Opinion
1:11-CR-00236-AWI
07-21-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JOHN W. RICHARDS, Defendant.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney BRIAN W. ENOS Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for the United States of A merica
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
BRIAN W. ENOS
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for the United States of A merica
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF
FORFEITURE
Based upon the plea agreement entered into between plaintiff United States of America and defendant John W. Richards, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows:
1. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253, defendant John W. Richard'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. Dell Inspiron laptop computer, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about June 29, 2011;
b. Compaq Presario desktop computer, seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about June 29, 2011; and
c. Compact disks, hard drives, or other storage devices containing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and seized from defendant by law enforcement on or about June 29, 2011.
2. The above-listed assets constitute property containing visual depictions mailed, shipped, or transported, or was used or intended to be used in any manner or part to commit and to promote the commission of a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2).
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, 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.
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CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE