Opinion
2:18-cr-00179-JAM
07-10-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ENELIDA GARCIA ACEVEDO, and STEPHANI ANN TORRES, Defendants.
PHILLIP A. TALBERT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ALSTYN BENNETT KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY
PHILLIP A. TALBERT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
ALSTYN BENNETT KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY
FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE
HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On October 22, 2021, this Court entered a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of 21 U.S.C. § 853(a), based upon the plea agreement entered into between plaintiff and defendant Stephani Ann Torres forfeiting to the United States the following property:
a. Approximately $19,043.00 in U.S. Currency.
On or about November 4, 2021, this Court entered an Amended Preliminary Order of Forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of 21 U.S.C. § 853(a), based upon the plea agreement and Stipulation and Application for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture entered into between plaintiff and defendant Enelida Garcia Acevedo forfeiting to the United States the following property:
a. $12,716.03 of the Approximately $19,043.00 in U.S. Currency.
Beginning on October 29, 2021, for at least 30 consecutive days, the United States published notice of the Court's Order of Forfeiture regarding Stephani Ann Torres on the official internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov. Beginning on November 5, 2021, for at least 30 consecutive days, the United States published notice of the Court's Order of Forfeiture regarding Enelida Garcia Acevedo on the official internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov. Said published notice advised all third parties of their right to petition the Court within sixty (60) days from the first day of publication of the notices for a hearing to adjudicate the validity of their alleged legal interest in the forfeited property.
The Court has been advised that no third party has filed a claim to the subject property, and the time for any person or entity to file a claim has expired.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
1. A Final Order of Forfeiture shall be entered forfeiting to the United States all right, title, and interest in the below-listed property pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(a), including all right, title, and interest of Enelida Garcia Acevedo and Stephani Ann Torres:
a. Approximately $12,716.03 of the $19,043.00 in U.S. Currency, plus any accrued interest on that amount.
2. All right, title, and interest in the above-listed property shall vest solely in the name of the United States of America.
3. The U.S. Marshals Service shall maintain custody of and control over the subject property until it is disposed of according to law.
4. Within sixty (60) days from entry of this Final Order of Forfeiture forfeiting the above-listed property, the U.S. Marshals Service shall return $6,326.97 of the Approximately $19,043.00 in U.S. Currency, plus any accrued interest on that amount, to defendant Enelida Garcia Acevedo through attorney Mia Crager.
SO ORDERED.