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Treasury Forfeiture Fund

ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT

Fiscal Year 2009

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Message from the Director

I am pleased to present the fiscal year (FY) 2009 Accountability Report for the Treasury Forfeiture 

Fund (the Fund). While highlighting the Fund’s financial and operational performance over the past 

year, this report also focuses on some of the significant investigative achievements of our 

participating law enforcement agencies this year. Our FY 2009 was another successful revenue year 

for the law enforcement bureaus participating in the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, with earned revenue of 

over $527 million from all sources as compared to $386 million in FY 2008. 

The continued high-impact performance of the Fund reflects the ongoing hard work of our law 

enforcement bureaus as well as Fund management’s emphasis on major case initiatives, asset 

forfeiture program training and a focused approach regarding our performance measure which gauges 

revenue from high-impact cases. The mission of the Fund is to affirmatively influence the consistent 

and strategic use of asset forfeiture by our law enforcement bureaus to disrupt and dismantle criminal 

enterprise. It is our view that the greatest damage to criminal enterprise can be achieved through 

large forfeitures, hence we have set a target level of 75 percent of our forfeitures to be high-impact, 

i.e., cash forfeitures equal to or greater than $100,000. For FY 2009, our member bureaus exceeded 

the target with a performance level of 87.65 percent high-impact cash forfeitures.

During FY 2009, the Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF) training program 

featured a curriculum in Procedural Issues of the Asset Forfeiture Program. This curriculum 

addressed procedures and problem areas related to Remissions and Refunds, Equitable Sharing, the 

Joint Operations Program, and the National General Property Contract. It is critical to Fund 

management that the member bureaus’ field and Headquarters personnel involved in the national 

forfeiture program thoroughly understand and follow correct procedures and that they can correctly 

resolve issues and problems when necessary. The importance of these procedural issues is further 

increasing with the growth of revenue to the Treasury Forfeiture Fund and the tandem growth of 

related programs such as Equitable Sharing and Joint Operations. As part of these seminars, we 

presented a new Guidebook on Refunds and Petitions for Remissions and Restoration Requests for 

member agencies. Additionally, we partnered with IRS-CI to conduct a “one year reunion” 

conference for the members of the IRS-led Pilot Title 31 Task Forces, launched in the spring of 2008 

and funded by TEOAF. The purpose of this conference was to provide a forum for the Pilot Task 

Forces to exchange their experiences over the past year, as well as provide them with information and 

insights into various investigative and operational subjects. 

The Treasury Forfeiture Fund continues in its capacity as a successful multi-Departmental Fund 

representing the interests of law enforcement components of the Departments of Treasury and 

Homeland Security. Member bureaus include the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation 

(IRS-CI), the U.S. Secret Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP). The U.S. Coast Guard continues its close working relationship with the 

legacy Customs bureaus.

We look forward to another successful year in FY 2010. 

Eric E. Hampl, Director 

Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture

U.S. Department of the Treasury
Table of Contents

Section I: Overview

Profile of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund ...............................................................................1

Strategic Mission and Vision...............................................................................................1

Case Highlights....................................................................................................................2

Program and Fund Highlights............................................................................................12

Program Performance ........................................................................................................13

Financial Statement Highlights..........................................................................................15

Section II: Independent Auditor’s Reports

Independent Auditor’s Report on Financial Statements....................................................19

Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting...................21

Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance with Laws and Regulations......................23

Section III: Financial Statements and Notes

Financial Statements:

Balance Sheets.............................................................................................................25

Statements of Net Cost.................................................................................................26

Statements of Changes in Net Position........................................................................27

Statements of Budgetary Resources.............................................................................28

Notes to Financial Statements......................................................................................29

Section IV:

Required Supplemental Information........................................................................................46

Section V:

Other Accompanying Information...........................................................................................48



SECTION I - OVERVIEW 1

Treasury Forfeiture Fund

FY 2009 Management Overview

Profile of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund

The Treasury Forfeiture Fund (the Fund) is the receipt account for the deposit of non-tax forfeitures 

made pursuant to laws enforced or administered by law enforcement bureaus that participate in the 

Treasury Forfeiture Fund. The Fund was established in October of 1992 as the successor to the 

Forfeiture Fund of the United States Customs Service. The Fund is a “special receipt account.” This 

means the Fund can provide money to other federal entities toward the accomplishment of a specific 

objective for which the recipient bureaus are authorized to spend money and toward other authorized 

expenses. The use of Fund resources is governed by law, policy and precedent as interpreted and 

implemented by the Department of the Treasury which manages the Fund. A key objective for 

management is the long-term viability of the Fund to ensure that there are ongoing resources to 

support member-bureau seizure and forfeiture activities well into the future. The emphasis of Fund 

management is on high impact cases that can do the most damage to criminal infrastructure.

The Treasury Forfeiture Fund continues in its capacity as a multi-Departmental Fund, representing 

the interests of law enforcement components of the Departments of Treasury and Homeland 

Security. Our member bureaus include the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation (IRSCI), the U.S. Secret Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP). The U.S. Coast Guard continues its close working relationship with the legacy 

Customs bureaus and functions in a member-bureau capacity.

The Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (EOAF), which provides management oversight of the 

Fund, falls under the auspices of the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. 

EOAF’s organizational structure includes the Fund Director, Legal Counsel, Assistant Director for 

Financial Management and Assistant Director for Policy. Functional responsibilities are delegated to 

various team leaders. EOAF is located in Washington, D.C., and currently has 22 full time 

equivalent positions.

Strategic Mission

The mission of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund is to affirmatively influence the consistent and strategic 

use of asset forfeiture by law enforcement bureaus that participate in the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to 

disrupt and dismantle criminal enterprises. 

Strategic Vision

Fund management works to focus the asset forfeiture program on strategic cases and investigations 

that result in high-impact forfeitures. Management believes this approach incurs the greatest damage 

to criminal organizations while accomplishing the ultimate objective – to disrupt and dismantle 

criminal enterprises.
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Case Highlights

The following case highlights are intended to give the reader an idea of the types of investigative 

cases worked by the Fund’s law enforcement bureaus during FY 2009 that resulted in the seizure and 

forfeiture of assets. Such cases as those profiled below are consistent with the Strategic Mission and 

Vision of the Treasury Forfeiture Program, which is to use high-impact asset forfeiture in 

investigative cases to disrupt and dismantle criminal enterprises.

Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) 

Department of the Treasury 

Lloyds TSB Bank agrees to forfeit $175 Million to the U.S. Government Pursuant to a Deferred 

Prosecution Agreement 

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

Joseph A. Mann Jr. “Laundering costs British bank $350M,” published in The Michigan Daily, on May 12, 2009.

In a Deferred Prosecution Agreement, filed on January 9, 2009, Lloyds TSB Bank (“Lloyds”), a 

financial institution registered and organized under the laws of England and Wales, agreed to forfeit a 

total of $350 million as a settlement with the U.S. Government and the State of New York after U.S. 

investigators found that it falsified information on electronic fund transfers from Iranian and 

Sudanese banks to U.S. banks. Of this sum, $175 million was forfeited to the Treasury Forfeiture 

Fund to be considered substitute res for the purpose of forfeiture to the United States pursuant to Title 

18, U.S.C. § 981; and $175 million was forfeited to the State of New York for violations of New 

York State Penal Law.

The Lloyds penalty is an expensive reminder of the severe consequences facing violators of U.S. antimoney-laundering laws. As the investigation unfolded, U.S. federal law enforcement officials 

working with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office found that beginning in the mid-1990s, 

Lloyds offices, primarily in the U.K., Tokyo and Dubai, altered the text of electronic messages that 

moved funds from banks in Iran and Sudan to Lloyds and then to correspondent banks in the United 

States. The alterations, called “stripping,” involved removing any references to Iran, Sudan or any 

other terms that might raise a red flag at U.S. banks that these deposits involved countries, banks, or 

persons listed as sanctioned parties by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of 

Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). These actions by Lloyds bypassed money-laundering filters and 

violated the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1705, to wit, Title 31, Code 

of Federal Regulations, Sections 560.203 and 560.204, which prohibit: (a) the exportation from the 

United States of a service to Iran without authorization, and (b) any transaction within the United 

States that evaded and avoided, or had the purpose of evading and avoiding such regulations. 

Pursuant to the Deferred Prosecution Agreement, Lloyds accepted and acknowledged responsibility 

for its conduct and that of its employees in these matters. Also, by signing the Deferred Prosecution 

Agreement, Lloyds acknowledged that approximately $350 Million was involved in the referenced 

transactions and that such conduct violated Title 50 U.S.C. 1705. In lieu of a criminal prosecution 

that would result in a mandatory order of forfeiture, Lloyds agreed to pay the sum of $175 million in 

forfeitures to the U.S. Government. 
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$9.7 Million Forfeiture from ZipPayments for Unlicensed Money Transmitter Business

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

United States District Court, District of Maryland, Application and Affidavit for Seizure Warrant, 

Case No. 08-1895 5KG, dated June 25, 2008; 

United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division, Settlement Agreement, Civil No. CCB-08-

1954, filed February 2, 2009; and

United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division, Final Order of Forfeiture, Civil Action No. 

CCB-08-1954, filed February 5, 2009. 

Pursuant to an early-February 2009 Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Government and 

ZipPayments, a Final Order of Forfeiture was issued, also in early February 2009, forfeiting the sum 

of $9,669,283 in U.S. Currency to the government. 

$2.9 Million Forfeiture from Abdul Razzaque Ahmed for Obstructing a Federal Health Care 

Investigation

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

Department of Justice News Release date January 8, 2009, “Brookline Dermatologist Sentenced for Obstructing a Health 

Care Fraud Investigation;” United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, Final Order of Forfeiture, Criminal 

Case No. 05-10057-JLT, signed January 8, 2009. 

On October 10, 2007, a fifteen-count Superseding Indictment was handed down by a federal grand 

jury in the District Court of Massachusetts charging Abdul Razzaque Ahmed (Ahmed) with among 

other things, Obstruction of Justice, in violation of 18 USC 1518. Subsequently, in November 2007, 

Ahmed pled guilty to the offense pursuant to a plea agreement. In the plea agreement, Ahmed agreed 

to forfeit any and all assets subject to forfeiture pursuant to 18 USC 982. Ahmed specifically 

admitted that the $2.9 million in a specific account constituted or was derived directly or indirectly 

from gross proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense to which he pled guilty. The $2.9 

million was forfeited to the government on January 8, 2009. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Department of Homeland Security

IFCO Systems North America Agrees to pay $18.1 Million in Civil Forfeitures for Illegal 

Immigration and Employment Practices

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

News Release dated January 23, 2009, “Superseding indictments charge 7 IFCO managers with violating federal 

immigration law.....” 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Website: http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0901/090123albancy.htm

On April 19, 2006, ICE agents, in concert with other federal and state authorities, conducted a work 

site enforcement action at over 40 IFCO Systems of North America (IFCO) plants in 26 states, which 

resulted in the detention of 1,182 illegal aliens working at those plants. In January 2009, a federal 

grand jury in Albany, New York, returned superseding indictments on seven IFCO managers 

stemming from an ICE investigation of illegal immigration and employment-related practices at 

IFCO’s pallet management services plants nationwide. 

The seven defendants indicted in January were accused of conspiring, between 2003 and 2006, to 

harbor illegal aliens employed by IFCO and to encourage and induce those illegal aliens to reside in 
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the United States. Four of these defendants were charged in a related conspiracy to defraud the 

Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security by submitting false payroll-related information to 

those agencies and to facilitate the misuse of social security numbers by IFCO employees. 

IFCO agreed in December 2008 to pay, over four years, $2.6 million in back pay and penalties 

related to overtime violations, and $18.1 million in civil forfeitures. 

