United States of America v. $5,000.00 U.S. Currency
Filing
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DEFAULT JUDGMENT of Forfeiture. (BBC / PAO) (jat)
Case: 3:14-cv-00604-bbc
Document #: 10-2
Filed: 12/01/14
Page 1 of 2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
Case No.: 14-cv-604-bbc
v.
$5,000.00 U.S. CURRENCY,
Defendants.
ORDER FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
The Unit~d 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, filed a Verified Complaint
of Forfeiture in rem against the defendant
$5,000 U.s. currency.
The Complaint
alleged that the defendant
currency was furnished
or intended to
be furnished in exchange for a controlled substance, all proceeds traceable to such an
exchange, and all moneys used or intended to be used to facilitate a violation of Title II of
the Controlled
Substances Act, 21 U.S.c. SS 801 et seq. As such, the currency is subject to
forfeiture pursuant
to 21 U.S.c. S 881(a)(6).
Notice of this action was accomplished
the government
by personal service to all persons known by
to have an interest in defendant
complaint was also published
currency.
Notice of the forfeiture
on the official internet government
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forfeiture site
Case: 3:14-cv~00604-bbc Document #: 10-2 Filed: 12/01/14 Page 2 of 2
www.forfeiture.gov
from September 27, 2014, through October 26, 2014. The notices
required that any claimant file a claim in this action.
No claim, answer, or responsive pleadings have been filed pursuant
and (5) of the Supplemental
Rules for Admiralty
to Rule G (4)
or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture
Actions.
The United States of America has made application
judgment
to this Court for a default
to be entered,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDICATED, AND DECREED that:
1.
The Default Judgment of Forfeiture is hereby entered whereby all right, title,
and interest in the defendant
$5,000 U.S. currency is conveyed to the Plaintiff, United
States of America.
2.
The United States Marshal Service is directed to dispose of the defendant
currency in accordance with federal law.
BY THE COURT:
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BARBARA B. CRABB
United States District Judge
Entered this~
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day of December 2014.
PETER OPPENE
, Clerk of Court
United States District Court
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