Filed: Jan. 23, 2020
Latest Update: Jan. 23, 2020
Summary: FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE SEAN P. FLYNN , Magistrate Judge . The United States moved under 21 U.S.C. 853 and Rule 32.2(c)(2), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, for a final order of forfeiture for the non-living natural sponge contained in four boxes bearing USPS Tracking Numbers CJ547359537US, CJ547359877US, CJ547360800US, and CJ547376141US (Doc. 31), which were subject to a November 21, 2019 preliminary order of forfeiture (Doc. 20). In accord with 21 U.S.C. 853(n) and Rule 32.2(b
Summary: FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE SEAN P. FLYNN , Magistrate Judge . The United States moved under 21 U.S.C. 853 and Rule 32.2(c)(2), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, for a final order of forfeiture for the non-living natural sponge contained in four boxes bearing USPS Tracking Numbers CJ547359537US, CJ547359877US, CJ547360800US, and CJ547376141US (Doc. 31), which were subject to a November 21, 2019 preliminary order of forfeiture (Doc. 20). In accord with 21 U.S.C. 853(n) and Rule 32.2(b)..
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FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE
SEAN P. FLYNN, Magistrate Judge.
The United States moved under 21 U.S.C. § 853 and Rule 32.2(c)(2), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, for a final order of forfeiture for the non-living natural sponge contained in four boxes bearing USPS Tracking Numbers CJ547359537US, CJ547359877US, CJ547360800US, and CJ547376141US (Doc. 31), which were subject to a November 21, 2019 preliminary order of forfeiture (Doc. 20).
In accord with 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) and Rule 32.2(b)(6)(C), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, from November 22, 2019, and ending on December 21, 2019, the United States published notice of the forfeiture and of its intent to dispose of the assets on the official government website, www.forfeiture.gov. Doc. 27. The publication gave notice to all third parties with a legal interest in the assets to file with the Office of the Clerk, United States District Court, Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 801 North Florida Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33602, a petition to adjudicate their interests within 60 days of the first date of publication. No other persons or entities filed a petition or claimed an interest in the assets, and the time for filing such petition has expired.
The United States' motion is GRANTED. Under 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(7) and Rule 32.2(c)(2), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, all right, title, and interest in the assets are CONDEMNED and FORFEITED to the United States for disposition according to law. Clear title to the assets is now vested in the United States of America.
ORDERED.