STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR FILING A COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE AND/OR TO OBTAIN AN INDICTMENT ALLEGING FORFEITURE

KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, District Judge.

It is hereby stipulated by and between the United States of America and potential claimants Bassam Adeeb Abughazaleh, Sahar Abughazaleh, and Kayed Bouri ("claimants"), by and through their counsel, as follows:

1. On July 18, 2017, claimants filed a claims in the administrative forfeiture proceeding with the U.S. Secret Service with respect to the Approximately $37,719.00 in U.S. Currency, Approximately $96,409.27 seized from Chase Bank Account Number 105589805, held in the name of Mediterranean Market, and Approximately $18,623.98 seized from Golden One Credit Union Account Number 1290544, held in the names of Bassam Adeeb Abughazaleh and Sahar Abughazaleh (hereafter "defendant funds"), which were seized on or about April 27, 2017.

2. The U.S. Secret Service has sent the written notice of intent to forfeit required by 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(1)(A) to all known interested parties. The time has expired for any person to file a claim to the defendant funds under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(2)(A)-(E), and no person other than claimants has filed a claim to the defendant funds as required by law in the administrative forfeiture proceeding.

3. Under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the United States is required to file a complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture within ninety days after a claim has been filed in the administrative forfeiture proceeding, unless the court extends the deadline for good cause shown or by agreement of the parties. That deadline was October 16, 2017.

4. By Stipulation and Order filed October 19, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to November 15, 2017, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.

5. By Stipulation and Order filed November 14, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to December 15, 2017, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.

6. By Stipulation and Order filed December 15, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to February 13, 2018, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.

7. As provided in 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the parties wish by agreement to extend to May 14, 2018, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.

8. Accordingly, the parties agree that the deadline by which the United States shall be required to file a complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture shall be extended to May 14, 2018.

IT IS SO ORDERED.