PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR., District Judge.

Based upon the guilty plea entered by defendant Maria Cervantes-Echevarria and the Stipulation and Application for a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED:

1. Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(a), defendant Maria Cervantes-Echevarria's interest in the following property is hereby condemned and forfeited to the United States, to be disposed of according to law:

a. Approximately $15,546.00 in U.S. Currency, plus all accrued interest.

2. The above-listed property constitutes or is derived from proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of a violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846.

3. The defendant waived oral pronouncement of forfeiture at the time of sentencing and any defects in such pronouncement that pertain to forfeiture, and waived any defenses to forfeiture.

4. Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(3), 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.

5. a. Pursuant to 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 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 receipt of direct written notice, whichever is earlier.

6. 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 21 U.S.C. § 853(a), in which all interests will be addressed.

SO ORDERED.