Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — No. 2:25-cr-00007 (Dkt. 23, E.D. Cal.)

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A Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, Document 23, filed April 17, 2025 in United States v. Tabitha Leigh Markle, No. 2:25-CR-00007-TLN, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Based on the plea agreement between the United States and the defendant, it provides that her interest in approximately $7,320.00 in U.S. Currency, plus all accrued interest, shall be condemned and forfeited under 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c). The order states that the money is derived from proceeds traceable to a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and directs that the U.S. Marshals Service hold it. It sets out the notice period of at least 30 consecutive days and the sixty (60) and thirty (30) day petition windows for third parties. It closes with the date April 16, 2025 and the name of Chief United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley.

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            Case 2:25-cr-00007-TLN             Document 23    Filed 04/17/25     Page 1 of 2


 1   MICHELE BECKWITH
     Acting United States Attorney
 2   DHRUV M. SHARMA
     Assistant U. S. Attorney
 3   501 I Street, Suite 10-100
     Sacramento, CA 95814
 4   Telephone: (916) 554-2700
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 8                              IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 9                                   EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                            2:25-CR-00007-TLN
12                                Plaintiff,
                                                          PRELIMINARY ORDER OF
13                         v.                             FORFEITURE
14   TABITHA LEIGH MARKLE,
15                                Defendant.
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17          Based upon the plea agreement entered into between plaintiff United States of America and

18 defendant Tabitha Leigh Markle, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED as follows:

19          1.     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), defendant Tabitha Leigh

20 Markle’s interest in the following property shall be condemned and forfeited to the United States of

21 America, to be disposed of according to law:

22                 a.      Approximately $7,320.00 in U.S. Currency, plus all accrued interest.

23          2.     The above-listed property constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to a violation

24 of 18 U.S.C. § 1341.

25          3.     Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(3), the Attorney General (or a designee) shall be authorized to

26 seize the above-listed property. The aforementioned property shall be seized and held by the U.S.

27 Marshals Service, in its secure custody and control.

28          4.     a.      Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), incorporated by 21 U.S.C. § 853(n), and Local

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 1 Rule 171, the United States shall publish notice of the order of forfeiture. Notice of this Order and

 2 notice of the Attorney General’s (or a designee’s) intent to dispose of the property in such manner as the

 3 Attorney General may direct shall be posted for at least 30 consecutive days on the official internet

 4 government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov. The United States may also, to the extent practicable,

 5 provide direct written notice to any person known to have alleged an interest in the property that is the

 6 subject of the order of forfeiture as a substitute for published notice as to those persons so notified.

 7                  b.      This notice shall state that any person, other than the defendant, asserting a legal

 8 interest in the above-listed property, must file a petition with the Court within sixty (60) days from the

 9 first day of publication of the Notice of Forfeiture posted on the official government forfeiture site, or

10 within thirty (30) days from receipt of direct written notice, whichever is earlier.

11          5.      If a petition is timely filed, upon adjudication of all third-party interests, if any, this Court

12 will enter a Final Order of Forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), in

13 which all interests will be addressed.

14          SO ORDERED this 16th day of April, 2025.

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                                                                 Troy L. Nunley
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