Forfeiture of $2.2 Million for Money Laundering Conspiracy and Concealing Terrorist 

Financing

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

News Release dated November 4, 2008, “Money remitter sentenced to over 9 years for money laundering conspiracy and 

concealing terrorist financing”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Website: http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0811/081104baltimore.htm

In November 2008, Saifullah Anjum Ranjha was sentenced to just over 9 years in prison, followed by 

three years of supervised release, for conspiring to launder money and for concealing terrorist 

financing. A preliminary order of forfeiture for $2,208,000 of Ranjha’s assets was also entered. 

Joint Investigation of ICE and IRS – CI nets $3 Million in Forfeitures

Yong Sang Kim, 38, Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison, Forfeits Cash and Property Equivalent 

to over $3 Million for Illegal Gambling on Oahu

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

United States Attorney’s Office, District of Hawaii; Press Release dated February 9, 2009, “Honolulu Man Sentenced to 

Prison for His Role in Operating an Illegal Gambling Operation”

U.S. Department of Justice Website: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/hi/pressreleases/0902kim.html

In February 2009, Yong Sang Kim (Kim), 38, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for his role in 

operating an illegal gambling business on Oahu. Kim, a Honolulu resident, agreed to forfeit all rights 

and interest in certain real properties located in Honolulu, Hawaii; a 2004 Land Rover; and $789,674 

in seized U.S. Currency, the total value of all forfeitures: $3,040,000.

According to an October 2008 Plea Agreement, Kim pled guilty to one count each of Conspiracy to 

Operate an Illegal Gambling Business, Operating an Illegal Gambling Business, and Conspiracy to 

Conduct and Attempt to Conduct a Financial Transaction Affecting Interstate and Foreign 

Commerce. 

Case Update on the Eric Cai Forfeiture

Re: Investigation of the Johnson Mai Ecstasy Smuggling, Money Laundering Organization

Forfeiture of Eric Cai’s Burlingame, California Residence brings in $601,259.11 in Forfeiture 

Revenue

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

Case Summary by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, “Forfeiture of Eric Cai’s Burlingame, CA Residence;” and

United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Venue, First Amended Complaint for 

Forfeiture, Case No. C 05-4185 EDL, executed August 11, 2006.
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On November 4, 2008, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), San Francisco, received 

$601,259.11 in forfeiture revenue as the result of the sale of the Burlingame, California residence of 

Eric Cai. On August 10, 2006, as the result of an ICE investigation in San Francisco, the US 

Attorney for the Northern District of California filed a Complaint for Forfeiture against the Cai 

Burlingame, California residence. Cai was a lieutenant in the Johnson Mai ecstasy smuggling 

organization, responsible for the smuggling and/or manufacture of over 12,000,000 ecstasy pills 

between 2001 and 2006. The Complaint alleged that Eric Cai had purchased the residence in 2002 

for $1,275,000 with the laundered proceeds of ecstasy trafficking, in violation of 18 USC 981. The 

U.S. District Court in San Francisco issued a Final Order of Forfeiture for this property in April 2008. 

After paying the mortgage balance, the sale netted the Treasury Forfeiture Fund just over $600,000. 

Sale of Eric Cai’s residence, purchased with illegal proceeds,

nets the Treasury Forfeiture Fund $600,000.
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ICE Returns Stolen Religious Sculpture to Italy 

ICE Returns 350-Year old Bust of Saint Innocent to Italy

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

News Release dated March 17, 2009, “ICE seizes stolen Italian religious sculpture in North Carolina”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Website: http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0903/090317winstonsalem.htm

In March 2009, ICE returned to the Italian government an antique wooden bust of Saint Innocent, 

which was stolen with 16 similar busts and two oil paintings from a church in Naples, Italy, in 

November 1990. The bust was recovered from private owners in the Charlotte, North Carolina area 

after being sold by an antiques dealer in Greensboro, North Caroline in 2007. No one in the United 

States has been criminally charged, though the investigation is ongoing. 

The bust, by 17th Century Franciscan artist Diego da Careri, was housed in the relic closet in the 

transept of the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli alle Croci in Naples. The sculpture is carved from 

wood, but painted and detailed in gold. It is missing its head and pieces of a cross that the saint is 

depicted as carrying. 

Italy considers the ancient bust a national treasure. 

 

350-Year-Old Wooden Bust of Saint Innocent by 

17th Century Franciscan artist Diego da Careri

The sculpture is carved from wood, but painted and detailed in gold.
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Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Department of Homeland Security

 

CBP Officers Seize $1 Million in Undeclared Outbound Currency from FAST Driver at World 

Trade Bridge

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

News Release dated April 13, 2009, “CBP Officers Seize $1 Million in Undeclared Outbound Currency from FAST 

Driver at World Trade Bridge”

In April 2009, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo port of entry 

conducting outbound operations seized $1 million in undeclared currency from a driver enrolled in a 

trusted shipper program. A 1999 Freightliner tractor hauling a shipment of appliances was referred 

for a secondary examination. The driver gave a negative declaration for currency in excess of 

$10,000, weapons or ammunition. A routine inspection of the tractor cab resulted in a canine alert to 

the mattress. A non-intrusive imaging system scan indicated anomalies in the same area. A closer 

visual inspection of the area revealed tape-wrapped bundles of U.S. currency hidden under the 

mattress. CBP officers discovered bundles containing $1,000,035 in undeclared currency 

underneath the mattress in the sleeper area of the cab. The driver was arrested and the tractor was 

seized. 

$1,000,035 in undeclared currency seized from a southbound tractor.

CBP Officers Seize $500,000 During Outbound Enforcement Operation

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

News Release dated April 23, 2009, “CBP Officers in Pharr Seize $500k During Outbound Enforcement Operation”

In April 2009, CBP officers and Border Patrol agents working outbound enforcement operations at 

the Pharr port of entry came in contact with a 2009 Nissan Sentra sedan that was traveling south to 

Mexico. The driver and vehicle were referred to a secondary examination. Officers there referred 

the vehicle for a non-intrusive image scan. X-ray images revealed anomalies within the vehicle’s 

floor area below the front seats. While conducting an examination of the vehicle, officers discovered 

two secret compartments under the driver’s and passenger’s front seats. After accessing the 

compartments, officers removed a total of 48 undeclared U.S. bulk cash packages, containing 

$500,003.
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The driver was arrested on Federal bulk cash smuggling charges. The bulk cash was seized along 

with the vehicle. 

Undeclared bulk cash totaling $500,003 seized from secret compartments 

under the front seats of a 2009 Nissan Sentra. 

Border Patrol Seizes Nearly $400,000 during Traffic Stop

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

News Release dated April 28, 2009, “Border Patrol Seizes Nearly $400k during Traffic Stop”

Nearly $ 400,000 in undeclared cash seized during a traffic stop near the San Clemente Border 

Check point. The cash was discovered concealed in the rear quarter panels of a Volkswagen Golf. 

Border Patrols agents seized a large sum of money suspected to be connected to narcotics sales 

during a traffic stop near the San Clemente Border Patrol Checkpoint. A 29-year-old Mexican 

national, driving a Volkswagen Golf, was questioned by Border Patrol agents. After questioning the 

man, agents searched the vehicle and discovered numerous large bundles of U.S. currency hidden 

within the rear quarter panels of the Volkswagen. The total of the currency was $399,900. Six 

counterfeit bills totaling $100 were also found within bundles of seized currency. 
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The Mexican national was arrested and charged with bulk cash smuggling. The vehicle and the cash 

were seized by the Border Patrol. 

CBP Fights Drug Traffic and 

Prevents Import of Other Illegal Goods

CBP Officers Seize $18 Million Worth of Cocaine in Shipment of Stone

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

News Release dated February 4, 2009, “Texas CBP Officer Seize $18 Million worth of Cocaine in Shipment of Stone”

In February 2009, CBP officers at the Cargo Facility in Brownsville, Texas, discovered nearly $18 

million in cocaine hidden within a commercial shipment of cantera stone being imported into the 

country. Officers referred a white 1993 Dina tractor for a more extensive inspection. During this 

secondary examination, CBP officers discovered discrepancies to the cantera stone on several of the 

12 pallets contained in the shipment. After further scrutiny of the suspect stone, CBP officers 

removed 403 packages from within the stone which harbored 560 pounds of cocaine. 

560 pounds of Cocaine Secreted in Cantera Stone being Imported into the Country. 

Estimated Illicit Street Value of the Cocaine: $18 Million.
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U. S. Secret Service 

Department of Homeland Security

Alfredo F. Lopez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison, Substantial Forfeitures for Medicare Fraud 

and Money Laundering

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida, Press Release: January 13, 2009, “Organizer Receives 10 

Year Sentence in Medicare Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme”

In January 2009, Alfredo F. Lopez was sentenced to 120 months in prison for his role in orchestrating 

a multi-million dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme. According to documents filed 

in the case and statements made in open court, from 2003 through 2006, Lopez owned and controlled 

various durable medical equipment (DME) companies in Miami, Florida. These DME companies 

collectively submitted more than $16.5 million in false claims to Medicare for services and 

equipment that were never provided. Lopez also used a series of straw owners to conceal his 

ownership of the DME companies. 

Through his scheme, Lopez received more than $3.3 million from the Medicare program. After 

receiving these funds, Lopez laundered the money by using friends and other associates, including 

bank employees, to cash hundreds of checks. Lopez then spent the money on expensive vehicles, 

jewelry and to invest in other Miami-based medical enterprises.

In connection with the Lopez investigation, the U.S. Secret Service recovered more than $778,000 in 

cash, a 2007 CL 550 Mercedes Benz, a 2008 Cadillac Escalade, Rolex watches and other jewelry. 

The Court ordered these items forfeited to the United States along with Lopez’s residence located in 

Southwest Miami-Dade County. 

2007 CL 550 Mercedes Benz, the same model luxury vehicle as the one forfeited 

by Alfredo F. Lopez, pursuant to Medicare fraud and money laundering charges.
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U. S. Coast Guard

Department of Homeland Security

 

The U.S. Coast Guard continues its close working relationship with the legacy Customs bureaus and 

functions in a member-bureau capacity. The Coast Guard also maintains a close working relationship 

with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the Department of Justice, assisting with drug 

boat interceptions on the high seas which are then turned over to the Department of Justice for 

prosecution. 

U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) Crew members and HMS Iron 

Duke Crew members Stop a Go-Fast Vessel off the Coast of Venezuela in July 2009, Seize 36 

Bales of Cocaine Worth an Estimated $55 Million

Information included in the following forfeiture article is attributed to:

United States Coast Guard Press Release: July 22, 2009, “Coast Guard, Royal Navy seize estimated $55 million in 

cocaine” Website: http://www.d7publicaffairs.com/go/doc/586/290231/

A U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement boarding team from Miami, aboard the Royal Navy Frigate 

HMS Iron Duke, seized an estimated $55 million worth of cocaine from a go-fast vessel off the coast 

of Venezuela in July 2009. While on routine patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Iron Duke crew members 

located a suspicious go-fast vessel and launched an embarked Lynx helicopter crew to investigate 

after witnessing the go-fast crew throwing packages overboard. The Iron Duke also launched a small 

boat with the Coast Guard law enforcement team and conducted an at-sea boarding. Crews boarded 

the vessel, detained four men and recovered the 36 bales of cocaine thrown overboard. 
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Program and Fund Highlights

The Treasury Forfeiture Fund is a “special receipt account.” Such accounts represent federal fund

collections earmarked by law for a specific purpose. The enabling legislation for the Treasury 

Forfeiture Fund (31 U.S.C. § 9703) defines those purposes for which Treasury forfeiture revenue may 

be used. Once property or cash is seized, there is a forfeiture process. Upon forfeiture, seized 

currency, initially deposited into a suspense account, or holding account, is transferred to the Fund as 

forfeited revenue. Once forfeited, physical properties are sold and the proceeds are deposited into the 

Fund as forfeited revenue. It is this forfeiture revenue that comprises the budget authority for 

meeting expenses of running Treasury’s forfeiture program.

Expenses of the Fund are set in a relative priority so that unavoidable or “mandatory” costs are met 

first as a matter of policy. Expenses may not exceed revenue in the Fund. The Fund has several 

different spending authorities. Each of them is described below.

Mandatory Authority

The mandatory authority items are generally used to meet “business expenses” of the Fund, including 

expenses of storing and maintaining seized and forfeited assets, valid liens and mortgages, 

investigative expenses incurred in pursuing a seizure, information and inventory systems, and certain 

costs of local police agencies incurred in joint law enforcement operations. Following forfeiture, 

equitable shares are paid to state and local law enforcement agencies that contributed to the seizure 

activity at a level proportionate to their involvement.

It is a strategic goal of the Fund to emphasize and monitor high impact forfeitures. To make 

significant forfeitures requires longer, more in-depth investigations. To this end, Fund management 

emphasizes the use of mandatory funding authorities that fuel large case initiatives. These authorities 

include the Purchase of Evidence and Information, expenses associated with Joint Operations, 

Investigative Expenses Leading to Seizure, and Asset Identification and Removal Groups. In recent 

years, funding provided to computer forensic investigative tools has yielded high impact results.

Secretary’s Enforcement Fund

The Secretary’s Enforcement Fund (SEF) is derived from equitable shares received from the Justice 

Department’s forfeiture fund for work done by Treasury law enforcement bureaus leading to Justice 

forfeitures. SEF revenue is available for federal law enforcement purposes of any Treasury law 

enforcement organization or law enforcement bureau that participates in the Treasury Forfeiture 

Fund. In FY 2009, the Fund expensed $20.8 million in SEF authority as compared to $17.9 million 

in FY 2008, an increase of $2.9 million or 16.2 percent. These resources were used to meet a variety 

of law enforcement needs of member bureaus. 

Super Surplus

Super Surplus represents the remaining unobligated balance after an amount is reserved for Fund 

operations in the next fiscal year. Super Surplus can be used for any federal law enforcement 

purpose. The Fund declared a Super Surplus in the amount of $68.3 million for FY 2009. The actual 

expense for FY 2009 was $42.8 million.
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Program Performance

Strategic View

Fund management continues to focus on strategic cases and investigations that result in high-impact 

forfeitures. We believe this approach affects the greatest damage to criminal organizations while 

accomplishing the ultimate objective – to disrupt and dismantle criminal activity. To make 

significant forfeitures requires longer, more in-depth investigations. To this end, Fund management 

emphasizes the use of mandatory funding authorities that fuel large case initiatives including 

Purchase of Evidence and Information, expenses associated with Joint Operations, Investigative 

Expenses Leading to Seizure, Asset Identification and Removal teams and state-of-the-art Computer 

Forensics capability. 

In addition, the Fund continues to support record levels of sharing of federal forfeitures with the state 

and local and foreign governments that contributed to the successful seizure and forfeiture activity of 

the Fund. The Fund provided $184.85 million toward equitable sharing expenses in FY 2009, 

significantly above the $130 million in FY 2008, representing more than 40 percent of the regular 

mandatory expense budget in FY 2009, and 25 percent in FY 2008. The actual expense for FY 2009

was $138.7 million as compared to $90.2 million for FY 2008. The higher allocation and expense 

levels for FY 2008 and FY 2009 also reflect the higher forfeiture revenue earnings for those years. 

These are critical resources afforded by policy of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to protect and 

preserve the valuable working relationships between our federal law enforcement bureaus and the 

critically important state, local and foreign law enforcement agencies that work with them in an 

investigative capacity day-in and day-out. 

Strategic Mission and Goal

The mission of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund is to affirmatively influence the consistent and strategic 

use of asset forfeiture by law enforcement bureaus to disrupt and dismantle criminal enterprises. The 

goal of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund is to support the Department of the Treasury’s national asset 

forfeiture program in a manner that results in federal law enforcement’s continued and effective use 

of asset forfeiture as a high-impact law enforcement sanction to disrupt and dismantle criminal 

activity. To achieve our mission and goal, the program must be administered in a fiscally responsible 

manner that seeks to minimize the administrative costs incurred, thereby maximizing the benefits for 

law enforcement and the society it protects. 

Multi-Departmental Fund 

The Treasury Forfeiture Fund continued in its capacity as a multi-Departmental Fund in FY 2009, 

representing the interests of law enforcement components of the Departments of Treasury and 

Homeland Security. FY 2009 posed some continued management challenges including continued 

oversight of increasing general property contract expenses associated with higher revenue levels. In 

addition, commensurate with the high revenue year, there were additional expenses incurred by the 

bureaus. In the midst of this period of growth and change, the Fund’s family of law enforcement 

bureaus continued their hard work of federal law enforcement and the application of asset forfeiture 

as a sanction to bring criminals to justice. 
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FY 2009 continued a pattern of robust revenue years with regular revenue of $527.2 million from all 

sources, surpassing the FY 2008 banner year of $386.4 million by over 36 percent. As we enter 

fiscal year 2010, the Fund remains focused on support for strategic investigative initiatives that will 

have the greatest impact on national and international criminal enterprise including valuable training 

and investigative expense funding which emphasizes high impact cases.

Performance Measure

In FY 2009, the Fund measured performance through the use of the following performance measure: 

Percent of forfeited cash proceeds resulting from high-impact cases. This measures the percentage of 

forfeited cash proceeds resulting from high-impact cases (those with currency seizures in excess of 

$100,000). Focusing on strategic cases and investigations which result in high-impact seizures will 

affect the greatest damage to criminal organizations while accomplishing the ultimate objective – to 

disrupt and dismantle criminal activity.

Results

The Fund performance measure and result for FY 2009 is as follows:

Performance Measure

FY 2008 

Actual

FY 2009 

Target

FY 2009 

Actual

Percent of forfeited cash proceeds resulting from 

high-impact cases

86.91% 75% 87.65%

A target of 75 percent high-impact cases was set for FY 2009. This is a fixed target for the Fund, 

designed to afford our law enforcement bureaus the opportunity to undertake smaller seizure activity 

that is important to the overall federal law enforcement mission. The final percentage for FY 2009

was 87.65 percent, well above target. This compares with our FY 2008 and FY 2007 performance of 

86.91 percent and 84.18 percent, respectively. This continued achievement is excellent and reflects 

Fund management’s longstanding emphasis on high-impact forfeiture strategies as well as the use of 

Fund authorities to assist member bureaus with larger cases that may take longer or require additional 

resources not otherwise available. This measure was put into effect in FY 2001.

This measure is calculated by dividing the total amount of forfeited cash proceeds from cases greater 

than $100,000 by the total amount of forfeited cash proceeds for all cases. 
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Financial Statement Highlights 

The following provides a brief explanation for each major section of the audited financial statements 

accompanying this report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009. 

These statements have been prepared to disclose the financial position of the Fund, its net costs, 

changes in net position, and budgetary resources, pursuant to the requirements of the Chief Financial 

Officers Act of 1990 and the Government Management Reform Act of 1994 (GMRA). While the 

financial statements have been prepared from the books and records of the Fund in accordance with 

the formats prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, the statements are different from 

the financial reports used to monitor and control budgetary resources that are prepared from the same 

books and records and are subsequently presented in federal budget documents. Further, the notes to 

the financial statements and the independent auditor’s opinion and reports on internal control over 

financial reporting, and compliance with laws and regulations are also integral components to 

understanding fully the financial highlights of Fund operations described in this chapter. 

Statements: Changes in Net Position

Follows are brief highlights from the Statements of Changes in Net Position for FY 2009 and 2008.

Net Position – End of Year. For FY 2009, the Net Position for the Fund at the end of the year, an 

indicator of the future capability to support ongoing operations of the Fund, totaled $594.5 million

versus $426.8 million at the end of FY 2008. Both years closed with a strong and viable net position 

with which to commence the next fiscal year’s operations. 

Total Gross Non-Exchange Revenues. This line item on the Statements of Changes in Net Position

is the best indicator of regular “business-type” income of the account on an annual basis. For a 

number of years, Fund management forecast $250.0 million for the Fund from regular seizure and 

forfeiture activities of our participating bureaus. For FY 2009, the Fund closed with $527.2 million 

in Gross Non-Exchange Revenues versus a total for the FY 2008 closing of $386.4 million, an 

increase of over 36 percent over FY 2008.

Proceeds from Participating with other Federal Agencies. This line item on the Statements of 

Changes in Net Position indicates revenue earned from the participation of Treasury Forfeiture Fund 

law enforcement bureaus in the seizures leading to forfeiture of bureaus that participate in the 

Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or with the forfeiture fund of the U.S. Postal Service 

(Postal Service). It is noted that this category of revenue is recognized when received on deposit by 

the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. Therefore, there is no accrual recorded on the Fund’s financial 

statements for this category of revenue. 

As of the close of FY 2009, Treasury Forfeiture Fund bureaus earned a total of $20.5 million in 

revenue from participation in the seizures leading to forfeiture of the Justice and Postal Service 

forfeiture funds as compared to a total of $50.9 million during FY 2008, both excellent years. A 

portion of these proceeds reflects Fund management’s continued work with the Department of Justice 

to identify delays and/or downward adjustments to percentages associated with Reverse Asset 

Sharing payments to the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. This revenue affords Treasury management 

significant funding flexibilities for our participating agencies as the authority is broad and not 

confined to funding program costs but can be used for any law enforcement purpose of our 

participating bureaus. 
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Cost of Operations. For FY 2009, the Cost of Operations totaled $150.0 million, down from $171.9 

million in FY 2008. 

Investment Interest Income. The Fund is authorized to invest cash balances in Treasury securities. 

As of September 30, 2009, investments totaled $1.23 billion, up from $1.03 billion invested as of 

September 30, 2008. Given the higher investment balance but negligible interest rates on Treasury 

securities during FY 2009, investment income totaled only $1.3 million in FY 2009 as compared to 

$21.1 million in FY 2008. 

Equitable Sharing with Federal, State and Local Governments, and Foreign Countries. Each 

year, the Fund pays tens of millions of dollars to state and local law enforcement agencies, and 

foreign governments, for their participation in seizures that lead to forfeitures of the Treasury 

Forfeiture Fund. State and local law enforcement agencies can use these resources to augment their 

law enforcement budgets to fight crime in their jurisdictions. Without these funds, budgets of the 

local municipalities would be taxed to provide these important resources or the need would go unmet. 

During FY 2009, the Fund shared a total of $134.6 million with other federal, state and local law 

enforcement agencies, and another $4.1 million with foreign countries. This compares with $90.0

million shared with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies during FY 2008, and 

another $0.2 million with foreign countries in FY 2008. 

Victim Restitution. During FY 2009, the Fund paid $7.1 million in restitution to victims as 

compared to $6.1 million in FY 2008.

Summary of Statements of Changes in Net Position. The Fund closed with a strong net position in 

FY 2009. Management will continue to emphasize high-impact cases by participating law 

enforcement bureaus. The FY 2009 performance with forfeiture revenue earnings of over $527.2 

million from all sources and a high rate of high-impact cases is truly a credit to the dedicated law 

enforcement personnel of our participating law enforcement bureaus. 

Statements: Net Cost

Costs of the Forfeiture Program – Intra-governmental. After revenue is applied toward policy 

mandates such as equitable sharing, shown in the Statements of Changes in Net Position as negative 

revenue or applied non-exchange revenue, the remaining financing supports the law enforcement 

activities of the Fund and pays for the storage of seized and forfeited property and sales associated 

with the disposition of forfeited property. 

On the Statements of Net Cost, the Net Cost of Operations totaled $150.0 million in FY 2009, down 

from $171.9 million in FY 2008.

Intra-governmental. This cost category totaled $90.2 million in FY 2009, down from $108.2 million 

in FY 2008. The amounts represent costs incurred by participating bureaus in running their respective 

forfeiture programs. 

National Seized Property Contracts. One of the largest program costs of the Fund is the storage, 

maintenance and disposal of real and personal property. During FY 2009, general property was 

maintained by VSE Corporation and real property was maintained by EG&G Technical Services, 

both contracts of the Department of the Treasury. In FY 2009, expenses of these two contracts 
SECTION I - OVERVIEW 17

totaled $49.1 million, down from expenses of the two contracts in FY 2008 of $53.2 million.

Statements: Balance Sheet

Assets, Liabilities and Net Position

Total assets of the Fund increased in FY 2009 to $1.4 billion, up from $1.26 billion million in FY 

2008, an increase in asset value of over 11 percent. If seized currency, which is an asset in the 

custody of the government but not yet owned by the government, is backed out of both figures, the 

adjusted total assets of the Fund increased to $808.0 million in FY 2009, up from $643.9 million in 

FY 2008. During FY 2009, total liabilities of the Fund decreased to $812.5 million, down from 

$837.7 million in FY 2008. If seized currency, which is also shown as a liability because it is not yet 

owned by the government, is backed out of both figures, the adjusted total liabilities of the Fund 

decreased modestly to $213.5 million in FY 2009, down from $217.2 million in FY 2008.

With increased assets and decreased liabilities in FY 2009, the Cumulative Results of Operations, i.e., 

retained earnings, increased at the end of FY 2009 to a total of $594.5 million, up from $426.8 

million at the end of FY 2008. 

Financial and Program Performance -What is needed and planned. OMB Circular A-136, 

Financial Reporting Requirements, requires that agencies include an explanation of what needs to be 

done and what is being planned to improve financial or program performance. 

Auditor’s Findings

FY 2009 Audit. The Fund’s independent auditors have given the FY 2009 financial statements an 

Unqualified Opinion with no material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting 

identified. The FY 2008 management letter comment regarding recording of indirect overhead 

expenses of property to the line item level has been resolved. 

Summary of Financial Statement Highlights

Net Position. To summarize, Fund management concluded a highly productive FY 2009 “in the 

black,” with the necessary resources to commence the business of the asset forfeiture program for FY 

2010. Fund management declared a Super Surplus from FY 2009 operations and will work to 

recognize the hard work of our participating bureaus in the allocation of these resources.
18 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

A Look Forward

Fund management will continue to work with our large and diverse array of federal law enforcement 

bureaus as they undertake increasingly sophisticated methods and global effort to secure the financial 

and commercial markets of the nation and the world given the interdependence of financial systems. 

In addition, our bureaus support immigration enforcement that is designed to identify illegal 

smuggling to deter its impact on the nation’s financial infrastructure and terrorism initiatives and to 

ensure that human smugglers do not harm unsuspecting victims keen on seeking a new if illegal start 

in the United States. Emphasis will continue to be placed on ever-evolving state-of-the-art 

investigative techniques, high-impact major case initiatives and training to support these areas of 

emphasis. This has and will continue to be the key to the growing success and law enforcement reach 

of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.

Limitations of the Financial Statements. As required by OMB Circular A-136, Fund management 

makes the following statements regarding the limitations of the financial statements:

The financial statements have been prepared to report the financial position and results of 

operations of the entity, pursuant to the requirements of 31 USC § 3515(b).

While the statements have been prepared from the books and records of the entity in accordance 

with the formats prescribed by OMB, the statements are in addition to the financial reports used 

to monitor and control budgetary resources which are prepared from the same books and records.

The statements should be read with the realization that they are for a component of the U.S. 

government, a sovereign entity. One implication of this is that liabilities cannot be liquidated 

without legislation that provides resources to do so.
SECTION II

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORTS
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Independent Auditor's Report on Financial Statements

Inspector General

United States Department of the Treasury 

Washington, D.C.

We have audited the Principal Statements (balance sheets and the related 

statements of net cost, changes in net position, and budgetary resources, hereinafter 

referred to as “financial statements”) of the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture 

Fund (the Fund) as of and for the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. These 

financial statements are the responsibility of Fund Management. Our responsibility 

is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted 

in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits 

contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of 

the United States; and applicable provisions of Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Bulletin No. 07-04, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements,

as amended. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain 

reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material 

misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the 

amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes 

assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by Fund 

Management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We 

believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all 

material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2009 and 

2008, and its net costs, changes in net position, and budgetary resources, for the 

years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in 

the United States of America.

In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued a report 

dated October 30, 2009, on our consideration of the Fund's internal control over 

financial reporting and a report dated October 30, 2009, on our tests of its 

compliance with laws, regulations, and contracts. These reports are an integral part 

of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards, and 

these reports should be read in conjunction with this report in considering the 

results of our audits.
20 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements referred 

to in the first paragraph of this report as a whole. The information presented in Section I: Overview, 

Section IV: Required Supplemental Information and Section V: Other Accompanying Information is 

not a required part of the financial statements but is supplementary information required by 

accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, OMB Circular A-136, 

Financial Reporting Requirements, or the Treasury Forfeiture Fund Act of 1992. We applied certain 

limited procedures, which consisted principally of inquiries of management regarding the methods of 

measurement and presentation of the supplementary information. However, such information has not 

been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the financial statements and, 

accordingly, we express no opinion on it.

October 30, 2009

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Independent Auditor's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Inspector General

United States Department of the Treasury 

Washington, D.C.

We have audited the Principal Statements (balance sheet and the related statements 

of net cost, changes in net position, and budgetary resources, hereinafter referred to 

as “financial statements”) of the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (the 

Fund) as of and for the year ended September 30, 2009, and have issued our report 

thereon dated October 30, 2009. We conducted our audit in accordance with 

auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the 

standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing 

Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and, applicable 

provisions of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin No. 07-04, Audit 

Requirements for Federal Financial Statements, as amended.

In planning and performing our audit, we considered the Fund’s internal control 

over financial reporting by obtaining an understanding of the design effectiveness 

of the Fund’s internal control, determining whether these internal controls had been 

placed in operation, assessing control risk, and performing tests of controls as a 

basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our 

opinion on the financial statements. We limited our internal control testing to those 

controls necessary to achieve the objectives described in OMB Bulletin No. 07-04 

and Government Auditing Standards. We did not test all internal controls relevant 

to operating objectives as broadly defined by the Federal Managers’ Financial 

Integrity Act of 1982, such as those controls relevant to ensuring efficient 

operations. The objective of our audit was not to express an opinion on the 

effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Consequently, 

we do not express an opinion on internal control over financial reporting. 

Our consideration of the internal control over financial reporting was for the 

limited purpose described in the preceding paragraph and was not designed to 

identify all deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that might be 

deficiencies, significant deficiencies or material weaknesses. Under standards 

issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a deficiency in 

internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow 

management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned 

functions, to prevent, or detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis. A 

significant deficiency is a deficiency or combination of deficiencies, in internal 

control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit 

attention by those charged with governance. A material weakness is a deficiency, or 

a combination of deficiencies, in internal control such that there is a reasonable

possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s financial statements will not 

be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis.

22 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that we consider to be 

material weaknesses, as defined above. 

This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Management of the Fund, the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, OMB, the U.S. Congress, the Department of the Treasury Office of 

Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office and is not intended to be, and should 

not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. However, this report is a matter of public 

record and its distribution is not limited.

October 30, 2009
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Independent Auditor's Report on Compliance with Laws and Regulations

Inspector General

United States Department of the Treasury 

Washington, D.C.

We have audited the Principal Statements (balance sheet and the related statements 

of net cost, changes in net position, and budgetary resources, hereinafter referred to 

as “financial statements”) of the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (the 

Fund) as of and for the year ended September 30, 2009, and have issued our report 

thereon dated October 30, 2009. We conducted our audit in accordance with 

auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the 

standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing 

Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and, applicable 

provisions of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin No. 07-04, Audit 

Requirements for Federal Financial Statements, as amended.

The management of the Fund is responsible for complying with laws, regulations, 

and contracts applicable to the Fund. As part of obtaining reasonable assurance 

about whether the Fund’s financial statements are free of material misstatement, we 

performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, and 

contracts, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the 

determination of financial statement amounts, and certain other laws and 

regulations specified in OMB Bulletin No. 07-04, including the requirements 

referred to in Section 803(a) of the Federal Financial Management Improvement 

Act (FFMIA) of 1996. We limited our tests of compliance to these provisions and 

we did not test compliance with all laws, regulations, and contracts applicable to 

the Fund. Providing an opinion on compliance with certain provisions of laws, 

regulations, and contracts was not an objective of our audit and, accordingly, we do 

not express such an opinion.

The results of our tests of compliance disclosed no instances of noncompliance 

with laws, regulations, and contracts discussed in the preceding paragraph, 

exclusive of FFMIA, that are required to be reported under Government Auditing 

Standards or OMB Bulletin No. 07-04.

Under FFMIA, we are required to report whether the Fund’s financial management 

systems substantially comply with the Federal financial management systems 

requirements, applicable Federal accounting standards, and the United States 

Government Standard General Ledger at the transaction level. To meet this 

requirement, we performed tests of compliance with FFMIA section 803(a) 

requirements. 
24 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

The results of our tests of FFMIA disclosed no instances in which the Fund’s financial management 

systems did not substantially comply with the three requirements discussed in the preceding 

paragraph. 

This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Management of the Fund, the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, OMB, the U.S. Congress, the Department of the Treasury Office of 

Inspector General, and the Government Accountability Office and is not intended to be, and should 

not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. However, this report is a matter of public 

record and its distribution is not limited.

October 30, 2009
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SECTION III

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES

SECTION III - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES 25

Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund

BALANCE SHEETS

As of September 30, 2009 and 2008

(Dollars in thousands)

2009 2008

Assets:

 

Intragovernmental:

 Fund balance with Treasury $ 30,676 $ 9,936

 Investments and related interest (Note 3) 1,227,862 1,030,653

 Advances (Note 5) 218 270

 Total Intragovernmental 1,258,756 1,040,859

 Cash and other monetary assets (Note 6) 95,044 136,855

 Accounts Receivable 1,282 1,208

 96,326 138,063

 Forfeited property (Note 7)

 Held for sale, net of mortgages, liens and claims 49,756 83,599

 To be shared with federal, state or local, or foreign governments 2,215 1,966

 Total forfeited property, net of mortgages, liens and claims 51,971 85,565

Total Assets $1,407,053 $1,264,487

Liabilities:

 Intragovernmental:

 Distributions payable

 Other federal agencies $ 1,949 $ 13,035

 Accounts payable 38,882 28,636

 Total Intragovernmental: $40,831 $41,671

 Seized currency and other monetary instruments (Note 9) 599,087 620,541

 Distributions payable (Note 10)

 State and local agencies and foreign governments 108,372 68,631

 Accounts payable 12,279 21,300

 Deferred revenue from forfeited assets 51,971 85,565

Total Liabilities 812,540 837,708

Net Position:

 Cumulative results of operations (Note 11) 594,513 426,779

Total Liabilities and Net Position $1,407,053 $1,264,487

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund

STATEMENTS OF NET COST

For the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

(Dollars in thousands)

2009 2008

Program:

ENFORCEMENT

 Intragovernmental: 

 Seizure investigative costs and asset management $ 56,051 $ 69,779

 Other asset related contract services 9,780 6,964

 Awards to informer ... 99

 Data systems, training and others 24,377 31,309

 Total Intragovernmental 90,208 108,151

 With the Public:

 National contract services seized property and other 49,100 53,235

 Joint operations 10,690 10,490

 Total with the Public 59,790 63,725

Net Cost of Operations $ 149,998 $ 171,876

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET POSITION

For the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

(Dollars in thousands)

2009 2008

Net Position – Beginning of year $ 426,779 $ 361,387

Financing Sources (Non-Exchange Revenues): 

 Intragovernmental

 Investment interest income 

 Public

 1,345 21,082

 Forfeited currency and monetary instruments 479,494 412,151

 Sales of forfeited property net of mortgages and claims 37,242 52,611

 Proceeds from participating with other federal agencies 20,485 50,948

 Value of property transferred in equitable sharing 8,012 8,095

 Payments in lieu of forfeiture, net of refund (Note 19) (27,608) (166,561)

