Case 1:15-cv-03553 Document 1-3 Filed 06/17/15 Page 1 of 2 PageID 8 EXHIBIT A Case 1:15-cv-03553 Document 1-3 Filed 06/17/15 Page 2 of 2 PageID 9 rim faggot->3 a, ?he, U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration ?\r'i'fcriseiolilf Asset Id: Case Number: (334543018 Property: $43,923.00 US Currency Asset Value: $43,923.00 Va Seizure Date: 02?i952013 3453 m?emict Seizure Place: lantaica, NY Bronx, NY 10458 Owner Name: Do, Vu Seized From: Do, Judiciai District: Eastern District of New York DATE: March 26, 2015 raan ratioUi-tr?sii NGTICE 0F SEIZURE- The property was seiZed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for forfeiture pursuant to Titie United States Code (IE.S.C.) Section 881, because the property was used or acquired as a remit of a violation of the Controlled Substances Act (Title 2i LLSC. Sections 801 gag). The seizure date and place, as well as other pertinent information regarding the property are listed above. Pursuant to Tide l8 USC. Section 983, Title i9 USC. Sections 1602?2619, and Title 28 Code of Federal Reguiations Part 8, procedures to administratively forfeit this property are underway. You may petition the DEA for return of the property or your interest in the property (remission or mitigation), or; you may contest the seizure and forfeiture of the property in United States District Court. You should review the following procedures very carefully. TO REQUEST REMISSION OR MITIGATION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE FORFEITIERE If you want to request the remission (pardon) or mitigation of the forfeiture, you must ?le a Petition for Remission or Mitigation of Forfeiture {Petition} with the Forfeiture Counsel of the DEA within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this Notice. The Petition must include proof of your interest in the property and state the facts and circumstances which you believe justify remission or mitigation. The regulations governing the Petition process are set forth in Title 28 CPR. Part 9. TO CONTEST THE FORFEITURE IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 'If you want to contest the forfeiture of the seized property in STATES Di ST COURT, you must ?le a Claim with the Forfeiture Counsel of the DEA by April 30, 2815. The Ciaim need not be made in any particuiar form (Title 18 USC. Section and Title 28 C.F.R. Part 8.l0 The Claim shall identify the speci?c property being claimed; state the Claimant's interest in such property; and be made under oath, subject to penalty of perjury (Title 18 USC. Section 983la)(2)(C) and Title 28 CPR. Part A frivolous Claim may subject the Claimant to a civil fine in an amount equal to ten i0) percent of the vaiue of the forfeited property, but in no event will the tine be less than $250 or greater than $5,000 (Title [8 U.S.C. Section 98303)). The ?ling ofa valid and timely Claim divests the DEA ofjurisdiction to rule on an administrative Petition. if you ?le a Claim and a i?etition with DEA, the i?etition will be returned to you without a ruling. A Petition ?led with DEA does not qualify as a Petition in ajudicial forfeiture case under Title 28 CPR. Part 9.4. Upon the filing of a Claim under Title 18 USC. Section 983(3), a Claimant may request, pursuant to Section 9830?) and Tide 28 CPR. Part 8.15, release of the seized preperty during the pendency of the forfeiture proceeding due to hardship. if you wish to contest the forfeiture of the asset, you must comply with the procedures set forth herein. Your failure to do so will result in the termination of your interest in the asset, and may preclude your contesting the forfeiture of the asset in any judicial proceeding either civil or criminal even ifsuch a proceeding has already been commenced or is commenced in the future. WHERE TO FILE Ali submissions must be fried with the Forfeiture Counsel, Asset Forfeiture Section, Drug Enforcement Administration, HQS Forfeiture Response, 870! Morrissette Drive, Spring?eld, Vir inia 22152. A PETITION, CLAIM, OR OTHER CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE DEEMED FILED THE FORFEITURE CO NSEL, ASSET FORFEITURE SECTION, WHEN RECEIVED BY THE DEA AT THE ADDRESS NOTED ABOVE. MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED 0R FILED ON WEEKENDS 0R FEDERAL HOLIDAYS. SGBMISSIONS BY FACSIMILE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS WILL NOT BE The Asset ED referenced above must be used with all submissions. Failure to include the Asset it) may cause a delay in processing your so hmissinn(s).