United States v. $153,115 United States Currency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. DECISION AND ORDER 21-CV-380S $153,115.00 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant. I. INTRODUCTION Presently before this Court is the government’s Motion to Strike Claimant Michael Easley’s claim in this civil in rem forfeiture action brought under

28 U.S.C. §§ 1345

and 1355 (a). (Docket No. 10.) For the reasons stated below, the government’s motion is granted, and Easley will be permitted to file an amended claim. II. BACKGROUND On September 30, 2020, narcotics officers from the Buffalo Police Department executed…