Opinion
CASE NO. 1:12-CR-00211-LJO-SKO
03-06-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. LANCE HOWARD MAYES, Defendant.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney BRIAN W. ENOS Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
BRIAN W. ENOS
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Plaintiff
United States of America
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE
Based upon the plea agreement entered into between plaintiff United States of America and defendant Lance Howard Mayes, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED as follows:
1. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253, defendant Lance Howard Mayes' interest in the following property shall be condemned and forfeited to the United States of America, to be disposed of according to law:
a. E-Machine Desktop Computer, S/N: PTNCC0200105007FDB960, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about November 16, 2011;
b. HP Desktop Computer, S/N: 3CR1031KIP, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about November 16, 2011; and
c. Dell Desktop Computer, S/N: 9RSZM41, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about November 16, 2011.
2. The above-listed property constitutes property which contains visual depictions mailed, shipped or transported in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) or was used or intended to be used in any manner or part to commit and to promote the commission of the aforementioned violation, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2253.
3. Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b), 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 Department of Homeland Security, Immigration Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection, in its secure custody and control.
4. a. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253(b), incorporating 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.
5. 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 to 18 U.S.C. § 2253 in which all interests will be addressed. IT IS SO ORDERED.
Lawrence J. O'Neill
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE