United States v. Approximately 1,360,000.748 Tether and $3,859,703.65 in U.S. Currency

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 23-cv-04400-TSH

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

9 v. DEFAULT JUDGMENT

10 APPROXIMATELY 1,360,000.748 Re: Dkt. No. 15

TETHER AND $3,859,703.65 IN U.S.

11 CURRENCY,

12 Defendant.

13 14 I. INTRODUCTION 15 In this in rem forfeiture action, Plaintiff United States of America moves for default 16 judgment against the Defendant Property, which includes approximately 1,360,000.748 Tether 17 (“USDT”) and approximately $3,859,703.65. To date, no formal claim or answer has been filed. 18 The Court determines that this matter is appropriate for resolution without a hearing. See Civ. 19 L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the government’s motion. 20 II. BACKGROUND 21 A. Factual Allegations 22 1. Wire Fraud Scheme 23 On or about August 8, 2022, Victim 1, a 61-year-old resident of San Francisco, connected 24 with a person identifying…