· 2/4/2015
United States v. Funds Up to and Including the Amount of $56,634 in U.S. Currency
Citations
- 79 F. Supp. 3d 112
- 90 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1874
- 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12918
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- concluding that multiple unsuccessful attempts to obtain contact information for potential claimant were sufficient to satisfy Rule G(4)(b), given that the government posted notice on its public forfeiture website
- holding that the Government provided sufficient notice when it posted public notice of the forfeiture online and attempted, but failed, to obtain contact information for the owners of the funds at issue
- concluding that multiple unsuccessful attempts to obtain contact information for potential claimant were sufficient to satisfy Supplemental Rule G(4)(b), given, inter alia, that the government posted notice on its public forfeiture website
- holding that the Government provided sufficient notice when it posted public notice of the forfeiture online and attempted, but failed, to obtain contact information for the owners of the funds at issue
- holding that the government provided sufficient notice when it attempted, but failed, to obtain contact information for specific account holders related to the funds at issue, and it posted public notice of the forfeiture on its forfeiture website
- entering default judgment against defendants—individual bank accounts—under civil forfeiture statutes in 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(a)(1)(A) and 984 and thus resolving claims against those defendants
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Judges: Judge Amy Berman Jackson
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