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Nature of Suit Code: 690
Nature of Suit: Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Complaint for Forfeiture

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KRISTIN S. DOOR, SBN 84307

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2723

Attorney for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:06-CV-02796-FCD-KJM

)

Plaintiff, ) FINAL JUDGMENT OF 

) FORFEITURE 

v. )

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APPROXIMATELY $87,257.36 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY SEIZED FROM BANK OF )

AMERICA ACCOUNT NO. 0046 5585 5745,)

HELD IN THE NAME OF MINI TRUCK )

EXPRESS, INC., )

)

Defendant. ) )

Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture,

the Court finds: 

1. This is a civil forfeiture action against Approximately

$87,257.36 in U.S. currency seized from Bank of America Account No.

0046 5585 5745, held in the name of Mini Truck Express, Inc.

(hereafter "the defendant funds") seized on October 17, 2006, by

the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. 

2. A Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem (hereafter "Complaint")

was filed on or about December 8, 2006, seeking the forfeiture of

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the defendant funds, alleging that said funds are subject to

forfeiture to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§

981(a)(1)(A) and 981(a)(1)(C). 

3. On or about December 8, 2006, the Clerk issued a Warrant

for Arrest of Articles In Rem for the defendant funds, and that

warrant was duly executed on December 21, 2006.

4. On or about December 19, 2006, copies of the Complaint,

Arrest Warrant, Application and Order for Publication, Notice of

Related Cases, Related Case Order, and court notices were served on

Akrum Alrahib’s attorney Quin Denvir, by certified mail. The

above-listed documents were also served on Akrum Alrahib’s other

attorney Jason M. Silver by certified mail on or about December 21,

2006. The above-listed documents were personally served on Jason

Garrido on January 3, 2007, and left at the residence of claimant

Akrum Alrahib on January 6, 2007. 

5. On or about January 22, 29, and February 5, 2007, a Public

Notice of Arrest of the defendant funds appeared by publication in

the Metropolitan New-Enterprise, a newspaper of general circulation

in the county in which the defendant funds were seized (Los

Angeles). The Declaration of Publication was filed with the Court

on February 20, 2007.

6. Claimant Akrum Alrahib filed a verified claim to the

defendant funds on January 19, 2007. A Clerk’s Certificate of

Entry of Default was filed on March 15, 2007, against Jason

Garrido. No other parties have filed claims or answers in this

matter, and the time for which any person or entity may file a

claim and answer has expired. 

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7. Claimant Akrum Alrahib represents and warrants that he is

the sole owner of the defendant funds. 

Based on the above findings, and the files and records of the

Court, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

1. The Court adopts the Stipulation for Final Judgment of

Forfeiture entered into by and between the parties to this action.

2. Judgment is hereby entered against claimant Akrum Alrahib,

potential claimant Jason Garrido, and all other potential claimants

who have not filed claims in this action.

3. The defendant funds shall be forfeited to the United

States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(a)(1)(A) and 981(a)(1)(C), to

be disposed of according to law.

4. Plaintiff United States of America and its servants,

agents, and employees and all other public entities, their

servants, agents, and employees, are released from any and all

liability arising out of or in any way connected with the arrest,

seizure or forfeiture of the defendant funds. This is a full and

final release applying to all unknown and unanticipated injuries,

and/or damages arising out of said arrest, seizure or forfeiture,

as well as to those now known or disclosed. The parties waive the

provisions of California Civil Code § 1542.

5. Claimant Akrum Alrahib hereby waives any and all claim or

right to interest that may have accrued on the above-listed

defendant funds. 

6. Without admitting that the defendant funds are proceeds of

mail and wire fraud violations, claimant Akrum Alrahib stipulates

that there was reasonable cause for the seizure and arrest of the

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defendant funds and that the Court may enter a Certificate of

Reasonable Cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465.

7. All parties will bear their own costs and attorneys' 

fees, if any.

SO ORDERED THIS 11th day of FEBRUARY, 2008.

CERTIFICATE OF REASONABLE CAUSE

Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture

filed herein, and the allegations set forth in the Complaint for

Forfeiture In Rem filed December 8, 2006, the Court enters this

Certificate of Reasonable Cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465, that

there was reasonable cause for the seizure and arrest of the

defendant funds.

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