 Reimbursed costs 4,026 4,352

 Others ____4,180 ____3,698

 Total Gross Non-Exchange Revenues __527,176 __386,376

Less: Equitable Sharing

 Intragovernmental

 Federal (9,594) (11,551)

 Public

 State and local agencies (125,009) (78,498)

 Foreign countries (4,096) (177)

 Victim restitution __(7,143) ___(6,086)

 (136,248) __(84,761)

 Total Equitable Sharing (145,842) __(96,312)

Total Non-Exchange Revenues, Net _381,334 __290,064

Transfers –Out

 Intragovernmental

 Super surplus (Note 13) (42,771) (34,871) 

 Secretary’s enforcement fund (Note 14) (20,831) (17,925)

Total Transfers Out (63,602) _ (52,796)

Total Financing Sources - Net 317,732 237,268

Net Cost of Operations (149,998) (171,876)

Net Results of Operations 167,734 65,392

Net Position – End of Year $ 594,513 $ 426,779

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund

STATEMENTS OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES

For the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

(Dollars in thousands)

2009 2008

Budgetary Resources:

 

 Unobligated balances- beginning of year $ 183,082 $ 160,117 

 Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations 74,946 41,607

 Budget authority 525,527 578,645

 

Total Budgetary Resources

 

$ 783,555 $780,369

Status of Budgetary Resources:

 Obligations incurred $ 483,585 $ 597,287

 Unobligated balances - available 299,970 183,082

Total Status of Budgetary Resources $ 783,555 $ 780,369

Change in Obligated Balance:

 Obligated balance, net-beginning of year $ 358,143 $ 316,085

 Obligations incurred 483,585 597,287

 Less: Gross outlays (360,762) (513,622)

 Less: Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, actual (74,946) (41,607)

Obligated balance, net – end of year $ 406,020 $ 358,143

Net Outlays $ 360,762 $ 513,622

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Note 1: Reporting Entity

The Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (Treasury Forfeiture Fund or the Fund) was 

established by the Treasury Forfeiture Fund Act of 1992, Public Law 102-393 (the TFF Act), and is 

codified at 31 USC 9703. The Fund was created to consolidate all Treasury law enforcement bureaus 

under a single forfeiture fund program administered by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury). 

Treasury law enforcement bureaus fully participating in the Fund upon enactment of this legislation 

were the U.S. Customs Service (Customs); the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); the United States 

Secret Service (Secret Service); the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF); the Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 

(FLETC). FinCEN and FLETC contribute no revenue to the Fund and receive relatively few 

distributions from the Fund. The U.S. Coast Guard, formerly part of the Department of 

Transportation, now part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), also participates in the 

Fund. However, all Coast Guard seizures are treated as Customs seizures because the Coast Guard 

lacks seizure authority. 

With enactment of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Homeland Security Act), law enforcement 

bureaus currently participating in the Fund are: the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation 

(IRS - CI) of Treasury, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) of DHS. The U.S. Coast Guard of DHS joins 

these bureaus. The Fund continues in its capacity as a multi-Departmental Fund, representing the 

interests of law enforcement components of the Departments of Treasury and Homeland Security.

The Fund is a special fund that is accounted for under Treasury symbol number 20X5697. From this 

no-year account, expenses may be incurred consistent with 31 USC 9703, as amended. A portion of 

these expenses, referred to as discretionary expenses, are subject to annual appropriation limitations. 

Others, referred to as non-discretionary (mandatory) expenses, are limited only by the availability of 

resources in the Fund. Both expense categories are limited in total by the amount of revenue in the 

Fund. The Fund is managed by the Treasury's Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (EOAF).

The mission of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund is to affirmatively influence the consistent and strategic 

use of asset forfeiture by law enforcement bureaus to disrupt and dismantle criminal enterprises. The 

goal of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund is to support the Treasury’s national asset forfeiture program in 

a manner that results in federal law enforcement’s continued and effective use of asset forfeiture as a 

high-impact law enforcement sanction to disrupt and dismantle criminal activity. Under a 

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Treasury, CBP acts as the executive agent for certain 

operations of the Fund. Pursuant to that executive agency role, CBP’s National Finance Center (NFC) 

is responsible for accounting and financial reporting for the Fund, including timely and accurate 

reporting and compliance with Treasury, the Comptroller General and the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) regulations and reporting requirements.
30 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting and Presentation

The Fund began preparing audited financial statements in Fiscal Year 1993 as required by the Fund’s 

enabling legislation 31 USC§9703(f)(2)(H), and the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990. Beginning 

with the Fiscal Year 1996 report, the Government Management Reform Act of 1994 (GMRA) 

requires executive agencies, including the Treasury, to produce audited consolidated accountability 

reports and related footnotes for all activities and funds.

The financial statements have been prepared from the accounting records of the Fund in conformity 

with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and specified 

by OMB in OMB Circular A-136, Financial Reporting Requirements (OMB Circular A-136). GAAP 

for federal entities is prescribed by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), 

which is designated the official accounting standards setting body of the Federal Government by the 

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Financial Statements Presented

These financial statements are provided to meet the requirements of the Chief Financial Officers Act 

of 1990, and the Government Management Reform Act of 1994. They consist of the balance sheet, 

the statement of net cost, the statement of changes in net position, and the statement of budgetary 

resources, all of which are prescribed by OMB.

Comparative financial statements are presented in order to provide a better understanding of, and 

identifying trends in the financial position and results of operations of the Fund. 

Allowable Fund Expenses

The majority of the revenue recorded by the Fund is utilized for operating expenses or distributed to 

state and local law enforcement agencies, other federal agencies, and foreign governments, in 

accordance with the various laws and policies governing the operations and activities of the Fund. 

Under the TFF Act, the Fund is authorized to pay certain expenses using discretionary or mandatory 

funding authorities of the Fund.

Discretionary authorities include but may not be limited to: the payment of expenses for the purchase 

of awards for information or assistance leading to a civil or criminal forfeiture involving any law 

enforcement bureau participating in the Fund; purchase of evidence or information that meet the 

criteria set out in 31 USC 9703(a)(2)(B); payment for equipment for vessels, vehicles, or aircraft 

available for official use as described by 31 USC 9703(a)(2)(D) and (F); reimbursement of private 

persons for expenses incurred while cooperating with a Treasury law enforcement organization in 

investigations; publication of the availability of certain awards; and payment for training foreign law 

enforcement personnel with respect to seizure or forfeiture activities of the Fund. Discretionary 

expenses are subject to an annual, definite Congressional appropriation from revenue in the Fund. 

Expenses from the mandatory authorities of the Fund include but are not limited to: all proper 

expenses of the seizure, including investigative costs and purchases of evidence and information 
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leading to seizure, holding cost, security costs, etc., awards of compensation to informers under

section 619 of the Tariff Act (19 USC 1619); satisfaction of liens against the forfeited property, and 

claims of parties with interest in forfeited property; expenses incurred by state and local law 

enforcement agencies in joint law enforcement operations with law enforcement agencies 

participating in the Fund; and equitable sharing payments made to state and local law enforcement 

agencies in recognition of their efforts in a Fund seizure leading to forfeiture. These mandatory 

expenses are paid pursuant to the permanent indefinite authorities of the Fund; are only limited by 

revenue in the Fund each year and do not require additional Congressional action for expenditure. 

The Fund's expenses are either paid on a reimbursement basis or paid directly on behalf of a 

participating bureau. Reimbursable expenses are incurred by the respective bureaus participating in 

the Fund against their appropriation and then submitted to the Fund for reimbursement. The bureaus 

are reimbursed through Inter-Agency Transfers (SF-1081) or Intra-governmental Payments and 

Collection (IPAC) System. Certain expenses such as equitable sharing, liens, claims and state and 

local joint operations costs are paid directly from the Fund.

Further, the Fund is a component unit of the Treasury with participating bureaus in the DHS. As 

such, employees of both Departments may perform certain operational and administrative tasks 

related to the Fund. Payroll costs of employees directly involved in the security and maintenance of 

forfeited property are also recorded as expenses in the financial statements of the Fund (included in 

the line item “seizure investigative costs and asset management” in the statement of net cost.)

Revenue and Expense Recognition

Revenue from the forfeiture of property is deferred until the property is sold or transferred to a state, 

local or federal agency. Revenue is not recorded if the forfeited property is ultimately destroyed or 

cannot be legally sold.

Revenue from currency is recognized upon forfeiture. Payments in lieu of forfeiture (mitigated 

seizures) are recognized as revenue when the payment is received. Revenue received from 

participating with certain other federal agencies is recognized when the payment is received. 

Operating costs are recorded as expenses and related liabilities when goods are received or services 

are performed. Certain probable equitable sharing liabilities existing at year end are accrued based 

on estimates.

As provided for in the TFF Act, the Fund invests seized and forfeited currency that is not needed for 

current operations. Treasury’s Bureau of Public Debt invests the funds in obligations of, or 

guaranteed by, the United States Government. Interest is reported to the Fund and recorded monthly 

as revenue in the general ledger.

Earmarked Funds

Earmarked funds are financed by specifically identified revenues, often supplemented by other 

financing sources, which remain available over time. These specifically identified revenues and other 

financing sources are required by statute to be used for designated activities, benefits, or purposes, 

and must be accounted for separately from the Government’s general revenues. In accordance with 

SFFAS 27, Earmarked Funds, all of the TFF’s revenue meets this criteria and constitutes an 

earmarked fund.
32 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

The Federal Government does not set aside assets to pay future benefits or other expenditures 

associated with earmarked funds. The cash collected from earmarked funds are deposited in the U.S. 

Treasury, which uses the cash for general government purposes. Treasury securities are issued to the 

TFF as evidence of its receipts. Treasury securities are an asset to the TFF and a liability to the U.S. 

Treasury. Because the TFF and U.S. Treasury are both parts of the government, these assets and 

liabilities offset each other from the standpoint of the government as a whole. For this reason, they 

do not represent an asset or a liability in the U.S. Government-wide financial statements.

Treasury securities provide the TFF with authority to draw upon the U.S. Treasury to make future 

benefit payments or other expenditures. When the TFF requires redemption of these securities to 

make expenditures, the government finances those expenditures out of accumulated cash balances, by 

raising taxes or other receipts, by borrowing from the public or repaying less debt or by curtailing 

other expenditures. This is the same way that the government finances all other expenditures.

Equitable Sharing (Assets Distributed)

Forfeited property, currency, or proceeds from the sales of forfeited property may be shared with 

federal, state and local law enforcement agencies or foreign governments, which provided direct or 

indirect assistance in the related seizure. In addition, the Fund may transfer forfeited property to 

other federal agencies, which would benefit from the use of the item. A class of asset distribution 

was established for victim restitution in 1995. These distributions include property and cash returned 

to victims of fraud and other illegal activity. Upon approval by Fund management to share or 

transfer the assets, both revenue from distributed forfeited assets and distributions are recognized for 

the net realizable value of the asset to be shared or transferred, thereby resulting in no gain or loss 

recognized. Revenue and /or expenses are recognized for property and currency, which are 

distributed to or shared with non-federal agencies, per SFFAS No. 7, Accounting for Revenue and

Other Financing Sources.

Entity Assets

Entity assets are used to conduct the operations and activities of the Fund. Entity assets comprise 

intragovernmental and non-intragovernmental assets. Intragovernmental balances arise from 

transactions among federal agencies. These assets are claims of a federal entity against another 

federal entity. Entity assets consist of cash or other assets, which could be converted into cash to 

meet the Fund's current or future operational needs. Such other assets include investments of forfeited 

balances, accrued interest on seized balances, receivables, and forfeited property, which are held for 

sale or to be distributed.

Fund Balance with Treasury – This represents amounts on deposit with Treasury.

