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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : Case No. 1:19-CV-1040

:
Plaintiff, :
:
v. : VERIFIED COMPLAINT FOR
: FORFEITURE IN REM
FIFTEEN THOUSAND NINETY-FIVE :
AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($15,095.00) IN :
UNITED STATES CURRENCY, :
:
Defendant. :
____________________________________

Plaintiff, United States of America, by its undersigned counsel, alleges the following for

its action against the defendant in accordance with Supplemental Rule G(2) of the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure.

NATURE OF THE ACTION

1. This is a civil action in rem brought to enforce 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), which

provides for the forfeiture to the United States of:

All moneys, negotiable instruments, securities, or other things of value furnished

or intended to be furnished by any person in exchange for a controlled substance or
listed chemical in violation of this subchapter, all proceeds traceable to such an
exchange, and all moneys, negotiable instruments, and securities used or intended
to be used to facilitate any violation of this subchapter.

THE DEFENDANT IN REM

2. The defendant is Fifteen Thousand Ninety-Five and 00/100 Dollars ($15,095.00)

in United States Currency. On or about December 30, 2016, Homeland Security Investigations

(“HSI”) seized the defendant from Giovanni Crawford, following a traffic stop on northbound

Hamilton Avenue, which was initiated by the Regional Narcotics Unit (“RENU”) Highway

Interdiction Squad.
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3. On or about January 4, 2019, HSI deposited the defendant into an account,

controlled by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Fines, Penalties and Forfeiture Office,

where it will remain during the pendency of this action.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

4. Plaintiff brings this action in rem in its own right to forfeit and condemn the

defendant pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). This Court has jurisdiction over an action

commenced by the United States under 28 U.S.C. § 1345 and over an action for forfeiture under

28 U.S.C. § 1355(a).

5. This Court has in rem jurisdiction over the defendant pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 1355(b)(1)(A) because acts and omissions giving rise to the forfeiture occurred in the Southern

District of Ohio.

6. Venue is proper in this district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1355(b)(1)(A) because acts

and omissions giving rise to the forfeiture occurred in the Southern District of Ohio and pursuant

to 28 U.S.C. § 1395 because the defendant was found in the Southern District of Ohio.

BASIS FOR FORFEITURE

7. The defendant is subject to forfeiture pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) because it

represents property furnished or intended to be furnished in exchange for a controlled substance,

represents proceeds traceable to such an exchange, or was used or intended to be used to facilitate

any violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 or a conspiracy to commit such offense in violation of 21 U.S.C.

§ 846.

FACTS

8. On or about December 30, 2016, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Agent Anthony Lange

(“Agent Lange”) of RENU observed the driver of a black 2017 Ford Escape following another

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vehicle too closely when exiting onto Hamilton Avenue.

9. Agent Lange initiated a traffic stop on the Ford Escape, which was a rental vehicle

registered to EAN Holdings LLC, d/b/a Enterprise Rent-A-Car (“Enterprise”). Agent Lange

approached the driver of the vehicle who was later identified as Giovanni Crawford (“Crawford”).

Crawford’s seven-year-old son was in the rear seat of the vehicle.

10. Agent Lange advised Crawford of the violation, requested Crawford’s driver’s

license and rental agreement, and asked where Crawford was headed. Crawford stated that he

was going to get his hair cut.

11. Crawford apologized for not having his driver’s license with him and produced the

rental agreement for the Ford Escape. Agent Lange asked Crawford if he had a valid driver’s

license. Crawford stated that he did and that he was listed on the Ford Escape’s rental agreement.

Agent Lange observed that Crawford was becoming increasingly nervous during questioning.

12. In an attempt to verify Crawford’s identity, Agent Lange asked Crawford for his

Social Security number and date of birth. Crawford stated that he was going to be late and asked

if all the questions were necessary. Agent Lange asked Crawford again for his Social Security

number, and Crawford complied. Agent Lange wrote the number on the back of the Enterprise

rental agreement and repeated the number back to Crawford for confirmation.

13. Agent Lange requested that Crawford turn the vehicle off and remove the keys from

the ignition. Crawford complied.

14. Agent Lange also requested that Crawford turn over the keys to the vehicle to

ensure that Crawford would not leave the scene. Crawford asked Agent Lange if that was

necessary and stated that he was not going to do anything with his child in the car. Agent Lange

stated that the keys would be returned once he had confirmed Crawford’s identity, the validity of

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his driver’s license, and his authorization to operate the vehicle.

15. Agent Lange returned to his police vehicle and conducted computer queries on

Crawford. The Social Security number that Crawford provided was returned as belonging to a

white female.

16. Agent Lange returned to the Ford Escape and asked Crawford to exit the vehicle.

Crawford was talking on one cell phone and attempting to record Agent Lange with another.

17. Agent Lange again asked Crawford to exit the vehicle. Crawford stated that he

did not want to do this in front of his child and asked if he could just go to the barber shop. Agent

Lange then ordered Crawford out of the vehicle. Crawford continued to stall but eventually chose

to exit the vehicle.

18. Agent Lange escorted Crawford to the front of his police vehicle to scan his

fingerprints for identity confirmation. Agent Lange patted down Crawford for weapons and

observed a large bulge of what felt like currency. Agent Lange then captured Crawford’s

fingerprints.

19. Agent Lange asked Crawford if there were any weapons, drugs, or large sums of

money in the vehicle. Crawford was slow to answer but stated that there was nothing illegal in

the vehicle.

20. Crawford also said that his brother’s money was in the vehicle. Agent Lange

asked Crawford why his brother had given him money, and Crawford boasted that his brother was

Adrien Broner and that he always gave Crawford money to hold for him.

21. Crawford’s son blurted out, “AB did not give my dad the money; another man did.”

22. Meanwhile, RENU Agent Jeffrey Scott (“Agent Scott”), who was serving as

backup, determined that Crawford had a suspended driver’s license, resulting from a drug offense

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violation out of Warren County, Ohio. Agent Scott also determined that Crawford had a failure

to appear warrant out of Franklin County, Ohio.

23. Agent Lange reviewed the rental agreement for the Ford Escape. The rental

agreement listed only one name, “Monay Little,” and specified that there were no additional drivers

permitted to operate the vehicle.

24. Agent Lange contacted Enterprise to determine if Crawford was permitted to

operate the Ford Escape. Enterprise advised Agent Lange that no additional drivers were

permitted and requested that Crawford not be allowed to have the vehicle. Enterprise then

dispatched employees to recover the vehicle.

25. An agent advised Crawford that Enterprise was coming to take possession of the

vehicle and asked if there was anything else in the vehicle besides the money his brother had given

him. Crawford stated that he had about $7,000.00 in his coat in the front passenger seat.

26. RENU Sergeant Gregory Morgan (“Sgt. Morgan”) and Agent Rick Haun (“Agent

Haun”) inventoried the Ford Escape and recovered rubber-banded bundles of United States

currency, totaling $14,005.00, from under the front seat of the vehicle.

27. Sgt. Morgan and Agent Haun also recovered receipts from a local Kroger, which

identified eight money orders in the amount of $1,000.00 each. Agents located a United Parcel

Service receipt, which identified a package that recently had been sent to North Hollywood,

California, from Cincinnati.

28. HSI attempted to interdict the package before it arrived at its destination in North

Hollywood, but the package already had been delivered.

29. Crawford’s son was released to a family member at the scene. Crawford then was

transported to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Patrol Headquarters (“Patrol Headquarters”) for

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processing and warrant confirmation. Agents found an additional $1,090.00 on Crawford’s

person.

30. At Patrol Headquarters, Sgt. Morgan and Agent Scott conducted an interview of

Crawford. Sgt. Morgan advised Crawford of his Miranda Rights as Crawford followed along on

a corresponding form. After being advised of his Miranda Rights, Crawford stated that he

understood his rights but refused to sign the form.

31. Sgt. Morgan informed Crawford that agents had recovered a large amount of

currency from the Ford Escape. Sgt. Morgan asked Crawford how the currency ended up under

the driver’s seat when Crawford initially had indicated that the currency was in the pocket of his

jacket in the passenger seat.

32. Crawford told Sgt. Morgan that the currency must have fallen out of his pocket.

Sgt. Morgan advised Crawford that he was not telling the truth because the amount of currency

could not just fall out of a pocket, and the large bundles could not fit in the pockets of a jacket.

33. Crawford then changed his story and stated that $7,000.00 was placed under the

driver’s seat when he went to the barber shop for his son’s haircut.

34. Sgt. Morgan questioned Crawford about the money order receipts. Crawford

became extremely nervous and made nonsensical statements. According to Crawford, his

brother, “AB,” paid for the rental. Crawford also claimed that other unknown individuals used

the Ford Escape and tried to tie the recovered evidence to them.

35. Sgt. Morgan advised Crawford that agents intended to obtain a search warrant for

his cell phones. Although Crawford previously had identified the two cell phones in the vehicle

as belonging to him, upon learning that Sgt. Morgan intended to search the phones, Crawford

indicated that the cell phones were used by other people.

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36. Sgt. Morgan confronted Crawford with what appeared to be clear evidence of drug

activity by referencing the large amount of currency and receipts for money orders sent to

California. Sgt. Morgan advised Crawford that he had investigated numerous marijuana

organizations where individuals often sent money orders to their suppliers, using the mail system

to go undetected by law enforcement.

37. Crawford maintained that some of the currency was given to him by his brother.

Crawford gave his brother’s cell phone number to Sgt. Morgan, but when Sgt. Morgan called the

number, an assistant told him that Crawford’s brother was not available and that he would call the

agents back. RENU has not received a return call.

38. Ohio BEST Team III, HSI Special Agent Michael Nimmo (“SA Nimmo”)

responded to the Patrol Headquarters after receiving information that RENU had encountered

Crawford and had requested record checks and assistance with a bulk cash and narcotics-

smuggling joint investigation that appeared to involve money orders being sent from Cincinnati

by persons with drug histories. Crawford and Adrien Broner were known to SA Nimmo as being

associated with other BEST Team III and RENU narcotics and money laundering investigations.

39. SA Nimmo advised Crawford that HSI was seizing the currency, which included

the $14,005.00 from under the front seat of the rental vehicle and the $1,090.00 on Crawford’s

person for a total of $15,095.00 (the defendant). Crawford was released and advised to turn

himself into the proper agencies for his outstanding warrant.

40. At the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (“HCSO”), Agent Haun and his trained

narcotics-detection K9 “Chica” conducted a controlled narcotics sniff on the defendant currency.

First, Agent Haun ran K9 Chica through a locker bay in the HCSO garage. K9 Chica showed no

alert behavior. The defendant then was placed in one of the lockers. The second time Agent

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Haun ran K9 Chica through the locker bay, she showed a positive alert for the odor of narcotics

on the locker containing the defendant.

41. On January 3, 2017, Agent Scott obtained a search warrant from the Honorable J.

Patrick Foley III of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas for the LG cell phone and iPhone

in Crawford’s possession at the time of the traffic stop.

42. The agents were not able to search the iPhone; however, the text message data from

the LG cell phone revealed Crawford’s involvement in narcotics trafficking. Nearly all of the

text messages contained on the phone related to the purchase, sale, and distribution of narcotics.

43. For example, on December 13, 2016, beginning at approximately 9:23 a.m., the text

message data shows that Crawford and an individual called “Phil” exchanged the following text

messages:

CRAWFORD: I got 3 gorilla glues og i can let go for 3200

PHIL: I have ta see i pull up on you in a min
CRAWFORD: They 100 im about to work out
PHIL: How many u got
CRAWFORD: 3
PHIL: How much fa all 3
CRAWFORD: Give me 9300
CRAWFORD: Lol dam thats 31 for each one big bro
CRAWFORD: But you show love so i aint trippen
PHIL: They thang doe? Most gorillas just look and smell
but smoke mild
CRAWFORD: I aint had no complaints and you getting a way
better ticket den the niggas i bang them to
PHIL: Ima pull up in a min already close
CRAWFORD Going to pull up to nch?
PHIL: Yea
CRAWFORD: Ok headed that way

44. On December 14, 2016, beginning at approximately 11:05 a.m., the text message

data shows that Crawford and Phil exchanged the following text messages:

PHIL: Whats the word G Money

CRAWFORD: Whats good big bro
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PHIL: Im up yo way
CRAWFORD: Just got out the shower about to go meet up with
my guy
CRAWFORD: How much was it short?
PHIL: Bet
CRAWFORD: Imma bring one of the new ones that came in today
PHIL: 49 and i need more than one bro ha
CRAWFORD: I need 34 big bro
CRAWFORD: Im not getting no good deal i take it to the west and
downtown and get 36 or 35
CRAWFORD: Im not even making shit really off you
PHIL: But im buyin 10 what bout 3250 meet in the middle
ha
CRAWFORD: 3300 bro i gotta make sometbing
PHIL: Just bring 5 just n case but i wanna see em
CRAWFORD: Ok big bro you know i would go for that but i gottA
make at least 200 make it worth it
PHIL: Understandable

45. On December 21, 2016, beginning at approximately 1:33 p.m., the text message

data shows that Crawford and an unidentified individual (“UI”) with the phone number (513) 591-

9686 exchanged the following text messages:

CRAWFORD: Whats the move my unk just hit me up

CRAWFORD: He ask me was my people still grabbing before he
get to making his moves
UI: Bra aint hit me back yet bro
CRAWFORD: Aight imma let him know
UI: Just grab 3 real quick i got the cheese fa them nw
CRAWFORD: Ok
CRAWFORD: Whwn you wanna meet im about to head to him
CRAWFORD: Before he start moving aroubs
UI: Just lemme knw when u at the spot i pull up
CRAWFORD: Around
CRAWFORD: How many he owe you
UI: Hold up lemme see i think it was like 30 sumn
UI: 31
CRAWFORD: Ok
CRAWFORD: On his ass for them
UI: Aight just lemme knw family
CRAWFORD: Fasho
CRAWFORD: Lol he said you sure you don’t want the five i got
the 31 he owe you to
UI: My bread tide up in these others right now or i
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would
CRAWFORD: It suppose to be 460 bag weigh 12 plus 448
CRAWFORD: Ok nah its cool big bro
UI: Nah weigh another bag the one i just weighed was
damn near 20
CRAWFORD: Ok about to you got a turkey bag?
UI: Nah i weighed one of the ones from bra
CRAWFORD: Mean 16
CRAWFORD: I just weigh it my self
CRAWFORD: 464 with bag
UI: Yea one was 16 but none of the bags was weighin
under that
UI: U puttin em in the ziplock joints?
CRAWFORD: About to be there
CRAWFORD: Everything on
UI: Ok
UI: Ok 20mins
CRAWFORD: Ok im here
CRAWFORD: You only going to be 20 mins right
UI: Yea leavin downtown nw
CRAWFORD: Ok here
UI: Ok
CRAWFORD: How much longer?
UI: Less than ten on pippin
CRAWFORD: Lol man you stalling me gotta take my dude 4 of
these to

46. On December 23, 2016, beginning at approximately 12:45 p.m., Crawford and UI

exchanged the following messages:

UI:Ima come see u today need 3 mo G

CRAWFORD You still need them
UI:Yea yup tell bra no shake please
CRAWFORD: I told him dont even un wrap upurs
UI:Yea 73gs a shake in one that was ridiculous bra the
one wit 22gs shake wasnt to bad but it add up
CRAWFORD: I got you big bro

47. On December 24, 2016, beginning at approximately 8:39 a.m., Crawford and UI

exchanged the following text messages:

