Opinion
CR21-189-JLR
06-12-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. BRYAN ALAN SPARKS, Defendant.
KARYN S. JOHNSON Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office
KARYN S. JOHNSON
Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney's Office
FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE
THE HON. JAMES L. ROBART UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the United States' Motion for Final Order of Forfeiture (the “Motion”) for the following property:
• $65,110 in U.S. currency seized by U.S. Postal Inspectors from four locked items on February 1, 2022.
The Court, having reviewed the United States' Motion, as well as the other pleadings and papers filed in this matter, hereby FINDS entry of a Final Order of Forfeiture is appropriate because:
• On February 10, 2023, the Court entered a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture finding this currency forfeitable pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), by way of 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and forfeiting Defendant's interest in it (Dkt. No. 53);
• Thereafter, the United States published notice of the pending forfeiture as required by 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(1) and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b)(6)(C) (Dkt. No. 61); and,
• The time for filing third-party claims has expired, and none were filed.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COURT ORDERS:
1. No right, title, or interest in the above-identified currency exists in any party other than the United States;
2. The property is fully and finally condemned and forfeited, in its entirety, to the United States; and, 3. The United States Department of Justice, the United States Postal Service, and/or its representatives, are authorized to dispose of the property as permitted by governing law.
IT IS SO ORDERED.