United States v. Approximately $3,801,034.94 in U.S. Currency Seized From Citibank Account Number 206054579 Held in the Name of Arthur Ave. Consulting, Inc.

Introduction 2244 In June and December 2015, the United States filed civil forfeiture complaints in rem against 2255 the above-captioned assets (“defendant assets”), seeking forfeiture of the defendant assets because 2266 they are the proceeds of a criminal violation of the Arms Export Control Act (“AECA”), 22 U.S.C. § 2277 2778, et seq. The United States has served all known potential claimants to the defendant assets in a manner consistent with Dusenbery v. United States, 534 U.S. 161, 168 (2002) and the applicable statutory authority. The Dolarian Claimants have appeared in this case with the filing of their claims and answers to the complaints. See ECF Nos. 22 and 24. Further, the parties have stipulated to the consolidation of the two forfeiture actions, which was granted by the Court on April 5, 2019. See ECF No. 41. The parties jointly requested that the Scheduling Conference be rescheduled to December 28, 2022. See ECF No. 68. The Court rescheduled the Scheduling Conference for January 5, 2023. See ECF No. 69. Good Cause On May 15, 2019, a Criminal Complaint was filed against Ara G.…