Opinion
1:11-CR-00399-AWI-BAM
02-27-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. TYRONE JOSEPH JOHNSON, JR., Defendant.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
ELANA S. LANDAU
Assistant U.S. Attorney
2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401
Fresno, California 93721
Telephone: (559) 497-4000
FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE
WHEREAS, on October 12, 2012, the Court entered a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, forfeiting to the United States all right, title, and interest of defendant Tyrone Joseph Johnson, Jr. in the following property:
a. an assault rifle bearing serial number 1985-S-BC4796,
b. an assault rifle bearing serial number 180023,
c. thirty (30) rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammunition found inside the magazine of the assault rifle bearing serial number 1985-S-BC4796,
d. six (6) boxes of 7.62 x 39mm ammunition.
AND WHEREAS, beginning on October 22, 2012, for at least 30 consecutive days, the United States published notice of the Court's Order of Forfeiture 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 notice for a hearing to adjudicate the validity of their alleged legal interest in the forfeited property;
AND WHEREAS, 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 of America all right, title, and interest in the above-listed property pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(d)(1) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), to be disposed of according to law, including all right, title, and interest of Tyrone Joseph Johnson, Jr.
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 United States Marshals Service and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall maintain custody of and control over the subject property until it is disposed of according to law. IT IS SO ORDERED.
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SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE