NOTICE OF FILING Declaration of Publication as to Darrell Thomas filed by USA — USA v. Thomas et al (Dkt. 501)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia · No. 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS · Doc. 501 · 2022-06-21 · Docket on CourtListener

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A declaration of publication filed June 21, 2022 by the United States in United States of America v. Darrell Thomas, No. 1:20-CR-00296-JPB-CMS, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, docketed as Doc. 501. Signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Radka T. Nations, it states that notice of forfeiture was posted on www.forfeiture.gov for at least 30 consecutive days, from May 13, 2022 to June 11, 2022, under 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(1). Attachment 1 is the notice, which states that on May 09, 2022 the court entered an order forfeiting $151,395.22 in funds seized from a MetaBank account held in the name Rapid Pay Card for Bellator Phront Group, LLC. The notice sets out the 60-day deadline for ancillary petitions and the process for remission or mitigation. The filing ends with a daily website uptime report.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
1:20-CR-00296-JPB-CMS
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DARRELL THOMAS,
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Defendant.
DECLARATION OF PUBLICATION
In accordance with 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(1) and Rule 32.2(b)(6)(C) of the Federal Rules
of Criminal Procedure, notice of the forfeiture was posted on an official government internet
site (www.forfeiture.gov) for at least 30 consecutive days, beginning on May 13, 2022
and ending on June 11, 2022. (See, Attachment 1).
     I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.  Executed on
June 21, 2022 at Atlanta, GA.
Radka T. Nations
Assistant U.S. Attorney
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Attachment 1
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA, ATLANTA DIVISION
COURT CASE NUMBER: 1:20-CR-00296-JPB-CMS; NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
Notice is hereby given that on May 09, 2022, in the case of U.S. v. DARRELL 
THOMAS, Court Case Number 1:20-CR-00296-JPB-CMS, the United States District Court 
for the Northern District of Georgia entered an Order condemning and forfeiting the 
following property to the United States of America:
$151,395.22 in funds seized from MetaBank account number
XXXXXXXXX6687 held in the name Rapid Pay Card for Bellator Phront Group, 
LLC. (21-FBI-009072)
The United States hereby gives notice of its intent to dispose of the forfeited 
property in such manner as the United States Attorney General may direct.  Any person, 
other than the defendant(s) in this case, claiming interest in the forfeited property must file 
an ancillary petition within 60 days of the first date of publication (May 13, 2022) of this 
Notice on this official government internet web site, pursuant to Rule 32.2 of the Federal 
Rules of Criminal Procedure and 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(1).  The ancillary petition must be 
filed with the Clerk of the Court, 75 Ted Turner Drive S.W., Suite 2211, Atlanta, GA  
30303, and a copy served upon Assistant United States Attorney Radka T. Nations, 75 
Ted Turner Drive S.W., Suite 600, Atlanta, GA  30303.  The ancillary petition 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, the time and circumstances 
of the petitioner's acquisition of the right, title and interest in the forfeited property and any 
additional facts supporting the petitioner's claim and the relief sought, pursuant to 21 
U.S.C. § 853(n).
Following the Court’s disposition of all ancillary petitions filed, or if no such petitions 
are filed, following the expiration of the period specified above for the filing of such 
ancillary petitions, the United States shall have clear title to the property and may warrant 
good title to any subsequent purchaser or transferee.
The government may also consider granting petitions for remission or mitigation, 
which pardon all or part of the property from the forfeiture.  A petition must include a 
description of your interest in the property supported by documentation; include any facts 
you believe justify the return of the property; and be signed under oath, subject to the 
penalty of perjury, or meet the requirements of an unsworn statement under penalty of 
perjury.  See 28 U.S.C. Section 1746.  For the regulations pertaining to remission or 
mitigation of the forfeiture, see 28 C.F.R. Sections 9.1 - 9.9.  The criteria for remission of 
the forfeiture are found at 28 C.F.R. Section 9.5(a).  The criteria for mitigation of the 
forfeiture are found at 28 C.F.R. Section 9.5(b).  The petition for remission need not be 
made in any particular form and may be filed online or in writing.  You should file a petition 
for remission not later than 11:59 PM EST 30 days after the date of final publication of this 
notice.  See 28 C.F.R. Section 9.3(a).  The https://www.forfeiture.gov/FilingPetition.htm 
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website provides access to a standard petition for remission form that may be mailed and 
the link to file a petition for remission online.  If you cannot find the desired assets online, 
you must file your petition for remission in writing by sending it to Assistant United States 
Attorney Radka T. Nations, 75 Ted Turner Drive S.W., Suite 600, Atlanta, GA  30303.  
This website provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about filing a petition 
for remission.  You may file both an ancillary petition with the court and a petition for 
remission or mitigation.
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  Advertisement Certification Report
The Notice of Publication was available on the www.forfeiture.gov web site for at least 18 hours per day 
between May 13, 2022 and June 11, 2022.  Below is a summary report that identifies the uptime for each 
day within the publication period and reports the results of the web monitoring system’s daily check that 
verifies that the advertisement was available each day.
Court Case No: 
1:20-CR-00296-JPB-CMS
For Asset ID(s):      
U.S. v. DARRELL THOMAS,
See Attached Advertisement Copy
Consecutive
Calendar Day
 Count
Date Advertisement 
Appeared on the
Web Site
Total Hours Web Site 
was Available during 
Calendar Day
Verification that 
Advertisement
 existed on Web Site
 1
 23.9
Verified
05/13/2022
 2
 23.8
Verified
05/14/2022
 3
 23.8
Verified
05/15/2022
 4
 23.9
Verified
05/16/2022
 5
 23.9
Verified
05/17/2022
 6
 23.9
Verified
05/18/2022
 7
 23.9
Verified
05/19/2022
 8
 23.9
Verified
05/20/2022
 9
 23.9
Verified
05/21/2022
 10
 23.9
Verified
05/22/2022
 11
 23.9
Verified
05/23/2022
 12
 23.9
Verified
05/24/2022
 13
 23.9
Verified
05/25/2022
 14
 23.9
Verified
05/26/2022
 15
 23.9
Verified
05/27/2022
 16
 23.9
Verified
05/28/2022
 17
 24.0
Verified
05/29/2022
 18
 23.9
Verified
05/30/2022
 19
 23.9
Verified
05/31/2022
 20
 23.9
Verified
06/01/2022
 21
 23.9
Verified
06/02/2022
 22
 23.9
Verified
06/03/2022
 23
 23.9
Verified
06/04/2022
 24
 23.9
Verified
06/05/2022
 25
 23.9
Verified
06/06/2022
 26
 23.9
Verified
06/07/2022
 27
 23.9
Verified
06/08/2022
 28
 23.9
Verified
06/09/2022
 29
 23.9
Verified
06/10/2022
 30
 23.8
Verified
06/11/2022
Additional log information is available and kept in the archives for 15 years after the asset has been disposed.
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