UI: My old school came thru wit some fa ma ticket ima

still grab from u doe we a link today
CRAWFORD Ok nah i asked cause i already grab them from unk
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but if you dont want them somebody else will grab

them no big deal
UI: Nah ima grab em family. They weigh up and
budded up?
CRAWFORD: They still in the wrap
CRAWFORD Not the bag they been coming in
CRAWFORD: I told him dont switch it keep it the way they come
UI: Matta fact you pull up on me now i grab em im in
colerain across from northgate i forgot i got the
cheese wit me
CRAWFORD: Ok where at up there it might be in a hour though
UI: Its behind la fitness

48. On December 30, 2016, the date that the defendant was seized from Crawford,

beginning at approximately 9:11 a.m., the text message data shows the following conversation

between Crawford and UI, in relevant part:

UI: Im out by the spot lemme knw when u ready

CRAWFORD: Whats up my bad im at my son training session for
basketball
UI: Shit can u pull up on me after?
UI: ?
CRAWFORD: Yeah where you
UI: Same spot nw
UI: Wats the word
CRAWFORD: Yeah you ready
UI: Yea yup
...
CRAWFORD: On my way make sure you bring a back or yo
jacket
UI: Ok they still sealed right?
CRAWFORD: Yea
UI: Ok just park where u did last time
CRAWFORD: Ok

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49. After the defendant was seized, an official count revealed the following

denominations.

DENOMINATION QUANTITY
$100 13
$50 21
$20 570
$10 82
$5 102
$1 15

50. Narcotics trafficking is a cash business. As indicated above, the majority of the

currency was in small denominations, which is consistent with narcotics trafficking.

51. Crawford received timely notice of the administrative forfeiture of the defendant

and submitted two petitions for remission, asserting his ownership interest in the currency. Both

petitions were denied for lack of proof of interest and/or legitimate source.

52. On September 10, 2019, Crawford submitted a claim, asserting his interest in the

defendant. Crawford claims that the defendant was payment from Adrien Broner Enterprises for

his services as Adrien Broner’s manager. Crawford has not supplied any documents or other

information to support his claim.

53. Based on the foregoing facts, the United States asserts that the defendant is subject

to forfeiture to the United States under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) because it represents property

furnished or intended to be furnished in exchange for a controlled substance, represents proceeds

traceable to such an exchange, or was used or intended to be used to facilitate any violation of 21

U.S.C. § 841 or a conspiracy to commit such offense in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846.

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CLAIM FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, the plaintiff respectfully requests that:

(a) pursuant to Rule G(3)(b)(i), Supplemental Rules, the Clerk issue a warrant of arrest

in rem, directing the United States to arrest and seize the defendant and to retain the same in its

custody subject to further order of the Court;

(b) the Court, pursuant to Rule G(4), Supplemental Rules, direct the United States to

give notice to all persons and entities having an interest in the defendant to assert in conformity

with the law a statement of any interest they may have, including notice by publication on the

official government website, www.forfeiture.gov, for 30 consecutive days;

(c) the forfeiture of the defendant to the United States be confirmed, enforced, and

ordered by the Court;

(d) the Court thereafter order the United States to dispose of the defendant as provided

by law; and

(e) the Court award the United States all other relief to which it is entitled, including

the costs of this action.

Respectfully submitted,

DAVID M. DEVILLERS
United States Attorney

s/Deborah D. Grimes
DEBORAH D. GRIMES (0078698)
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorney for Plaintiff
221 East Fourth Street, Suite 400
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 684-3711 / Fax (513) 684-6385
Deborah.Grimes@usdoj.gov

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VERIFICATION

I, Michael R. Nimmo, hereby verify and declare under the penalty of perjury that I am a

Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations, that I have read the foregoing Verified

Complaint for Forfeiture in rem and know the contents thereof, and that the matters contained in

the complaint are true to my own knowledge, except that those matters stated to be alleged on

information and belief and as to those matters, I believe them to be true.

