IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA *

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v. * Criminal No. 15-00168-CG

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MANILA CHICAGO, *

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Defendant. *

AMENDED PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE

WHEREAS the Indictment (Doc. 1), the Bill of Particulars (Doc. 27) and the 

Amended Bill of Particulars (Doc. 32) in the above-entitled action provided the 

notice required by Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 32.2(a), which notified the 

defendant MANILA CHICAGO, that upon conviction of the violations alleged 

therein, money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United State Code, Section 1957, 

possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of Title 21, United 

States Code, Section 841(a)(1), the United States would seek forfeiture of certain 

property, in accordance with Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(a)(1), and 

Title 21, United States Code, Section 853.

AND WHEREAS the defendant MANILA CHICAGO, having entered a 

written guilty plea (Doc. 70) to Counts 4, 5 and 11 of the Indictment with the United 

States, and agreed to confess the forfeiture to the United States of all properties 

which represent proceeds of this criminal activities or which facilitated any aspect 

thereof;

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AND WHEREAS the Court finds that based on the foregoing, the United 

States has established the required nexus between the property it seeks to forfeit 

and offense of which the defendant has been convicted, as required by Federal Rule 

of Criminal Procedure 32.3(b)(1)(A), and for the reasons stated, it is hereby:

ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that pursuant to Title 

18, United States Code, Section 982(a)(1) and Title 21, United States Code, 

Section 853, and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b), the property 

identified as follows is hereby forfeited to the United States, for disposition 

according to law: 

The contents of PNC Bank Account No. XXXXXX7406, a joint 

checking account held in the names of Manila Chicago and/or Loan 

Nguyen;

The contents of PNC Bank Account No. XXXXXX1595, a checking 

account held in the name of Loan Nguyen; and,

The residence and real property at 13915 Sprinkle Avenue, Mobile, 

Alabama, 36509.

The real property identified as Mobile County Parcel # 

R021309320000107.02 

containing approximately 5.41 acres and legally described as follows:

COMG AT THE INT OF THE N/L OF THE S1/2 PF SEC 32, 

R2W, 7 THE E ROW/L OF U.S. HWY 45 RUN 06 DEG 

08MIN 58 SEC W ALG SD E ROY/L 441.77 FT TO THE POB 

OF THE PARCEL HEREIN DESC.

One black 2014 Ford Mustang Coupe, VIN 1ZVBP8CF7E5280204

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One Husqvarna lawn tractor, Model M-ZT61, Serial No. 

042514B002339, including a Kawasaki engine with Serial No. 

FS691VA29169;

$14,769.00, more or less, in United States Currency.

AND WHEREAS, by virtue of this order, the United States is now entitled to, 

pending possible appeal herein, reduce the said property to its possession and notify 

any and all potential third parties of this Order who have or may have an interest 

in the forfeited property, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853 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 foregoing and Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b), the above-described 

property if hereby forfeited to and vested in the United States of America for 

disposition according to law, subject to the provisions of Title 18, United States 

Code, Section 982(a)(1) and Title 21, United States Code, Section 853.

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

States Marshals Service or any authorized agent involved in this case to retain in 

their secure custody and control and dispose of it in accordance with law.

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 petitions. The Court shall forward three (3) certified copies of this 

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Order to Assistant United States Attorney Gloria A. Bedwell, United States 

Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Alabama.

DONE and ORDERED this 16th day of August, 2016. 

/s/ Callie V. S. Granade 

 SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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