Opinion
1:11-CR-00094 LJO
09-26-2011
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JEFFREY LEE GENTRY, Defendant.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
KAREN A. ESCOBAR
Assistant U.S. Attorney
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF
FORFEITURE
Based upon the entry of plea and application for preliminary order of forfeiture entered into between plaintiff United States of America and defendant Jeffrey Lee Gentry it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows:
1. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(G) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461, defendant Jeffrey Lee Gentry's interest in the following property shall be condemned and forfeited to the United States of America, to be disposed of according to law:
a. A Class IIIb Laser seized from Jeffrey Lee Gentry by law enforcement on November 6, 2010.
2. The above-listed asset constitutes property acquired or maintained by the defendant with the intent and for the purpose of supporting, planning, conducting, or concealing any Federal crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b(g)(5)) against the United States, citizens or residents of the United States, or their property in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 32(a)(5) and (a)(8).
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 United States Marshals Service in its secure custody and control.
4. a. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), 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 defendants, 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. § 981(a)(1)(G) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461, in which all interests will be addressed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Lawrence J. O'Neill
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE