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UNITED STATES, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Case No. 07-20124-CM
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GUY MADISON NEIGHBORS, )
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Defendant. )
DEFENDANT’S JOINT
MOTION TO DISMISS FORFEITURE ALLEGATION II
OF SECOND SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT
Defendants Guy Neighbors and Carrie Neighbors, by and through their respective
counsel, hereby move this Honorable Court to dismiss Forfeiture Allegation II of the Second
Superseding Indictment. The statute cited, 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)( C), does not permit forfeiture
for any crime charged against defendants. Moreover there is not any rational relationship
between the requested forfeiture figure and the amount of money allegedly illegally obtained, as
FACTS
The Second Superseding Indictment has two separate forfeiture allegations. These relate
to different charged crimes. Forfeiture Allegation I relates to Counts One through Sixteen and
Eighteen of the second superseding indictment. Count One of the second superseding indictment
charges conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering. Counts Sixteen
through Eighteen of the second superseding indictment charge money laundering offenses.
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Forfeiture Allegation II relates to Counts One through Fifteen of the second superseding
indictment. Count I of the second superseding indictment charges a conspiracy to commit wire
fraud, mail fraud and money laundering. Counts Two through Fifteen of the second superseding
Massachusetts Street, Lawrence Kansas, and a residence located at 1104 Andover, Lawrence,
Kansas.
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Defendants are not charged with violation any of the listed sections.
Section 1956(c)(7), which is also referenced in the statute, defines the term “specified
unlawful activity.” Defendants are not charged with any crimes contained within the definition.
As defendants are not charged with a violation of any of the sections listed under the
Forfeiture Allegation II, this allegation cannot be proven and must be dismissed.
$525,000.00. The Government has provided no basis for this claim whatsoever. The second
superseding indictment states a claim that defendants were paid a total of $525,000.00 for all
sales made over the internet. Nowhere in the indictment is there a claim that $525,000.00 was
obtained through illegal means. There is also no explanation of how the figure was calculated or
what evidence could support it. Nothing indicates that every single sale made over the internet
The Government has listed round figures of money paid to people who allegedly sold
stolen property to defendants. These round figures from the indictment total $169,848.00.
Nowhere is there even an allegation that everything purchased from these individuals was stolen.
Thus, there are no facts alleged whatsoever to support the forfeiture of $525,000.00
The Government has also charged that specific amounts were paid for specific stolen
items that serve as the basis for substantive counts. The specific items listed in the indictment
total $3,212.00. The indictment, in Counts Sixteen, Seventeen and Eighteen, claims that a total
of $950.00 was obtained by the sale of stolen property. These amounts are the only specific
amounts alleged in the indictment to have been received by defendants as the result of
transactions involving allegedly stolen property. The Defendants are entitled under the Fifth and
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Sixth Amendments to fair notice of the allegations against them. There is nothing in the
indictment – in either legal authority or factual allegations – that supports Forfeiture Allegation
II.
WHEREFORE, based on the above and foregoing arguments and authorities, Defendants
respectfully request that this Court grant their Motion to Dismiss Forfeiture Allegation II.
Respectfully Submitted,
/s/ .
Cheryl A. Pilate, KS No. 14601
Morgan Pilate, LLC
142 N. Cherry Street
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 829-6336 Telephone
(913) 829-6446 Fax
Attorney for Guy Neighbors
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of the above and forgoing response was
served on all parties of record pursuant to the ECF system on this 27th day of July, 2009.
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_/s/ Cheryl A. Pilate