United States of America v. $48,040.00 United States Currency

Filing 14

FINAL DEFAULT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE. All right, title and interest in the defendant $48,040.00 United States Currency is conveyed to the Plaintiff, United States of America. (WMC/PAO) (arw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No.: 13-CV-747

$48,040.00 UNITED STATES CURRENCY,
Defendant.

ORDER FOR FINAL DEFAULT JUDGMENT

The United States of America, by its attorney, John W. Vaudreuil, United States
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, by Elizabeth Altman, Assistant United
States Attorney, the government filed a Verified Complaint of Forfeiture in rem against
the defendant $48,040.00 United States Currency.
The complaint alleges that the defendant was money furnished or intended to be
furnished in exchange for a controlled substance, proceeds traceable to such an
exchange, and money used or intended to be used to facilitate a violation of Title II of
the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 801 et seq. As such, the defendant is subject
to forfeiture pursuant to 21U.S.C.§881(a)(6).
Notice of this action was accomplished by personal service to all persons known
by the government to have an interest in the defendant. Notice of the forfeiture
complaint was published on the official internet government forfeiture site

www.forfeiture.gov from January 4, 2014, through February 2, 2014. No claim, answer,
or other responsive pleadings have been filed pursuant to Rule G (4) and (5) of the
Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions.
The United States of America has made application to this Court for a default
judgment to be entered,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDICATED, AND DECREED that:
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The Default Judgment of Forfeiture is ·hereby entered whereby all right,

title, and interest in the defendant, is conveyed to the Plaintiff, United States of
America.
DATED:

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Entered this 1-fh

day of March 2014.

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PETER OPPENEE/CiefkOfCOUrt
United States District Court

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