Motion — United States v. David Staveley (Dkt. 101, D.R.I. No. 1:20-cr-00074)

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U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island · No. 1:20-cr-00074-MSM-LDA · Doc. 101 · 2022-10-06 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
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)   Criminal No. 20-074-MSM 
v. 
 
 
   
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DAVID STAVELEY, 
 
 
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Defendant. 
 
 
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GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S 
 MOTION  FOR RETURN OF PROPERTY  
 
 
Defendant David Staveley (“Staveley”) moved this Court (ECF #100) to compel the 
Government to return to him his Massachusetts driver’s license. In that motion, defendant claims 
that the FBI came into possession of the driver’s license when defendant left it in his vehicle 
when he staged his suicide. In response to this motion, the undersigned contacted the FBI, which 
confirmed that they do not have and never did have defendant’s driver’s license in their 
possession. However, the FBI reached out to the Massachusetts State Police, the law 
enforcement agency that responded to defendant’s abandoned vehicle. The Massachusetts State 
Police confirmed that they do have defendant’s driver’s license in their possession. They assert 
that they attempted to return the license to defendant’s mother on multiple occasions but that she 
did not accept it. The FBI will now take possession of the driver’s license and attempt to return it 
to defendant’s mother, who previously took possession of some of defendant’s other personal 
belongings.   
 
For the foregoing reasons, defendant’s motion should be denied as moot. 
 
 
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Respectfully submitted,    
 
ZACHARY A. CUNHA 
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
 
/s/ Lee H. Vilker 
 
 
LEE H. VILKER 
Assistant U.S. Attorney 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
 
I hereby certify that on this 6th day of October 2022, I caused the within Government’s 
Response to be filed electronically and it is available for viewing and downloading from the ECF 
system. I also certify that this Response has been mailed to: 
 
 
David Staveley 
 
Reg. No. 04230-049 
 
FMC Devens – Camp 
 
P.O. Box 879 
 
Ayer, MA 01432 
 
 
/s/ Lee H. Vilker 
 
 
 
LEE H. VILKER 
Assistant U. S. Attorney,  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U. S. Attorney's Office 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One Financial Plaza, 17th Floor 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Providence, RI 02903 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
401-709-5000, 401-709-5001 (fax) 
 
 
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