United States v. $40,175.00 in U.S. Currency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. Civ. No. 19-64 GJF/KK $40,175.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant In Rem, and IRMA CABRALES, Claimant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER THIS MATTER is before the Court on the United States’ “Motion to Strike Claim and Answer Filed by Irma Cabrales and Enter Default Judgment,” [ECF 25] (“Motion”).1 The Motion is fully briefed. See ECF 26 (response); ECF 27 (reply). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion in its entirety. I. BACKGROUND On August 29, 2018, a grand jury indicted…