:O be ciispo:sed:

of Q~f' t:he t5ni t·ed States Oepa:ttrttent :of Justice acco:r:din,g to. law ..

IT :t.S FPRTHER ORDER'Eb that. 't.he Urfi.te'd States shall ret-urh to:
th~

:claimant :$:67.t 9'72 ."32 or the subject :curir'ency .seized, iess ;any 'debt

·C>w~d to :the

trilfted· ,State·s:, a·ny agenty 6f :the United states, .or any·

·other debt in which. the, Urti ted States is authorized· to

~ollect. Both

·the :Claimant .Pa·ul Ghestet: F~Lsher:, III anti the United States

,f.or tne Ea·sterh District
by and thr0ugh

tp clos.e thi$

Car¢lirta iepre·sent 1;.6 "th,e Ccnirt
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their undefsig'rled a·gents' sigmitm:es'.b¢19w.;

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ent:ry

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Attorney

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t.h~t

order, the'..crer:k of Cqu,r:t. is Dil~ECTED

ca:p·~.

, 2018.

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LOUISE W. FLANAGAN
United States District Judge
Consented to }2ly:

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}')lfa_:tshal' s· Service acc0rding

:~p :oJ~'P.ER.EJJj .t{i.i.~- 4th qay of September

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·STE1~HEN A~·

WE_ST

of .America

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GREEN,, I I
. ·orney for Paul chester Fisher, II

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