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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 United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916)554-2723

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:06-CV-0509-FCD-KJM

)

Plaintiff, ) FINAL JUDGMENT OF ) FORFEITURE

v. ) 

) 

ALL FUNDS HELD IN ACCOUNT )

LEIKA-85157 AT BANCA )

UNIONE DI CREDITO IN THE )

APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF )

$1,197,945, 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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Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of

Forfeiture, the Court finds: 

1. This is a civil forfeiture action against the following

properties: 

a) All funds held in Account Leika-85157 at Banca Unione

Di Credito in the approximate amount of $1,197,945,

plus any accrued interest;

b) All funds held in Account Buggy-85192 at Banca Unione

Di Credito in the approximate amount of $280,860.62,

plus any accrued interest;

c) 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 

d) All funds held in Account Bonaventura - 2190175 at

Banca Unione Di Credito in the approximate amount of

$503,456.54, plus any accrued interest;

(hereafter collectively referred to as the "defendant funds"). 

The defendant funds were frozen by Swiss authorities pursuant to

a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty ("MLAT") request on or about

October 22, 2003. 

2. A Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem (hereafter

"Complaint") was filed under seal on or about March 10, 2006,

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. §§ 981(a)(1)(A) and 981(a)(1)(C). 

3. On or about March 10, 2006, the Court issued a Summons

and Warrant of Arrest In Rem for the defendant funds frozen by

Swiss authorities on or about October 22, 2003. On April 5,

2006, the United States sent certified copies of the Complaint,

the Summons and Warrant of Arrest In Rem, and the Unsealing Order

to the Office of International Affairs ("OIA") for translation

and submission to the Swiss authorities. Those documents were

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translated and submitted to the Swiss authorities by OIA on or

about April 24, 2006.

4. On or about April 14, 2006, copies of the Complaint,

Application for Order Sealing Complaint, Declaration of Special

Agent Lisa Ulrickson, Order Sealing Complaint and Declaration,

Summons and Warrant of Arrest In Rem, Application and Order to

Unseal Complaint, and related documents were sent by certified

mail number 7004 2510 0004 3919 8256 to attorney Paul L. Gabbert

on behalf of Konstantin and Mayya Grigoryan. 

5. On or about June 1, 8, and 15, 2006, a Public Notice of

restraint of the defendant funds appeared by publication in the

Metropolitan News-Enterprise (Los Angeles County) and The Daily

Recorder (Sacramento County), newspapers of general circulation

located in the judicial district where the forfeiture complaint

was filed (Sacramento), and in the county where certain actions

giving rise to the forfeiture occurred (Los Angeles). The Proofs

of Publication were filed with the Court on June 20 and 22, 2006.

6. Claimants Konstantin Grigoryan, Mayya Grigoryan, and

Bonaventure Business, Inc., ("claimants") filed Statements

Identifying Right or Interest to the defendant funds on May 16,

2006. 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. A Stipulation and Order to Repatriate Funds was entered

on May 31, 2006, wherein claimants agreed to the repatriation of

the defendant funds from Switzerland to the United States to be

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

this forfeiture action. That Repatriation Order was translated

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and submitted to the Swiss authorities by OIA on or about June

29, 2006. 

8. Pursuant to the Repatriation Order, the following

defendant funds were wired to the Department of Treasury by the

Swiss on or about November 27, 2006:

a) Approximately $1,245,885.54 from Account Leika-85157 at

Banca Unione Di Credito;

b) Approximately $289,646.64 from Account Buggy-85192 at

Banca Unione Di Credito;

c) Approximately $251,890.06 from Account Sulky-85172 at

Banca Unione Di Credito; and 

d) Approximately $536,299.53 from Account Bonaventura -

2190175 at Banca Unione Di Credito. The difference between the amounts wired to the Department of

Treasury and the approximate amounts frozen is due to accrued

interest.

9. Claimants represent and warrant that they are the sole

owners of the above-listed defendant funds. 

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

the Court, it is hereby 

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

1. That 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 claimants

Konstantin Grigoryan, Mayya Grigoryan, and Bonaventure Business,

Inc., and all other potential claimants who have not filed claims

in this action.

3. The defendant funds listed in paragraph 8 above,

plus any accrued interest, shall be forfeited to the United

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

be disposed of according to law.

4. That 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

restraint, 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

restraint, arrest, seizure or forfeiture, as well as to those now

known or disclosed. The parties waive the provisions of

California Civil Code § 1542.

5. Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and

allegations set forth in the Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem

filed March 10, 2006, the Court finds that there was reasonable

cause for the restraint, seizure, and arrest of the defendant

funds, and a Certificate of Reasonable Cause pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2465 shall be entered accordingly.

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

attorneys’ fees, if any.

SO ORDERED THIS 7th day of March 2007.

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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 for

Forfeiture In Rem filed March 10, 2006, the Court enters this

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

that there was reasonable cause for the restraint, seizure, and

arrest of the defendant funds.

DATED: March 7, 2007

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