Investments and Related Interest Receivable – This includes forfeited cash held by the Fund 

and seized currency held in the Customs Suspense Account that had been invested in short term 

U.S. Government Securities. 

Receivables – Intragovernmental receivables principally represent monies due from the law 

enforcement agencies participating in the Fund. The values reported for other receivables are 

primarily funds due from the national seized property contractor for properties sold; the proceeds 
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of which have not yet been deposited into the Fund. No allowance has been made for 

uncollectible amounts as the accounts recorded as a receivable at year end were considered to be 

fully collectible as of September 30, 2009 and 2008.

Advances – This primarily represents cash transfers to Treasury or law enforcement bureaus 

participating in the Fund for orders to be delivered.

Cash and Other Monetary Assets – This includes forfeited currency on hand not yet deposited 

and forfeited currency held as evidence.

Forfeited Property and Currency – Forfeited property and currency is recorded in the 

respective seized property and forfeited asset tracking systems at the estimated fair value at the 

time of seizure. However, based on historical sales experiences for the year, properties are 

adjusted to reflect the market value at the end of the fiscal year for financial statement reporting 

purposes. Direct and indirect holding costs are not capitalized for individual forfeited assets. 

Forfeited currency not deposited into the Fund is included as part of Entity Assets - Cash and 

Other Monetary Assets.

Further, mortgages and claims on forfeited assets are recognized as a valuation allowance and a 

reduction of deferred revenue from forfeited assets when the asset is forfeited. The allowance 

includes mortgages and claims on forfeited property held for sale and a minimal amount of claims on 

forfeited property previously sold. Mortgages and claims expenses are recognized when the related 

asset is sold and is reflected as a reduction of sales of forfeited property.

Additionally, SFFAS No. 3, Accounting for Inventory and Related Property, requires certain 

additional disclosures in the notes to the financial statements, including an analysis of changes in 

seized and forfeited property and currency, for both carrying value and quantities, from that on hand 

at the beginning of the year to that on hand at the end of the year. These analyses are disclosed in 

Notes 8 and 9.

Non-entity Assets

Non-entity assets held by the Fund are not available for use by the Fund. Non-entity assets comprise 

intragovernmental and other assets. Intragovernmental balances arise from transactions among 

federal agencies. These assets are claims of a federal entity against another federal entity. Nonentity assets are not considered as financing sources (revenue) available to offset operating expenses, 

therefore, a corresponding liability is recorded and presented as governmental liabilities in the 

balance sheet to reflect the custodial/fiduciary nature of these activities.

Seized Currency and Property – Seized Currency is defined as cash or monetary instruments 

that are readily convertible to cash on a dollar for dollar basis. SFFAS No. 3 requires that seized 

monetary instruments (cash and cash equivalents) be recognized as an asset in the financial 

statements and a liability be established in an amount equal to the seized asset value due to: (i) the 

fungible nature of monetary instruments, (ii) the high level of control that is necessary over these 

assets; and (iii) the possibility that these monies may be returned to their owner in lieu of 

forfeiture.
34 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

Seized property is recorded at its appraised value at the time of seizure. The value is determined 

by the seizing entity and is usually based on a market analysis such as a third party appraisal, 

standard property value publications or bank statements. Seized property is not recognized as an 

asset in the financial statements, as transfer of ownership to the government has not occurred as 

of September 30. Accordingly, seized property other than monetary instruments is disclosed in 

the footnotes in accordance with SFFAS No. 3.

Investments – This balance includes seized cash on deposit in the Fund’s suspense account held 

by Treasury which has been invested in short term U.S. Government Securities.

Cash and Other Monetary Assets – This balance represents the aggregate amount of the Fund’s 

seized currency on deposit in the Fund’s suspense account held by Treasury, seized cash on 

deposit held with other financial institutions and, cash on hand in vaults held at field office 

locations.

Liabilities Covered by Budgetary Resources

Liabilities covered by budgetary resources represent liabilities incurred, which are covered by 

available budgetary resources. The components of such liabilities for the Fund are as follows:

Distributions Payable – Distributions payable to federal and non-federal agencies is primarily 

related to equitable sharing payments and payments to be made by the Fund to the victims of 

fraud.

Accounts Payable – Amounts reported in this category include accrued expenses authorized by 

the TFF Act (See "Allowable Fund Expenses") for which payment was pending at year end.

Seized Currency – Amounts reported in this category represent the value of seized currency that 

is held by the Fund which equals the amount of seized currency reported as an asset.

Deferred Revenue from Forfeited Assets – At year end, the Fund held forfeited assets, which 

had not yet been converted into cash through a sale. The amount reported here represents the 

value of these assets, net of mortgages and claims.

Liabilities Not Covered by Budgetary Resources

The Fund does not currently have liabilities not covered by available budgetary resources.

Net Position

The components of net position are classified as follows:

Retained Capital – There is no cap on amounts that the Fund can carry forward into Fiscal Year 

2010. The cap was removed by the Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus Appropriations Act (PL 104-208).

Unliquidated Obligations – This category represents the amount of undelivered purchase orders, 

contracts and equitable sharing requests which have been obligated with current budget resources 

or delivered purchase orders and contracts that have not been invoiced. An expense and liability 
SECTION III - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES 35

are recognized and the corresponding obligations are reduced as goods are received or services 

are performed. A portion of the equitable sharing requests that were in final stages of approval 

are recognized as liabilities at year end. Prior experience with the nature of this account indicated 

that a substantial portion of these requests were certain liabilities at year end. (See also 

Distributions Payable at Note 10).

Results of Operations – This category represents the net difference, for the activity during the 

year, between: (i) financing sources including transfers, and revenues; and (ii) expenses.

Note 3: Investments and Related Interest

All investments are intragovernmental short-term (35 days or less) non-marketable par value federal 

debt securities issued by, and purchased through Treasury's Bureau of the Public Debt. Investments 

are always purchased at a discount and are reported at acquisition cost, net of discount. The discount 

is amortized into interest income over the term of the investment. The investments are always held to 

maturity. They are made from cash in the Fund and from seized currency held in the Customs 

Suspense Account. The Customs Suspense Account became the depository for seized cash for the 

Fund following enactment of the TFF Act. 

The following schedule presents the investments on hand as of September 30, 2009 and 2008, 

respectively (dollars in thousands):

Entity Assets

Description. Cost Unamortized 

Discount

Investment, 

Net

September 30, 2009

Treasury Forfeiture Fund -

35 days 0.0350% U.S. Treasury Bills $705,338 ($24) $705,314

Interest Receivable 7

Total Investment, Net, and Interest Receivable $705,321

Fair Market Value $705,305

September 30, 2008

Treasury Forfeiture Fund -

35 days 0.160% U.S. Treasury Bills $531,371 ($83) $531,288

Interest Receivable 55

Total Investment, Net, and Interest Receivable $531,343

Fair Market Value $531,302

Non-entity Assets
36 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

Description Cost Unamortized 

Discount

Investment, 

Net

September 30, 2009

Treasury Forfeiture Fund –

Seized Currency Suspense Account

35 days 0.0350% U.S. Treasury Bills $522,559 ($18) $522,541

Fair Market Value $522,534

September 30, 2008

Treasury Forfeiture Fund –

Seized Currency Suspense Account

35 days 0.160% U.S. Treasury Bills $499,388 ($78) $499,310

Fair Market Value $499,324

Note 4: Analysis of Non-Entity Assets

The following schedule presents the non-entity assets as of September 30, 2009 and 2008, 

respectively, (dollars in thousands):

2009 2008

Seized currency:

Intragovernmental Investments (Note 3) $ 522,541 $ 499,310

Cash and other monetary assets (Note 6) 76,546 121,231

Total Non-Entity Assets 599,087 620,541

Total Entity Assets 807,966 643,946

Total Assets $ 1,407,053 $ 1,264,487

Note 5: Advances

Advances amounted to $218 thousand and $270 thousand as of September 30, 2009 and 2008, 

respectively. 
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Note 6: Cash and Other Monetary Assets

Entity Assets

Cash and Other Monetary Assets held on hand included forfeited currency not yet deposited, as well 

as forfeited currency held as evidence, amounting to $18.5 million and $15.6 million as of September 

30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Non-Entity Assets

Cash and Other Monetary Assets included seized currency not yet deposited, as well as deposited 

seized currency which is not invested in order to pay remissions, amounted to $76.5 million and 

$121.2 million as of September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Note 7: Forfeited Property

The following summarizes the components of forfeited property (net), as of September 30, 2009 and 

2008, respectively, (dollars in thousands):

2009 2008

Held for Sale $ 57,263 $ 95,149

To be shared with federal, state or local, or foreign government 2,215 1,966

 Total forfeited property (Note 8) 59,478 97,115

Less: Allowance for mortgages and claims (7,507) (11,550)

Total forfeited property, net $ 51,971 $ 85,565
38 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

Note 8: FY 2009 Analysis of Changes in Forfeited Property and Currency 

The following schedule presents the changes in the forfeited property and currency balances from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009. 

(Dollar value is in thousands.)

10/1/08 Financial 

Statement Balance Adjustments

10/1/08

Carrying Value Forfeitures Deposits/Sales Disposals/Transfers

Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No.

Currency $15,313 - $- - $15,313 - $465,101 - $(465,881) - $- -

Other Monetary 

Instruments 311 - - - 311 - 9,759 - (9,752) - -

Subtotal 15,624 - - - 15,624 - 474,860 - (475,633) - -

Real Property 83,293 211 6,233 - 89,526 211 34,650 109 (35,927) (112) (13,682) (27)

General 

Property

6,453 7,797 14,790 - 21,243 7,797 19,949 18,341 (10,639) (1,549) (1,388) (1,139)

Vessels 226 44 253 - 479 44 2,698 138 (1,731) (77) (170) (13)

Aircraft 343 5 229 - 572 5 1,598 11 (1,774) (8) (1,613) (3)

Vehicles 6,800 3,114 9,708 - 16,508 3,114 47,202 14,484 (42,876) (13,766) (8,007) (879)

Subtotal 97,115 11,171 31,213 - 128,328 11,171 106,097 33,083 (92,947) (15,512) (24,860) (2,061)

Grand Total $112,739 11,171 $31,213 - $143,952 11,171 $580,957 33,083 $(568,580) (15,512) $(24,860) (2,061)

Victim Restitution Destroyed

 Other

Adjustments

Value Change 2009 Carrying Value Fair Market Value 

Adjustment

9/30/09 Financial 

Statement Balance

Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No.

Currency $- - $- - $3,655 - $- - $18,188 - $- - $18,188 -

Other Monetary 

Instruments -

-

-

(9) - - - 309 - - - 309 -

Subtotal - - - - 3,646 - - - 18,497 - - - 18,497 -

Real Property - - - - (4,596) 15 (421) - 69,550 196 (22,016) - 47,534 196

General 

Property - - (116) (14,534) 2,419 475 (8,410) - 23,058 9,391 (18,100) - 4,958 9,391

Vessels - - - (32) (15) 2 (11) - 1,250 62 (505) - 745 62

Aircraft - - - (2) 1,719 3 - - 502 6 (389) - 113 6

Vehicles - - (15) (166) 2,737 497 (198) - 15,351 3,284 (9,223) - 6,128 3,284

Subtotal - - (131) (14,734) 2,264 992 (9,040) - 109,711 12,939 (50,233) - 59,478 12,939

Grand Total $- - $(131) (14,734) $5,910 992 $(9,040) - $128,208 12,939 $(50,233) - $77,975 12,939
SECTION III - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES 39

Note 8 (Cont’d): FY 2008 Analysis of Changes in Forfeited Property and Currency

The following schedule presents the changes in the forfeited property and currency balances from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008. 

(Dollar value is in thousands.)

10/1/07

Financial

Statement Balance 

Adjustments

 10/1/07

Carrying Value Forfeitures Deposits/Sales Disposals/Transfers

Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. 

No.

Value No. Value No.