The sources of my knowledge and information and the grounds of my belief are the official

files and records of the United States, information supplied to me by other law enforcement

officers, and �y investigation of this case.

I hereby verify and declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and

correct.

Dated:
1 2,.... a ... u,°t
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I
MICHAEL R. NIMMO, Special Agent
Homeland Security Investigations
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JS44 (Rev o2ile) cIV[ COVER SHEET
The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herern neither replace nor supplement the filing and service ofpleadings or other papers as required by law, except as
provided by local rules ofcourt. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference oftheUnited States in September 1974, is required for the use ofthe Clerk ofCourt for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE TNSTR(ICTIONS ON NEXT PAGE oF' TH\S F)RM.)

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS

United States of America Fifteen Thousand Ninety-Five and 00/100 Dollars ($15,095.00) in
United States Currency
(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff Hamilton County of Residence olFirst Listed Defendant HamiltOn
(LXCEPl IN U.S. PLA(N7 IFI; CASI,S) (IN U.S, PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.

(C) Amomevs rl:tm Name. Atldress. antl Teleohone Numbert Attomeys (lf Known)
Ddb6rah D. Grimes, Assistant United States Atforney
221 E. Fourlh Street, Suite 400
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 684-3711

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O 130 Miller Act O 315 Airplme Product Product Liability D 690 Other 28 USC 157 3729(a))
D 140 Negotiable Instment Liability O 367 HealthCare/ O 400 State Reapportioment
D 150 Recovery of Overpayment D 320 Assault, Libel & Phamaceutical D 410 Antitrust
& Enforcement of Judgment Slmder Personal Injury o 820 Copyrights O 430 Bmks md Banking
il t5l Medicue Act 0 330 Federal Employers' Product Liability o 830 Patent D 450 Comrnerce
0 152 Recovery ofDefaulted Liability D 368 Asbestos Personal o 835 Patent - Abbreviated D 460 Deportation
Student Loms O 340 Muine Injury Product New Drug Application D 470 Racketeer Influenced ud
(Excludes Veterms) D 345 Mrine Product Liabiliy 0 840 Trademuk Compt Orgmiations
0 153 Recovery ofoverpalment Liability PERSONAL PROP[,RTY D 480 Consumer Credit
of Veterm's Benefits 0 350 Motor Vehicle O 370 Other Fraud O 710 Fair Labor Stmd{ds D 861 HrA(1395tr) D 485 Telephone Consumer
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0 195 Contract Product Liability 0 360 Other Personal Property Dmage Relations d 864 SSID TitIC XVI O 850 Secuities/CommoditieV
0 t96 Fmchise Irjury D 385 Property Damage D 740 Railway Labor Act D 865 RSI (405(9)) Exchmge
O 362 Pusonal Injury - koduct Liabrlity D 751 FmilymdMedical D 890 Other Statutory Actions
Medical Malpractice Leave Act D 891 Agricultual Acts
CTVIL RJGHTS O 790 Other Labor Litigation D 893 Enviromental Matters
D 210 Lmd Condemtion O 440 Other Civil tughts Habeas Corpus: 0 791 Employee Retirement O 870 Tues (U.S. Plaintiff O 895 Freedorn oflnfonnation
0 220 Foreclosue O 441Voting O 463 Alien Detainee Income Secuity Act or Defendant) Act
D 230 Rent Lease & Ejectment D 442 Employmmt I 510 Motions to Vacate D 871 IRS-ThirdParty O 896 Arbitration
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D 290 All Other Real Property D 445 Amer. w/Disabilities D 535 Death Penalty IMlIIIGRATION Agency Decision
Employment Other: D 462 Natualization Application O 950 Constitutionality of
0 446 Amer. w/Disabilities D 540 Mmdamus & Other D 465 Other Imigration State Statutes
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Conditions of
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Forfeiture ant to 2'l U.S 881
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION Brief descriotion of cause:
Forfeiture
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COMPLAINT: UNDER RULE 23, F.R.Cv.P
JURY DEMAND: 0 yes XNo
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