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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) ) Criminal No. 23-CR-10079-FDS V. ) (1)PRIYA BHAMBI, ) Defendant. )
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LONGWOOD VENUES AND. ) DESTINATIONS INC. ) Petitione r. ) ______________
) FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE ($49,985 VENUE DEPOSIT) SAYLOR, C.D.J.
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2024, this Court issued an Amended Preliminary Order of Forfeiture against the following property, in connection with the charges against the defendant Priya Bhambi (the "Defendant"), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(l)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and Rule 32.2(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure:
a.$49,985 venue deposit held by the State Room ( 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109) paid by Priya Bhambi and Samuel Montronde (the "Venue Deposit"); [1] WHEREAS, notice of the Amended Preliminary Order of Forfeiture was sent to all interested parties and published on the government website www.forfeiture.gov for thirty (30)consecutive calendar days, beginning on March 22, 2025 and ending on April 20, 2025;
WHEREAS, petitioner Longwood Venues and Destinations Inc. ("Longwood") asserted an interest in the Venue Deposit, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n);
WHEREAS, Longwood and the United States (the "Parties") now desire to reach a full and final settlement of this matter as to the Venue Deposit;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms o{a Settlement Agreement, the Parties agree that $24,992.50 of the Venue Deposit shall be forfeited to the United States (the "Forfeited Currency"), and $24,992.50 of the Venue Deposit shall be released to Longwood (the "Released Currency"); and
WHEREAS, no other claims of interest in the Venue Deposit have been filed with the Court or served on the United States Attorney's Office, and the time within which to do so has expired.
ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that: I. The United States' Motion for Final Order of Forfeiture is allowed.
2. The United States is now entitled to the forfeiture of all rights, title or interests in the Forfeited Currency, which is hereby forfeited to the United States of America pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 98l(a)(l)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 246l(c), and Rule 32.2(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
3. All other parties having any rights, title or interests in the Forfeited Currency are hereby held in default.
4. The United States is hereby authorized to dispose of the Forfeited Currency in accordance with applicable law and in accordance with the Settlement Agreement.
5. The United States Marshals Service is hereby directed to release the Rele.ased Currency to Longwood, less any debt Longwood owes to the United States or any agency of the
2 or any debt that the United States is authorized United States, to collect from Longwood, pursuant to wire instructions to be provided by Longwood's attorney. jurisdiction in the case for the purpose of enforcing this
6. This Court shall retain Order.
/s/ F. DENNIS SAYLOR , IV F.DENNIS SAYLOR IV United States Chief District Judge June 6, 2025 Dated: _______ _
Melonie Cooke
6/6/2025
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[1] Other assets were included in the Amended Preliminary Order of Forfeiture with Final Orders of Forfeiture being issued on May 9, 2025 at Docket Nos. 264, 265.