Opinion
1:19-CR-00097-DAD-BAM
06-30-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. DEAN RAY McLAUGHLIN, Defendant.
PHILLIP A. TALBERT Acting United States Attorney BRIAN W. ENOS Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
PHILLIP A. TALBERT
Acting United States Attorney
BRIAN W. ENOS
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Plaintiff
United States of America
FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE
On February 9, 2021, this Court entered a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 2253, based upon the plea agreement entered into between plaintiff and defendant Dean Ray McLaughlin, forfeiting to the United States the following property:
a. Seagate 1TB hard drive, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about February 27, 2019;
b. Blue 8GB thumb drive, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about February 27, 2019;
c. Silver 8GB thumb drive, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about February 27, 2019;
d. Silver 16GB thumb drive, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about February 27, 2019; and,
e. Any additional thumb drives, S.D. cards, compact discs, hard drives, or other electronic storage devices containing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about February 27, 2019.
Beginning on April 30, 2021, 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.
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 18 U.S.C. § 2253, including all right, title, and interest of Dean Ray McLaughlin:
a. Seagate 1TB hard drive, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about February 27, 2019;
b. Blue 8GB thumb drive, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about February 27, 2019;
c. Silver 8GB thumb drive, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about February 27, 2019;
d. Silver 16GB thumb drive, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about February 27, 2019; and,
e. Any additional thumb drives, S.D. cards, compact discs, hard drives, or other electronic storage devices containing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about February 27, 2019.
2. The above-listed property shall be disposed of according to law.
3. All right, title, and interest in the above-listed property shall vest solely in the name of the United States of America.
4. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall maintain custody of and control over the subject property until it is disposed of according to law.
IT IS SO ORDERED.