United States of America v. $5,000.00 U.S. Currency

Filing 12

DEFAULT JUDGMENT of Forfeiture. (BBC / PAO) (jat)

Case: 3:14-cv-00604-bbc

Document #: 10-2

Filed: 12/01/14

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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

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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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