USA v. Brown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
)
Plaintiff, 	)
) 	CRIMINAL NO. 24-CR-30140-DWD
vs. 	)
)
DANIEL W. BROWN, 	)
)
)
Defendant. 	)
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO FED.R.CRIM.P. 32.2
WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
OF DANIEL W. BROWN
In this Indictment filed in the above cause on October 22, 2024, the United States
sought forfeiture of property of defendant, Daniel W. Brown pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §
924(d), 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c). The Court, upon consideration of guilty plea in this matter,
hereby finds that the following property is forfeitable and hereby orders forfeited the
following property:
A FEG, model AK-63F/AKM-63, 7.62mm rifle with SN:H25804;
A SCCY, model CPX-1, 9mm pistol with no serial number;
A Savage Arms, model Stevens 311E shotgun bearing serial number A416856;
and
Any and all ammunition contained therein.
The United States shall provide notice of the forfeiture and the right of persons
other than the defendant who have any claim or legal interest in any of the property to
file a petition with the Court. The notice shall be provided in a manner consistent with
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Supplemental Rule G(4)(a) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims
and Asset Forfeiture Actions.
The notice shall state that the petition shall be set for a hearing to adjudicate the
validity of the petitioner's alleged interest in the property, 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 and any additional facts
supporting the petitioner's claim and the relief sought.
The United States shall, also to the extent practicable, provide direct written notice
to any person known to have alleged an interest in the property that is the subject of the
Order for Forfeiture, as the substitute for the published notice to those persons so
notified.
Upon the filing a petition alleging the third-party interests in the property, the
court may amend this order to resolve the claimed third-party interests.
The United States Marshals or the custodian for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives shall seize and reduce to his possession, if he has not already
done so, the above-described property.
This Order, pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall become final with respect to Defendant Daniel W. Brown at the time of the
Defendant’s sentencing, regardless of whether or not the rights of actual or potential
third-party petitioners have been determined by that time. This Order shall be made part
of the sentence of Defendant Daniel W. Brown shall be included in the Judgment imposed
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against the Defendant. This Order is a final order with respect to the Defendant and this
Order may be amended with respect to petitions filed by third-parties claiming an
interest in the subject-matter forfeited property.
The United States may abandon forfeiture of the property by filing notice of the
abandonment with the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: March 4, 2026
/s/ David W. Dugan
DAVID W. DUGAN
United States District Judge
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