IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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WILLIAM LEE REID

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PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE

This matter is before the Court on the United States' motion for preliminary order

of forfeiture (Doc Jtt ). Upon consideration, the motion is granted as follows:

WHEREAS, in Count Three of the Indictment in the above-stvled case. the United

States sought forfeiture of property which the defendant used or intended to be used to

commit or promote the offense alleged in Counts One and Two of the Indictment,

including computer equipment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C . 92252A(aX5XB), Section

22s2(8)(A) and 18 U.S.C. 92253; and,

WHEREAS, based upon the defendant's guilty plea to Count One of the

Indictment entered on April 14,2010, and the defendant's admission to the forfeiture

allegation of Count Three (Doc 12), and for the reasons stated, it is hereby

ORDERED' ADJUDGED and DECREED, that pursuant to Title 18, United

States Code, Sections 2252 and 2252(A), Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b) and

Title 18, United states code, 52253, the interest of the defendant, WILIAM LEE

REID, in the computer equipment more particularly described below is hereby

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condemned and forfeited to the United States for disposition according to law, including:

1. (1) Apple iMac, 20", Serial number W865008XVUV;

2. (I) Western Digital250GB HD, Serial numberWCANY2035419, removed

from iteml above;

3. (1) Western Digital 160 GB HD, Serial number WMAL94064627;

4. (1) Lexar lGB Compact Flash, no Serial number; and

5. (1) Western Digital External HD, Model WD25001032-001, Serial number

WCANKE000285. and.

WHEREAS, by virtue of said guilty plea and Ftule 32.2(bX3), the United States is

now entitled to, and it should, pending possible appeal herein, reduce the said property to

its possession and notify any and all potential third parties who have or may have an

interest in the forfeited property, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 2253

and Rule 32.2(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

NOW THEREFORE,IT IS HEREBY ORDERED. ADJUDGED AND

DECREED:

That based on the defendant's guilty plea admission to the forfeiture allegation and

Fed. R. Crim. P 32.2(b)(3), and pursuant to the defendant's consent, all right, title and

interest of defendant, WILLIAM LEE REID, in the above-described property, is hereby

forfeited to and vested in the United States of America for disposition in accordance with

law, subject to the provisions of Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(n)(1).

That aforementioned property is authorized to be held by the United States

Marshals Service in their secure custodv and control.

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Pursuant to 21 U.S.C.$853(n)(1) and the Attorney General's authority to determine

the manner of publication of an Oder of Forfeiture in a criminal case, the United States

shall publish notice of this order on an official government internet site

(www.forfeiture.gov) for at least 30 consecutive days.

This notice shall state that anyone who wishes to claim an interest in the property

shall petition the Court for a hearing to adjudicate the validity of the petitioner's alleged

interest in the property, it shall be signed by the petitioner under penalty of perjury, and

shall set forth the nature and extent of the petitioner's right, title or interest in the

forfeited property and any additional facts supporting the petitioner's claim and the relief

sought.

to any person known to have alleged an interest in the property that is the subject of the

Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, as a substitute for published notice as to those persons so

notified.

After the disposition of any petition filed under Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(1)(A) and

before a hearing on the petition, discovery may be conducted in accordance with the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure upon showing that such discovery is necessary or

desirable to resolve factual issues.

The United States shall have clear title to the property following the Court's

disposition of all third-party interests, or, if none, following the expiration of the period

provided in Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(n)(2), for the filing of third-party

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petitions.

Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3), this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture shall

become final as to the defendant at the time of execution and shall be made part of the

sentence included in the judgement. If no third party files a timely claim, this Order shall

become the Final Order of Forfeiture, as provided by Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(2),

The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Order, and to amend it as

necessary, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(e).

The Clerk of the Court shall forward five (5) certified copies of this Order to

Assistant U. S. Attorney Sean P. Costello, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of

Alabama.

KRISTI K. DUBOSE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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