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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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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

JEAN M. HOBLER

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916)554-2700

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:09-CV-01119-WBS-KJM

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Plaintiff, ) FINAL JUDGMENT OF 

) FORFEITURE

v. ) )

APPROXIMATELY $290,502.12 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY SEIZED FROM BANK OF )

AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER 695109651, )

HELD IN THE NAME OF ANDREY MALKO )

AND GABRIEL TRAVEL LLC, and )

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APPROXIMATELY $4,178.59 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY SEIZED FROM BANK OF )

AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER 695109651, )

HELD IN THE NAME OF ANDREY MALKO )

AND GABRIEL TRAVEL LLC, )

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Defendants. ) )

Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of

Forfeiture, the Court finds as follows:

1. This is a civil forfeiture action against Approximately

$290,502.12 in U.S. Currency seized from Bank of America Account

Number 695109651, held in the name of Andrey Malko and Gabriel

Travel LLC, and Approximately $4,178.59 in U.S. Currency seized

from Bank of America Account Number 695109651, held in the name

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of Andrey Malko and Gabriel Travel LLC, (hereafter "the defendant

funds") seized on or about December 16, 2008, in Sacramento,

California, by the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue

Service. 

2. A Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem (hereafter

"Complaint") was filed on April 23, 2009, seeking the forfeiture

of the defendant funds, alleging that said funds are subject to

forfeiture to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 984 and

31 U.S.C. § 5317(c)(2). 

3. On or about April 23, 2009, the Clerk issued a Warrant

for Arrest In Rem for the defendant funds, and that warrant was

duly executed on April 24, 2009.

4. On or about April 24, 2009, copies of the Complaint,

Application and Order for Publication, Warrant for Arrest In Rem, 

and court notices were served on Donald H. Heller, attorney for

claimant Andrey Malko. Mr. Heller agreed to accept service on

behalf of claimant. 

5. Beginning on April 29, 2009, for at least 30 consecutive

days, the United States published Notice of the Forfeiture Action

on the official internet government forfeiture site

www.forfeiture.gov. A Declaration of Publication was filed on

June 12, 2009.

6. Claimant Andrey Malko filed a Claim to the defendant

funds on May 19, 2009, and a Verified Answer to the Complaint on

July 1, 2009. 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. 

7. Claimant Andrey Malko is the sole owner of the defendant

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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. That judgment is hereby entered against claimant Andrey

Malko and all other potential claimants who have not filed claims

in this action.

3. Upon entry of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture,

$145,251.06 of the $290,502.12 in U.S. Currency seized from Bank

of America Account Number 695109651, and $2,089.29 of the

$4,178.59 in U.S. Currency seized from Bank of America Account

Number 695109651, together with any interest that may have

accrued on those amounts, shall be forfeited to the United States

pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 984 and 31 U.S.C. § 5317(c)(2), to be

disposed of according to law.

4. Upon entry of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture, but no

later than 60 days thereafter, $145,251.06 of the $290,502.12 in

U.S. Currency seized from Bank of America Account Number

695109651, and $2,089.30 of the $4,178.59 in U.S. Currency seized

from Bank of America Account Number 695109651, together with any

interest that may have accrued on those amounts, shall be

returned by the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue

Service to claimant Andrey Malko through his attorney Donald H.

Heller. 

5. That plaintiff United States of America and its

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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.

6. Claimant Andrey Malko waives any and all claim or right

to interest that may have accrued on the defendant funds being 

forfeited to the United States. 

7. That pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and the

allegations set forth in the Complaint filed on or about April

23, 2009, the Court finds that there was reasonable cause for the

seizure and arrest of the defendant funds, and a Certificate of

Reasonable Cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465 shall be entered

accordingly.

8. That all parties are to bear their own costs and

attorney fees, if any.

SO ORDERED THIS 19th day of January, 2010.

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CERTIFICATE OF REASONABLE CAUSE

Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture

filed herein and the allegations set forth in the Complaint filed

April 23, 2009, 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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