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Nature of Suit Code: 690
Nature of Suit: Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits
Cause of Action: 

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SETTLEMENT STIPULATION &

[PROPOSED] ORDER RE FORFEITURE

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KEVIN V. RYAN (CSBN 118321)

United States Attorney

EUMI L. CHOI (WVBN 0722)

Chief, Criminal Division

STEPHANIE M. HINDS (CSBN 154284)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6816

Facsimile: 415 436-6748

e-mail: stephanie.hinds@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

1. $166,720.36 SEIZED FROM BANK OF

AMERICA ACCOUNT NO. 01419-

10702, AND

2. $146,059.27 SEIZED FROM BANK OF

AMERICA ACCOUNT NO. 00145-

08665

Defendants. ____________________________________

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No. C 04-3474 JL

SETTLEMENT STIPULATION AND

[PROPOSED] FINAL ORDER OF

FORFEITURE

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SETTLEMENT STIPULATION

In full and final settlement of all claims and disputes related to the captioned forfeiture

action, plaintiff United States of America, and claimant Mohammed Shaikh, hereby stipulate and

agree as follows:

1. On or about July 16, 2003, law enforcement agents seized the defendant funds

pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981.

2. Sufficient evidence exists for the seizure and forfeiture of the defendant funds

because said funds represents funds involved in an unlicensed money remitter

business, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1960.

3. Mohammed Shaikh consents to the forfeiture of his interest in $30,000 of the

defendant funds, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(A),

without further notice to him.

4. $282,779.63, which represents the balance of the defendant funds, shall be

returned to Claimant Mohammed Shaikh, in a check made payable to him and his

attorney, Joseph E. Mockus, Esq., and sent to Mr. Mockus at Garcia &

Schnayerson, 225 W. Winton Ave., Suite 208, Hayward, CA 94544, for

distribution to the appropriate customers of Shaikh’s unlicensed money remitter

business affected by the seizure of these funds who have not yet been

compensated.

5. All right, title and interest in the $30,000 shall be condemned and vested in the

United States.

6. Claimant Mohammed Shaikh shall hold harmless the United States of America,

the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and all agents, officers and

employees thereof, including any and all state and local law enforcement officers,

for any and all acts directly or indirectly related to the seizure, detention and

forfeiture of the defendant funds.

7. Each party shall bear its own attorneys fees and costs related to this litigation.

Dated: 10/07/05 /S/

STEPHANIE M. HINDS

Assistant United States Attorney

Dated: 10/05/05 /S/

JOSEPH E. MOCKUS

Attorney for Claimant Mohammad Shaikh

Dated: 10/05/05 /S/

MOHAMMAD SHAIKH

Claimant

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[PROPOSED] FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE

1. Mohammed Shaikh is the sole claimant to the defendant funds seized on July 26, 2003. 

2. Sufficient evidence exists for the seizure and forfeiture of the defendant funds, pursuant

to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1960, because said funds represent funds

involved in an unlicensed money remitter business, in violation of Title 18, United States

Code, Section 1960.

3. All right, title and interest in Mohammed Shaikh’s interest in $30,000 of the defendant

funds is hereby forfeited to the United States. 

4. The balance of the defendant funds, $282,779.63, shall be returned to Claimant

Mohammed Shaikh, in a check made payable to him and his attorney, Joseph E. Mockus,

Esq., and sent to Mr. Mockus at Garcia & Schnayerson, 225 W. Winton Ave., Suite 208,

Hayward, CA 94544, for distribution to the appropriate customers of Shaikh’s unlicensed

money remitter business affected by the seizure of these funds who have not yet been

compensated.

5. The appropriate federal agency shall dispose of the forfeited funds according to law.

6. Each party shall bear its own attorneys fees and costs related to this litigation.

Dated:

JAMES LARSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

October 11, 2005

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Larson

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that she is an employee of the Office of the United States

Attorney for the Northern District of California and is a person of such age and discretion to be

competent to serve papers. The undersigned further certifies that she caused a copy of the

foregoing SETTLEMENT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] FINAL ORDER OF

FORFEITURE to be served this date by U.S. mail delivery upon the persons below at the place

and address which is the last known address:

Joseph E. Mockus, Esq.

Garcia & Schnayerson

225 W. Winton Ave., Suite 208

Hayward, CA 94544

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing

is true and correct.

Executed this 7 day of October , 2005 at San Francisco, California. th

 /S/

CAROLYN JUSAY

Legal Assistant/AFU

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