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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

COURTNEY J. LINN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2700

 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

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Plaintiff, ) 2:06-CV-0509-FCD-KJM

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v. )

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ALL FUNDS HELD IN ACCOUNT ) STIPULATION AND ORDER 

LEIKA-85157 AT BANCA ) TO REPATRIATE FUNDS

UNIONE DI CREDITO IN THE )

APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF )

$1,197,945.32, PLUS ANY )

ACCRUED INTEREST, )

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ALL FUNDS HELD IN ACCOUNT )

BUGGY-85192 AT BANCA )

UNIONE DI CREDITO IN THE )

APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF )

$280,860.62, PLUS ANY )

ACCRUED INTEREST, )

)

ALL FUNDS HELD IN ACCOUNT )

SULKY-85172 AT BANCA )

UNIONE DI CREDITO IN THE )

APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF )

$237,089.55, PLUS ANY )

ACCRUED INTEREST, and )

)

ALL FUNDS HELD IN ACCOUNT )

BONAVENTURA - 2190175 AT )

BANCA UNIONE DI CREDITO IN )

THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF )

$503,456.54, PLUS ANY )

ACCRUED INTEREST, )

)

 Defendants. )

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The United States of America, and claimants Konstantin

Grigoryan, Mayya Grigoryan, and Bonaventure Business, Inc. hereby

stipulate as follows:

RECITALS

1. This is a civil forfeiture action brought against the

above-captioned funds, which funds are currently held at Banca

Unione De Credito in Switzerland, and which have been restrained

by the Swiss government at the request of the United States. The

Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem alleges that this Court

has in rem and subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 1345 and 1355(a) and 28 U.S.C. § 1355(b)(2) (authorizing a U.S.

District Court to exercise civil forfeiture jurisdiction over

assets located abroad) and 18 U.S.C. § 981. 

2. The Claimants to the above-captioned funds are

Konstantin Grigoryan, Mayya Grigoryan and Bonaventure Business,

Inc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as the ?Claimants?). 

The Claimants are each defendants in a parallel criminal

prosecution pending in the Central District of California arising

out of the same or similar transactions and events that give rise

to this civil forfeiture action. See United States v. Konstantin

Grigoryan, et al.,CR No. 06-299-SVW. 

3. The United States and the Claimants wish to attempt to

repatriate the above-captioned funds to the United States so that

they may be held by the U.S. Department of Treasury pending the

outcome of this forfeiture action. To effect the repatriation,

it will be necessary: (a) for the United States to communicate an

official request to the Swiss government; and (b) for the

Claimants to execute wire instructions directing that Banca

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Unione De Credito transfer the above-captioned funds, plus any

accrued interest, to a U.S. Department of Treasury bank account. 

STIPULATIONS

Therefore the parties stipulate as follows:

 3. The Claimants agree that in the event that the abovecaptioned funds are repatriated to the United States pursuant to

this Stipulation, the Claimants: (1) shall not interpose any

objection to the Court’s exercise of subject matter or in rem

jurisdiction premised on the fact that the funds have been

repatriated to the United States; and (2) shall not object in

this action, in the parallel criminal action, or in any other

action, to the restraint and seizure of the above-captioned funds

by the U.S. Department of Treasury pending the outcome of this

forfeiture action, and shall not challenge in this action, in the

parallel criminal action, or any other action, such restraint and

seizure by motion or otherwise. If for any reason, the abovecaptioned funds are not successfully repatriated to the United

States during the pendency of the action, the Claimants shall not

interpose any objection in this action, in the parallel criminal

action, or in any action, premised on such failure to repatriate

such funds. 

3. The United States agrees that any documents that the 

Claimants or their agents may execute in the course of attempting

to repatriate the above-captioned funds shall not be used as an

admission against them in the government’s case-in-chief in the

parallel criminal prosecution pending in the Central 

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District of California, United States v. Konstantin Grigoryan, et

al., CR No. 06-299-SVW. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: 5/24/06 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

 /s/ Courtney J. Linn 

COURTNEY J. LINN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

DATED: 5/24/06

 /s/ Paul L. Gabbert 

PAUL L. GABBERT

Attorney for Konstantin Grigoryan,

Mayya Grigoryan, and Bonaventure

Business, Inc.

(Original signature retained by

attorney)

ORDER

The Court adopts the parties’ stipulation in full.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 31, 2006

/s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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