NOTICE OF CIVIL FORFEITURES
IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL FORFEITURE OF:
$3,014.00 in U.S. Currency, seized from CAREY DEDOLPH on October 8, 2015, in MCSO Case No. 15-46199.
IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL FORFEITURE OF:
$1,538.00 in U.S. Currency, seized from DEMETREAS WATIER on December 17, 2015, in MCSO Case No. 15-57302.
IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL FORFEITURE OF:
$2,861.00 in U.S. Currency, seized from JOSE BERMUDEZ ORNELAS and MIRIAM VALLE MENDEZ on October 27, 2015, in MCSO Case No. 15-49145.
SEIZING AGENCY:
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, 12240 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97230; (503) 255-3600.
NOTICE OF SEIZURE FOR CIVIL FORFEITURE:
Any person claiming an interest in the property listed above must file a “claim” with the Forfeiture Counsel within 21 days after the last publication date of this notice. No extension for the filing of a claim will be granted. If you do not file a claim within the 21 days, you will automatically forfeit any legal right you may have to the property.
TO FILE A CLAIM:
If you wish to file a claim, you must produce and send to the Forfeiture Counsel a signed written document, i.e., the “claim,” that includes the following items:
a) your true name;
b) the address at which you will accept future mailings from the court or Forfeiture Counsel; and
c) a statement that you have an interest in the seized property.
In addition, you must sign the claim under penalty of perjury. To accomplish this, EITHER you must include immediately above your signature the following: “I hereby declare that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that I understand it is made for use as evidence in court and is subject to penalty for perjury.” OR you must swear to or affirm your claim before a notary public or any other officer authorized to perform notarial acts.
WHERE TO FILE A CLAIM OR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Forfeiture Counsel, Multnomah County Attorney’s Office, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #500, Portland, OR 97214; (503) 988-3138.
SUMMARY STATEMENT: The property listed above was seized on the given date by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). The MCSO intends to apply to the Multnomah County Circuit Court for a judgment declaring the property civilly forfeited to the MCSO under ORS Chapter 475A. The property is subject to forfeiture because it is proceeds of, or was instrumental in, the violation of Oregon controlled substance laws. Forfeiture means that title to the property will pass to the government and any person with an interest in the property will be deprived of that interest without compensation.
FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE: May 3, 2016.
Published May 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2016.
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