Opinion
2:11-CR-00026-GEB
09-18-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. AMADO N. HERNANDEZ, Defendant.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
RUSSELL L. CARLBERG
Assistant U. S. Attorney
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF
FORFEITURE
Based upon the plea agreement entered into between plaintiff United States of America and defendant Amado N. Hernandez, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows:
1. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253, defendant Amado N. Hernandez's interest in the following property shall be condemned and forfeited to the United States of America, to be disposed of according to law:
a. One un-branded CPU and computer tower beige in color, which does not contain a serial number;
b. Western Digital Model WD1200 hard drive, Serial Number WCALA2380517; and
c. One laptop computer, a Compaq CQ60-615 notebook Computer, Serial Number 2CE9495NSJ.
2. The above-listed property was used or intended to be used to commit or to promote the commission of a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2).
3. Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b), the Attorney General (or a designee) shall be authorized to seize the above-listed property. The aforementioned property shall be seized and held by the U.S. Marshals Service, in its secure custody and control.
4. a. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253(b), incorporating 21 U.S.C. § 853(n), and Local Rule 171, the United States shall publish notice of the order of forfeiture. Notice of this Order and notice of the Attorney General's (or a designee's) intent to dispose of the property in such manner as the Attorney General may direct shall be posted for at least thirty (30) consecutive days on the official internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov. The United States may also, to the extent practicable, provide direct written notice to any person known to have alleged an interest in the property that is the subject of the order of forfeiture as a substitute for published notice as to those persons so notified.
b. This notice shall state that any person, other than the defendant, asserting a legal interest in the above-listed property, must file a petition with the Court within sixty (60) days from the first day of publication of the Notice of Forfeiture posted on the official government forfeiture site, or within thirty (30) days from the receipt of direct written notice, whichever is earlier.
5. If a petition is timely filed, upon adjudication of all third-party interests, if any, this Court will enter a Final Order of Forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253, in which all interests will be addressed.
SO ORDERED.
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GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
Senior United States District Judge