Currency $28,023 - $- - $28,023 - $288.883 - $(320,420) - $(160) -

Other 

Monetary 

Instruments 448

- - - 448 - 96,572 - (96,709) - -

Subtotal 28,471 - - - 28,471 - 385,455 - (417,129) - (160)

Real Property 63,141 136 (14,799) - 48,342 136 65,102 112 (25,728) (119) (6,590) (17)

General 

Property 7,757 8,947 18,017

-

25,774 8,947 41,312 14,836 (12,351) (2,488) (25,723) (1,129)

Vessels 355 52 512 - 867 52 3,290 103 (3,620) (77) (218) (6)

Aircraft 437 7 239 - 676 7 200 3 (244) (4) - -

Vehicles 10,780 5,656 16,669 - 27,449 5,656 56,143 14,525 (53,777) (15,374) (12,124) (1,141)

Subtotal 82,470 14,798 20,638 - 103,108 14,798 166,047 29,579 (95,720) (18,062) (44,655) (2,293)

Grand Total $110,941 14,798 $20,638 - $131,579 14,798 $551,502 29,579 $(512,849) (18,062) $(44,815) (2,293)

Victim Restitution Destroyed

 Other

Adjustments

Value Change 2008 Carrying Value Fair Market Value 

Adjustment

9/30/08 Financial 

Statement Balance

Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No.

Currency $- - $- 0 $19,082 - $(95) - $15,313 - $- - $15,313 -

Other 

Monetary 

Instruments

-

-

-

- - - - 311 - - - 311 -

Subtotal - - - - 19,082 - (95) - 15,624 - - - 15,624 -

Real Property - - - -

7,636 99 764 - 89,526 211 (6,233)

-

83,293 211

General 

Property - - (122) (12,428) 376 59 (8,023) - 21,243 7,797 (14,790) - 6,453 7,797

Vessels - - - (32) 183 4 (23) - 479 44 (253) - 226 44

Aircraft - - - - (60) (1) - - 572 5 (229) - 343 5

Vehicles - - - (269) (870) (283) (313) - 16,508 3,114 (9,708) - 6,800 3,114

Subtotal - - (122) (12,729) 7,265 (122) (7,595) - 128,328 11,171 (31,213) - 97,115 11,171

Grand Total $- - $(122) (12,729) $26,347 (122) $(7,690) - $143,952 11,171 $(31,213) - $112,739 11,171
40 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

Note 9: FY 2009 Analysis of Changes in Seized Property and Currency

Seized property and currency result primarily from enforcement activities. Seized property is not legally owned by the Fund until judicially or 

administratively forfeited. Because of the fungible nature of currency and the high level of control necessary over these assets and the possibility that 

these monies may be returned to their owners in lieu of forfeiture, seized currency is reported as a custodial asset upon seizure. Seized property other 

than currency is reported as a custodial asset upon forfeiture. (Dollar value is in thousands.)

9/30/08 Financial

Statement Balance Seizures

 

Remissions Forfeitures Adjustments Value Changes

9/30/09 Financial 

Statement Balance

Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No.

Currency $608,463 - $498,987 - $(80,112) - $(465,101) - $23,021 - $- - $585,258 -

Other Monetary 

Instruments 12,078

-

3,799 -

(11) - (9,759) - 7,722 - - - 13,829 -

Subtotal 620,541 - 502,786 - (80,123) - (474,860) - 30,743 - - - 599,087 -

Real Property 297,813 590 57,553 207 (48,724) (90) (34,650) (109) (15,915) (18) (243) - 255,834 580

General Property 297,533 18,743 220,793 28,460 (143,548) (3,744) (19,949) (18,341) (7,923) (4,583) (33,328) - 313,578 20,535

Vessels 7,035 160 5,183 162 (3,421) (70) (2,698) (138) (49) (7) (251) - 5,799 107

Aircraft 3,241 17 7,811 25 (982) (6) (1,598) (11) (220) (2) (5) - 8,247 23

Vehicles 55,021 6,996 101,182 20,448 (49,156) (4,666) (47,202) (14,484) (5,584) (751) (505) - 53,756 7,543

Subtotal 660,643 26,506 392,522 49,302 (245,831) (8,576) (106,097) (33,083) (29,691) (5,361) (34,332) - 637,214 28,788

Grand Total $1,281,184 26,506 $895,308 49,302 $(325,954) (8,576) $(580,957) (33,083) $1,052 (5,361) $(34,332) - $1,236,301 28,788
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Note 9 (Cont’d): FY 2008 Analysis of Changes in Seized Property and Currency

Seized property and currency result primarily from enforcement activities. Seized property is not legally owned by the Fund until judicially or 

administratively forfeited. Because of the fungible nature of currency and the high level of control necessary over these assets and the possibility that 

these monies may be returned to their owners in lieu of forfeiture, seized currency is reported as a custodial asset upon seizure. Seized property other 

than currency is reported as a custodial asset upon forfeiture. (Dollar value is in thousands.)

9/30/07 Financial

Statement Balance Seizures

 

Remissions Forfeitures Adjustments Value Changes

9/30/08 Financial 

Statement Balance

Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No.

Currency $535,538 - $417,485 - $(22,265) - $(288,883) - $(32,242) - $(1,170) - $608,463 -

Other Monetary 

Instruments 12,234

-

98,788 -

- - (96,572) - (2,372) - - - 12,078 -

Subtotal 547,772 - 516,273 - (22,265) - (385,455) - (34,614) - (1,170) - 620,541 -

Real Property 279,550 752 110,175 198 (34,086) (193) (65,102) (112) 6,460 (55) 816 - 297,813 590

General 

Property

339,804 16,983 134,948 24,178 (104,128) (3,778) (41,312) (14,836) (3,899) (3,804) (27,880) - 297,533 18,743

Vessels 7,889 112 7,518 222 (3,792) (63) (3,290) (103) (349) (8) (941) - 7,035 160

Aircraft 2,707 13 5,439 13 (3,326) (5) (200) (3) (516) (1) (863) - 3,241 17

Vehicles 64,341 8,655 113,850 19,486 (55,780) (5,163) (56,143) (14,525) (10,236) (1,457) (1,011) - 55,021 6,996

Subtotal 694,291 26,515 371,930 44,097 (201,112) (9,202) (166,047) (29,579) (8,540) (5,325) (29,879) - 660,643 26,506

Grand Total $1,242,063 26,515 $888,203 44,097 $(223,377) (9,202) $(551,502) (29,579) $(43,154) (5,325) $(31,049) - $1,281,184 26,506
42 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

Note 10: Distributions Payable (state and local agencies and foreign governments)

Distributions Payable (state and local agencies and foreign governments) amounted to $108.4 million 

and $68.6 million as of September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Fund management recognizes as 

a liability a portion (based on the average of historical pay-out percentage) of the equitable sharing 

requests, that were approved or in final stages of approval on September 30, 2009 and 2008, 

respectively. Prior experience with the nature of this account indicated that a substantial portion of 

these requests were certain to be paid out by the Fund during the following fiscal year.

Note 11: Net Position

Cumulative Results

The following summarizes components of cumulative results as of and for the years ended September 

30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, (dollars in thousands):

2009 2008

Retained Capital $ 180,326 $ 132,959

Unliquidated Obligations 246,453 228,428

Net Results of Operations 167,734 65,392

$ 594,513 $ 426,779

Unliquidated Obligations

The following summarizes the components of unliquidated obligations as of September 30, 2009 and 

2008, respectively, (dollars in thousands):

2009 2008

Equitable Sharing $ 113,060 $ 88,181

Mandatory 133,393 140,247

$ 246,453 $ 228,428

Note 12: Related Party Transactions

The Fund reimbursed agencies for the purchase of certain capital assets. These assets are reported by 

the participating agencies in their financial statements.

Note 13: Super Surplus

31 USC 9703 (g)(4)(B) allows for the expenditure, without fiscal year limitation, after the reservation 

of amounts needed to continue operations of the Fund. This “Super Surplus” balance may be used 

for law enforcement activities of any federal agency. 

Amounts distributed to other federal agencies for law enforcement activities under “Super Surplus” 

requirements amounts to $42.8 million and $34.9 million in fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively.
SECTION III - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES 43

Note 14: Secretary’s Enforcement Fund

31 USC 9703 (b)(5) is another category of permanent indefinite authority. These funds are available 

to the Secretary, without further action by Congress and without fiscal year limitation, for federal law 

enforcement purposes of Treasury law enforcement organizations. The source of Section 9703(b)(5) 

funds is equitable sharing payments received from the Department of Justice and the U.S. Postal 

Service (USPS) representing Treasury's share of forfeiture proceeds from Justice and USPS cases. 

Amounts distributed for federal law enforcement purposes of Treasury law enforcement 

organizations amounted to $20.8 million and $17.9 million in fiscal years 2009 and 2008, 

respectively.

Note 15: Commitments and Contingencies

COMMITMENTS

A portion of the equitable sharing requests that were in final stages of approval are recognized as 

liabilities as of September 30 (See also Note 10, Distributions Payable).

In addition to the amounts estimated above, there are other amounts, which may ultimately be shared, 

that are not identified at this time.

CONTINGENCIES 

In the opinion of the Fund’s management and legal counsel, there are no pending or threatened 

litigation claims for which the amount of potential loss, individually, or in aggregate, will have a 

material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial statements.

Note 16: Disclosures Related to the Statements of Net Cost

Gross costs and earned revenue related to Law Enforcement Programs administered by the Fund are 

presented in Treasury’s budget functional classification (in thousands) as set out below:

2009 2008

Gross Costs $ 149,998 $ 171,876

Earned Revenues - -

Net Costs $ 149,998 $ 171,876

The Fund falls under the Treasury’s budget functional classification related to Administration of 

Justice.

Note 17: Disclosures Related to the Statements of Budgetary Resources

The Fund’s net amount of budgetary resources obligated at the end of fiscal years 2009 and 2008 

were $406.0 million and $358.1 million, respectively. This amount is fully covered by cash on hand 

in the Fund and Entity Investments. The Fund does not have borrowing or contract authority and, 

therefore, has no repayment requirements, financing sources for repayment, or other terms of 
44 TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT – FISCAL YEAR 2009

borrowing authority. There are no legal arrangements, outside of normal government wide 

restrictions, specifically affecting the Fund’s use of unobligated balances of budget authority.

Adjustments to budgetary resources available at the beginning of fiscal years 2009 and 2008 consist 

of the following (in thousands):

2009 2008

Recoveries of Prior Year Unpaid Obligations $ 74,946 $ 41,607

Recoveries of prior year obligations are the difference between amounts that Fund management 

obligated (including equitable sharing) and amounts subsequently approved for payment against 

those obligations.

Note 18: Dedicated Collections 

The Fund is classified as a special fund. All its activities are reported as dedicated collections held 

for later use.

Note 19: Payments in Lieu of Forfeiture, Net of Refund

The following summarizes Payments in Lieu of Forfeiture, Net of Refunds as of September 30, 2009 

and 2008, respectively, (dollars in thousands):

2009 2008

Payments in Lieu of Forfeiture $ 8,169 $ 10,355

Refunds (35,777) (176,916)

Total ($ 27,608) ($166,561)
SECTION III - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES 45

Note 20: Reconciliation of Net Cost of Operations (Proprietary) to Budget

The reconciliation of Net Cost of Operations to Budget demonstrates the relationship between the 

Fund’s proprietary (net cost of operations) and budgetary accounting (net obligations) information.

