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Parties Involved:
Sahar Abughazaleh
Claimant
Bassam Adeeb Abughazaleh
Claimant
Approximately $18,623.98 seized from Golden One Credit Union
Defendant
Approximately $37,719.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
Approximately $96,409.27 seized from Chase Bank
Defendant
Kayed Bouri
Claimant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

APPROXIMATELY $37,719.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY, 

APPROXIMATELY $96,409.27 SEIZED 

FROM CHASE BANK ACCOUNT 

NUMBER 105589805, HELD IN THE 

NAME OF MEDITERRANEAN 

MARKET, and 

APPROXIMATELY $18,623.98 SEIZED 

FROM GOLDEN ONE CREDIT UNION 

ACCOUNT NUMBER 1290544, HELD IN 

THE NAMES OF BASSAM ADEEB 

ABUGHAZALEH AND SAHAR 

ABUGHAZALEH, 

 Defendants.

2:17-MC-00152-KJM-EFB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME 

FOR FILING A COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE 

AND/OR TO OBTAIN AN INDICTMENT 

ALLEGING FORFEITURE

It is hereby stipulated by and between the United States of America and potential claimants 

Bassam Adeeb Abughazaleh, Sahar Abughazaleh, and Kayed Bouri (“claimants”), by and through their 

counsel, as follows: 

1. On July 18, 2017, claimants filed a claims in the administrative forfeiture proceeding with 

the U.S. Secret Service with respect to the Approximately $37,719.00 in U.S. Currency, Approximately 

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN 

Assistant U. S. Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2700 

Attorneys for the United States 

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$96,409.27 seized from Chase Bank Account Number 105589805, held in the name of Mediterranean 

Market, and Approximately $18,623.98 seized from Golden One Credit Union Account Number 

1290544, held in the names of Bassam Adeeb Abughazaleh and Sahar Abughazaleh (hereafter “defendant 

funds”), which were seized on or about April 27, 2017. 

 2. The U.S. Secret Service has sent the written notice of intent to forfeit required by 18 

U.S.C. § 983(a)(1)(A) to all known interested parties. The time has expired for any person to file a claim 

to the defendant funds under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(2)(A)-(E), and no person other than claimants has filed a 

claim to the defendant funds as required by law in the administrative forfeiture proceeding. 

 3. Under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the United States is required to file a complaint for 

forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are 

subject to forfeiture within ninety days after a claim has been filed in the administrative forfeiture 

proceeding, unless the court extends the deadline for good cause shown or by agreement of the parties. 

That deadline was October 16, 2017. 

4. By Stipulation and Order filed October 19, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to 

November 15, 2017, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to 

forfeiture. 

 5. By Stipulation and Order filed November 14, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to 

December 15, 2017, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to 

forfeiture. 

 6. By Stipulation and Order filed December 15, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to 

February 13, 2018, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to 

forfeiture. 

 7. By Stipulation and Order filed March 26, 2018, the parties stipulated to extend to May 14, 

2018, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the 

defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture. 

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 8. By Stipulation and Order filed May 16, 2018, the parties stipulated to extend to August 

13, 2018, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the 

defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture. 

 9. By Stipulation and Order filed August 8, 2018, the parties stipulated to extend to 

November 12, 2018, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to 

forfeiture. 

 10. By Stipulation and Order filed November 7, 2018, the parties stipulated to extend to 

February 11, 2019, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to 

forfeiture. 

 11. By Stipulation and Order filed February 7, 2019, the parties stipulated to extend to May 

13, 2019, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the 

defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture. 

 12. By Stipulation and Order filed May 13, 2019, the parties stipulated to extend to August 

12, 2019, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the 

defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture. 

 13. By Stipulation and Order filed August 5, 2019, the parties stipulated to extend to 

November 11, 2019, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to 

forfeiture. 

 14. By Stipulation and Order filed November 8, 2019, the parties stipulated to extend to 

February 10, 2020, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to 

forfeiture. 

15. As provided in 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the parties wish by agreement to extend to May 

11, 2020, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the 

defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture. 

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 16. Accordingly, the parties agree that the deadline by which the United States shall be 

required to file a complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment 

alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture shall be extended to May 11, 2020. 

 

Dated: 1/30/2020 MCGREGOR W. SCOTT 

 United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

 KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Dated: 1/30/2020 /s/ David D. Fischer & Kelly Babineau 

 DAVID D. FISCHER 

 KELLY BABINEAU 

 Attorneys for potential claimants Bassam Adeeb 

 Abughazaleh, Sahar Abughazaleh, and Kayed Bouri 

 (As authorized by email) 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 4, 2020. 

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