United States District Court, C.D. California
DEBORAH CONNOR Chief, MLARS
NICOLA
T. HANNA United States Attorney
JOHN
J. KUCERA Assistant United States Attorney WOO S. LEE Deputy
Chief, MLARS Attorneys for Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONSENT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE
HONORABLE DALE S. FISCHER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
I.
INTRODUCTION
1.
Plaintiff United States of America (“United
States” or “the government”) and claimant
Eight Nine Stratton Street (London) Ltd.
(“Claimant”) (collectively, together with certain
non-claimants who have agreed to be bound by this
Judgment[1], the “Parties”) have made a
stipulated request for the entry of this Consent Judgment,
which entry disposes of the entirety of this action.
2.
During 2016 and 2017, the government commenced thirty related
civil forfeiture cases in the Central District of California,
against a wide variety of real and personal property located
in the United States and abroad, including defendant assets
owned personally by members of the Low Family or by the
Claimant Entities (collectively, the "Defendant
Assets")[2], as set forth in further detail below.
3. The
United States initiated this civil forfeiture action on June
7, 2017. (Docket Number (“DN”) 1). Notice was
given and published according to law. On October 11, 2017,
Eight Nine Stratton Street (London) Ltd. filed a verified
claim (DN 19). Eight Nine Stratton Street (London) Ltd.
remains the sole claimant in this action, and the time for
filing claims and answers has expired.
4. The
Stipulations sought entry of Consent Judgments in each of the
following Actions, which would be case dispositive due to the
lack of presence of other claimants:
a. United States v. One Bombardier Global 5000 Jet
Aircraft, Bearing Manufacturer's Serial Number 9265 and
Registration Number N689WM, its Tools and Appurtenances, and
Aircraft Logbooks, CV 16-5367 DSF (PLAx)
(“Bombardier Jet Action”). The FFP-controlled
claimant in this action is Global One Aviation (Global 5000)
Ltd. identified below (together with “FFP, ” the
“Claimant Entities”); and beneficiaries Low Hock
Peng, Goh Gaik Ewe, Low May Lin, Low Taek Szen, and Low Taek
Jho (collectively, the “Low Family”).
b. United States v. Real Property Located in New York,
New York, CV 16-5374 DSF (PLAx) (“Columbus
Action”). The FFP-controlled claimant in this action is
80 Columbus Circle (NYC) LLC.
c. United States v. Real Property Located in New York,
New York, CV 16-5375 DSF (PLAx) (“Greene
Action”). The FFP-controlled claimant in this action is
118 Greene Street (NYC) LLC.
d. United States v. Real Property Located in Los Angeles,
California, CV 16-5378 DSF (PLAx) (“Oriole
Action”). The FFP-controlled claimant in this action is
Oriole Drive (LA) LLC.
e. United States v. Real Property in London, United
Kingdom, owned by Stratton Street (London) Ltd., CV
17-4240 DSF (PLAx) (“Stratton Action”). The
FFP-controlled claimant in this action is Stratton Street
(London) Limited.
f. United States v. Real Property in London, United
Kingdom, owned by Seven Stratton Street (London) Ltd.,
CV 17-4242 DSF (PLAx) (“Seven Stratton Action”).
The FFP-controlled claimant in this action is Seven Stratton
Street (London) Ltd.
g. United States v. Real Property in London, United
Kingdom owned by Eight Nine Stratton Street (London)
Ltd., CV 17-4244 DSF (PLAx) (“Eight Nine Stratton
Action”). The FFP-controlled claimant in this ...