PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE

JAMES G. CARR, District Judge.

WHEREAS, August 19, 2014, a 55-count indictment was filed charging defendant and others with violations of, inter alia, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, possession with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics. (R. 1: Indictment).

AND WHEREAS, the indictment further sought the forfeiture, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853, of all property constituting or derived from any proceeds obtained directly and indirectly as a result of the offenses charged, and any and all property used or intended to be used in any manner or part to commit and to facilitate the commission of the violations alleged in the indictment, including but not limited to funds in financial accounts, vehicles, real property, and personal property, which property afforded defendants a source of influence over the enterprise which the defendants established, operated, controlled, and conducted and participated in the conduct of, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) and 846, as set forth in Counts 1 through 36 and 40 through 55, as property constituting and derived from proceeds which the above-listed defendants obtained, directly and indirectly, from the illegal trafficking activity charged.

AND WHEREAS, on June 25, 2015, defendant DAVI MATA entered a plea of guilty to Count 1, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and marijuana, a violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846.

AND WHEREAS, on DAVI MATA signed a plea agreement agreeing to forfeit to the United States all ownership and interest in the below-listed property. (R. 364: Plea Agreement).

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED:

1. That based upon the guilty plea of defendant DAVI MATA, the United States is hereby authorized to seize the subject property:

and such asset is hereby forfeited to the United States for disposition in accordance with law, subject to the provisions of 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(1).

2. That the above forfeited asset is to be held by the United States Marshals Service and/or the FBI, in their secure custody and control.

3. That pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(1), the United States will publish on an official government internet website (www.forfeiture.gov) for at least 30 consecutive days, notice of the Court's Order and the United States' intent to dispose of the subject assets in such manner as the Attorney General may direct, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n), and notice that any person, other than the above-named defendant, having or claiming a legal interest in the forfeited asset listed above, must file a petition with the Court within sixty (60) days of the initial publication of notice or of receipt of any actual notice, whichever is earlier.

4. This notice shall state that the petition shall be for a hearing to adjudicate the validity of the petitioner's alleged interest in the forfeited asset listed above, shall be signed by the petitioner under penalty of perjury, and shall set forth the nature and extent of the petitioner's right, title or interest in the forfeited asset listed above, and any additional facts supporting the petitioner's claim and the relief sought.

5. The United States may also, to the extent practicable, provide direct written notice to any person known to have alleged an interest in the forfeited subject asset listed above, as a substitute for published notice as to those persons so notified; and

6. That upon adjudication of any and all third party interests, this Court will enter a Final Order of Forfeiture pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n).