United States v. Ary

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

J. THOMAS MARTEN, JUDGE

This matter is before the court on the Government’s Amended Motion to Set Aside Final Order of Forfeiture (Dkt, 204) and movant Nancy Carlson’s Motion for Return of Property (Dkt. 210).

I. Background

Defendant Max Ary was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center (KCSC), a space museum in Hutchinson, Kansas. The Cosmosphere is home to a significant collection of space artifacts, including many that are on loan from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Ary resigned from the Cosmosphere in…