ROBERT C. JONES, District Judge.
On June 27, 2011, the United States District Court for the District of Nevada entered a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(1) and (2); Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(d)(1) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), based upon the plea of guilty by defendant NOLBERTO GONZALEZ to a criminal offense, forfeiting specific property alleged in the Criminal Indictment and agreed to in the Plea Memorandum and shown by the United States to have the requisite nexus to the offense to which defendant NOLBERTO GONZALEZ pled guilty. Criminal Indictment, ECF No. 1; Plea Memorandum, ECF No. 22; Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, ECF No. 25.
This Court finds the United States of America published the notice of the forfeiture in accordance with the law via the official government internet forfeiture site, www.forfeiture.gov, consecutively from July 1, 2011, through July 30, 2011, notifying all third parties of their right to petition the Court. Notice of Filing Proof of Publication, ECF No. 26.
On November 19, 2012, the United States filed its Notice with the attached Declaration of Due Diligence in Service of Process, by Special Agent Peter Lazaro.
In his Declaration, Special Agent Lazaro outlines the multiple steps he took in order to locate and serve potential claimant Claudia Beltran with a copy of the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture. Special Agent Lazaro was not able to locate Ms. Beltran and believes that she is a fugitive from justice.
Based upon the statements contained in that Declaration, this Court finds that the United States has exercised due diligence in attempting to locate Claudia Beltran for purposes of service under 21 U.S.C. § 853(n).
This Court finds no petition was filed herein by or on behalf of any person or entity and the time for filing such petitions and claims has expired.
This Court finds no petitions are pending with regard to the assets named herein and the time for presenting such petitions has expired.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that all right, title, and interest in the property hereinafter described is condemned, forfeited, and vested in the United States of America pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(4)(A) and (B); Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(2); Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(d)(1) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), and shall be disposed of according to law:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that any and all forfeited funds, including but not limited to, currency, currency equivalents, certificates of deposit, as well as any income derived as a result of the United States of America's management of any property forfeited herein, and the proceeds from the sale of any forfeited property shall be disposed of according to law.
The Clerk is hereby directed to send copies of this Order to all counsel of record and three certified copies to the United States Attorney's Office.