2009 2008

Resources Used to Finance Activities: 

 Budgetary resources obligated

Obligations incurred $ 483,585 $ 597,287

Less: Spending authority from offsetting

 Collections and recoveries (74,946) (41,607)

Net Obligations 408,639 555,680

 Other resources

Transfers – out (63,602) (52,796)

Total Resources Used to Finance Activities 345,037 502,884

Resources Used to Finance Items not Part of the Net 

 Cost of Operations

Change in budgetary resources obligated for goods,

 services and benefits ordered but not yet provided (10,013) (47,393)

Other resources or adjustments to net obligated 

 resources that do not affect net cost of operations

Mortgages and claims (3,407) (10,386)

Refunds (35,777) (176,917)

Equitable Sharing (federal, state/local and foreign) (138,699) (90,226)

Victim restitution (7,143) (6,086)

Total Resources Used to Finance Items not Part of the Net 

 Cost of Operations (195,039) (331,008)

Total Resources Used to Finance the Net Cost of Operations 149,998 171,876

Net Cost of Operations $ 149,998 $ 171,876
SECTION IV

REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

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Intragovernmental Amounts – Assets (Dollars in thousands) 

2009 2008

Partner Agency

Fund 

Balance 

with 

Treasury

Accounts 

Receivable/ 

Advances Investments

Fund 

Balance 

with 

Treasury

Accounts 

Receivable/ 

Advances Investments

Departmental Offices $ - $ 218 $ - $ - $ 270 $ -

Bureau of Public Debt - - 1,227,862 - - 1,030,653

Totals _ $ - $ 218 $ 1,227,862 $ - $ 270 $ 1,030,653

Intragovernmental Amounts – Liabilities (Dollars in thousands) 

Partner Agency

2009 

Accounts

Payable

2008 

Accounts 

Payable

Department of Justice $ 2,280 $ 2,280

Departmental Offices 949 897

Department of Homeland Security

 

10,752 

 

10,752

Department of Defense 3 3

Fincen

 

1,243

 

925

Tax and Trade 285 22

Internal Revenue Service 25,319 26,792

Totals $ 40,831 $ 41,671

Intragovernmental Amounts – Revenues and Costs (Dollars in thousands)

2009 2008

Budget Functions

Cost to Generate 

Exchange 

Intragovernmental 

Revenue

Costs to Generate 

Non-Exchange 

Intragovernmental 

Revenue

Cost to Generate 

Exchange 

Intragovernmental 

Revenue

Costs to Generate 

Non-Exchange 

Intragovernmental 

Revenue

Administration of Justice $ - $ 90,208 $ - $ 108,151
SECTION IV – REQUIRED SUPPLMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) 47

Intragovernmental Amounts – Non-exchange Revenue (Dollars in thousands): 

Partner Agency

2009 2008

In Out In Out

Department of Justice $ - $ 3,128 $ - $ 244 

Department of Homeland Security - 32,300 - 20,584 

Department of Treasury - 563 - 318 

Internal Revenue Service - 21,107 - 30,569 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - 5,355 - 475 

Tax and Trade - 399 116 

Department of State - - - 140 

Department of Labor - 250 - 250 

Department of Commerce - 500 - 100 

Totals $ - $ 63,602 $ - $ 52,796
SECTION V

OTHER ACCOMPANYING INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

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TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND

Equitable Sharing Summarized by State and U.S. Territories

For the Year Ended September 30, 2009

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

State/U.S. Territories Currency Value Property Value

Alabama $ 293 $ 2 

Alaska 130 50

Arizona 858 146

Arkansas 61 -

California 3,335 105

Colorado 496 -

Connecticut 23 -

D.C. Washington 206 -

Delaware 62 -

Florida 4,708 440

Georgia 3,949 35

Guam - -

Hawaii 22 -

Idaho 435 5

Illinois 5,107 5

Indiana 1,240 -

Iowa 3 1

Kansas 21 -

Kentucky 688 9

Louisiana 657 -

Maine 511 -

Maryland 1,315 91

Massachusetts 832 -

Michigan 4,885 41

Minnesota 69 2

Mississippi 18 7

Missouri 224 -

Montana 67 -

Nebraska 17 -

Nevada 336 2

New Jersey 1,822 -

New Hampshire 272 10

New Mexico 3 -

New York 11,337 622

North Carolina 6,016 1,065

North Dakota - -

Ohio 425 5

Oklahoma 249 -

Oregon 1,433 53

Pennsylvania 176 38

Puerto Rico 1,203 20

Rhode Island - -

South Carolina 3,985 425

South Dakota - -

Tennessee 827 1,058

Texas 12,359 544

Utah - -

Subtotal carried forward $70,675 $4,781
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TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND

Equitable Sharing Summarized by State and U.S. Territories

For the Year Ended September 30, 2009

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

State/U.S. Territories Currency Value Property Value

Subtotal brought forward $70,675 $4,781

Vermont 225 -

Virgin Islands - -

Virginia 1,759 35

Washington 8,137 773

West Virginia 280 4

Wisconsin 3,061 9

Wyoming 17 -

Totals $84,154 $5,602 

Summarized above are the currency and property values of assets forfeited and shared with state and local 

agencies and U.S. Territories participating in the seizure. This supplemental schedule is not a required part of 

the financial statement of the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. Information presented on this 

schedule represents assets physically transferred during the year and, therefore, does not agree with total assets 

shared with state and local agencies in the financial statements. In addition, the above numbers do not include 

the adjustment to present property distributed at net realizable value.
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TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND

Uncontested Seizures of Currency and Monetary Instruments Valued Over

$100,000, Taking More Than 120 Days from Seizure to Deposit in Fund

For the Year Ended September 30, 2009

(Dollars in Thousands)

31 U.S.C. 9703(f)(2)(E) requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report annually to Congress 

uncontested seizures of currency or proceeds of monetary instruments over $100,000, which were not 

deposited in the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund within 120 days of the seizure date. There 

were no administrative seizures over $100,000 over 120 days old for all bureaus in FY 2009.
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TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND

Analysis of Revenue and Expenses and Distributions

For the Year Ended September 30, 2009

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Revenue, Expenses and Distributions by Asset Category:

Revenue

Expenses and 

Distributions

Vehicles $10,265 $78,148

Vessels 2,851 99,568

Aircraft 2,851 32,077

General Property 9,124 316,033

Real Property 31,934 12,379

Currency and monetary instruments 509,335 28,155

566,360 566,360

Less:

 Mortgages and claims (3,407) (3,407)

 Refunds (35,777) (35,777)

Add:

 Excess of net revenues and financing sources over total program 

expenses

 -- --

Total $527,176 $527,176

Revenues, Transfers, Expenses and Distributions by Type of 

Disposition:

Sales of property and forfeited currency and monetary instruments 416,492 107,609

Reimbursed storage costs 4,026 56,636

Assets shared with state and local agencies 125,009 125,009

Assets shared with other federal agencies 9,594 9,594

Assets shared with foreign countries 4,096 4,096

Victim Restitution 7,143 7,143

Destructions -- 67,963

Pending disposition -- 188,310

566,360 566,360

Less:

 Mortgages and claims (3,407) (3,407)

 Refunds (35,777) (35,777)

Add:

 Excess of net revenues and financing sources over total program 

expenses

 -- --

Total $527,176 $527,176

The revenue amount of $527,176 is from the Statement of Net Position. This supplemental schedule “Analysis 

of Revenues, Expenses and Distributions” is required under the Treasury Forfeiture Fund Act of 1992. 
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TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND

Information Required by 31 U.S.C. 9703(f)

For the Year Ended September 30, 2009

(Dollars in Thousands)

The Treasury Forfeiture Fund Act of 1992, 31 U.S.C. 9703(f), requires the Secretary of the Treasury to 

transmit to Congress, no later than February 1, of each year, certain information. The following 

summarizes the required information.

(1) A report on:

(A) The estimated total value of property forfeited with respect to which funds were not deposited in the 

Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund during the preceding fiscal year under any law 

enforced or administered by the Department of the Treasury law enforcement organizations of the 

United States Coast Guard, in the case of fiscal years beginning after 1993.

As reported in the audited financial statements, at September 30, 2009, the Fund had forfeited 

property held for sale of $57,263. The realized proceeds will be deposited in the Fund when 

the property is sold.

Upon seizure, currency and other monetary instruments not needed for evidence in judicial 

proceedings are deposited in a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) suspense account. 

Upon forfeiture, it is transferred to the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. At September 30, 2009, 

there was $18,497 of forfeited currency and other monetary instruments that had not yet been 

transferred to the Fund. This is reported as a part of “Cash and Other Monetary Assets” in 

the audited financial statements.

(B) The estimated total value of all such property transferred to any state or local law enforcement 

agency.

The estimated total value of all such property transferred to any state or local law 

enforcement bureau is summarized by state and U.S. territories. Total currency transferred 

was $84,154 and total property transferred was $5,602 at appraised value.

(2) A report on:

(A) The balance of the Fund at the beginning of the preceding fiscal year.

The total net position of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund on September 30, 2008 which became 

the beginning balance for the Fund on October 1, 2009, as reported in the audited financial 

statements is $426,779.
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TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND

Information Required by 31 U.S.C. 9703(f)

For the Year Ended September 30, 2009

(Dollars in Thousands)

(B) Liens and mortgages paid and the amount of money shared with federal, state, local and foreign law 

enforcement bureaus during the preceding fiscal year.

Mortgages and claims expense, as reported in the audited financial statements, was $3,407. the 

amount actually paid on a cash basis was not materially different.

The amount of forfeited currency and property shared with federal, and distributed to state, 

local and foreign law enforcement bureaus as reported in the audited financial statements was 

as follows:

State and local $125,009

Foreign countries 4,096

Other federal agencies 9,594

Victim restitution 7,143

(C) The net amount realized from the operations of the Fund during the preceding fiscal year, the 

amount of seized cash being held as evidence, and the amount of money that has been carried over 

into the current fiscal year.

The net cost of operations of the Fund as shown in the audited financial statements is 

$149,998.

The amount of seized currency not on deposit in the Fund’s suspense account at September 

30, 2009, was $76,546. This amount includes some funds in the process of being deposited at 

yearend; cash seized in August or September 2009 that is pending determination of its 

evidentiary value from the U.S. Attorney; and the currency seized for forfeiture being held as 

evidence.

On a budgetary basis, unobligated balances as originally reported on the Office of 

Management and Budget Reports, SF-133, “Report on Budget Execution” was approximately 

$299,970 for fiscal year 2009. This excludes $30,000 in FY 2009 rescinded authority that is 

classified as “temporary.” If this figure is added to the unobligated balances at the end of FY 

2009, the figure becomes $329,970.

(D) Any defendant’s property not forfeited at the end of the preceding fiscal year, if the equity in such 

property is valued at $1 million or more.

The total approximate value of such property for the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, at estimated 

values determined by bureau and contractor’s officials, and the number of seizures is as 

follows:

CBP $58,235 22 seizures

IRS 363,894 116 seizures

U.S. Secret Service 85,317 16 seizures
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TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND

Information Required by 31 U.S.C. 9703(f)

For the Year Ended September 30, 2008

(Dollars in Thousands)

(E) The total dollar value of uncontested seizures of monetary instruments having a value of over 

$100,000 which, or the proceeds of which, have not been deposited into the Fund within 120 days 

after the seizure, as of the end of the preceding fiscal year.

The total dollar value of such seizures is $0. This is also documented on page 50.

(F) The balance of the Fund at the end of the current fiscal year.

The total net position of the Fund at September 30, 2009, as reported in the audited financial 

statements is $594,513.

(G) The net amount, if any, of the excess unobligated amounts remaining in the Fund at the end of the 

preceding fiscal year and available to the Secretary for Federal law enforcement related purposes.

There is no cap on amounts that can be carried forward into Fiscal Year 2010 per the fiscal 

year 1997 Omnibus Appropriations Act (PL 104-208).

(H) A complete set of audited financial statements prepared in a manner consistent with the 

requirements of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990.

The audited financial statements, including the Independent Auditor’s Report, are found in 

Sections II and III.

(I) An analysis of income and expense showing revenue received or lost: (i) by property category 

(such as general property, vehicles, vessels, aircraft, cash, and real property); and (ii) by type of 

disposition (such as sale, remission, cancellation, placement into official use, sharing with state and 

local agencies, and destruction).

A separate schedule is presented on page 51. 
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