United States v. $15,768,787.86 in Funds
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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United States District Court Central District of California
11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case № 2:22-CV-05862-ODW (PDx)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v.
DEFAULT JUDGMENT [19]
14 $15,768,787.86 IN FUNDS,
15 Defendant.
16 17 I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND On August 18, 2022, Plaintiff United States of America (“Government”) 20 initiated this in rem forfeiture action. (See Verified Compl. (“Compl.”), ECF No. 1.) 21 Through this action, the Government seeks forfeiture of $15,768,787. in funds 22 wired to a United States Treasury account on or about March 15, 2022, from Sunny 23 Bank Account, ending in the last four digits 0061 and held in the name of I-Yun Yih, 24 also known as “Nancy Yih” (“Defendant Funds”). (Id. ¶ 5.) The Defendant Funds 25 were transferred to the United States Treasury pursuant to a plea agreement between 26 the Government and Yih. (See id. ¶ 14–15.) Pursuant to that agreement, Yih pleaded 27 guilty to smuggling goods…