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    The document is a notice of related case filed by the United States Attorney's Office. It notifies the court that a civil forfeiture case and a criminal case are related. Both cases involve the seizure of bitcoin obtained through illegal activity on Silk Road, a darknet marketplace. The notice argues the cases should be assigned to the same judge due to overlapping facts, allegations, and investigations.

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    The document is a notice of related case filed by the United States Attorney's Office. It notifies the court that a civil forfeiture case and a criminal case are related. Both cases involve the seizure of bitcoin obtained through illegal activity on Silk Road, a darknet marketplace. The notice argues the cases should be assigned to the same judge due to overlapping facts, allegations, and investigations.

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    Case 3:15-cr-00319-RS Document 182 Filed 11/16/20 Page 1 of 3

    1 DAVID L. ANDERSON (CABN 149604)


    United States Attorney
    2
    HALLIE HOFFMAN (CABN 210020)
    3 Chief, Criminal Division

    4 DAVID COUNTRYMAN (CABN 226995)


    CHRIS KALTSAS (NYBN 5460902)
    5 CLAUDIA QUIROZ (CABN 254419)
    WILLIAM FRENTZEN (LABN 24421)
    6 Assistant United States Attorneys

    7 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055


    San Francisco, California 94102-3495
    8 Telephone: (415) 436-7200
    FAX: (415) 436-7234
    9 david.countryman@ usdoj.gov

    10 Attorneys for United States of America

    11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

    12 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

    13 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

    14
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) CIVIL CASE NO. 20-07811 VC
    15 ) [Filed November 5, 2020]
    Plaintiff, )
    16 )
    v. ) NOTICE OF RELATED CASE
    17 ) IN A CRIMINAL ACTION
    Approximately 69,370 Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin )
    18 Gold (BTG), Bitcoin SV (BSV), and Bitcoin )
    Cash (BCH) seized from )
    19 1HQ3Go3ggs8pFnXuHVHRytPCq5fGG8Hbh; )
    )
    20 Defendant. )
    )
    21 )

    22
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) CRIMINAL CASE NO. 15-0319 RS
    23 ) [Filed March 25, 2015]
    Plaintiff, )
    24 )
    v. )
    25 )
    CARL M. FORCE IV, and )
    26 SHAUN W. BRIDGES, )
    )
    27 Defendants. )
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    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 1
    20-CV-02013 VC
    Case 3:15-cr-00319-RS Document 182 Filed 11/16/20 Page 2 of 3

    1 The United States, pursuant to Local Criminal Rule 8-1, hereby notifies the Court that the two

    2 above-captioned cases may be related. The first-filed case, United States of America v. Approximately

    3 69,370 Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Gold (BTG), Bitcoin SV (BSV), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) seized from

    4 1HQ3Go3ggs8pFnXuHVHRytPCq5fGG8Hbh, Case No. 20-CV-07811 VC, was filed on November 5,

    5 2015. In the instant civil forfeiture action, the United States alleges that the defendant property named in

    6 the above caption is subject to forfeiture under Title 18, United States Code, Sections 981(a)(1)(A),

    7 (a)(1)(C), and (b); and Title 21, United States Code, Section 881. The complaint alleges that the

    8 defendant property was obtained as part of a computer hacking conspiracy targeting the Silk Road, a

    9 now-defunct Darknet marketplace that furnished narcotics, illegal computer services, and personal
    10 identifying information, among other things, for sale. The defendant property is further alleged to

    11 represent the proceeds of money laundering and narcotics trafficking.

    12 A criminal complaint, United States v. Carl M. Force IV and Shaun W. Bridges, Case No. 20-

    13 CR-0319 RS, was filed on March 25, 2015. The complaint alleged that the defendants violated Title 18,

    14 United States Code, Sections 1343 (Wire Fraud) and 1956 (Money Laundering), and that defendant Carl

    15 Force further violated Title 18, United States Code, Sections 641 (Theft of Government Property) and

    16 208 (Conflict of Interest). Ultimately, defendant Carl Force was charged with Title 18, United States

    17 Code, Sections 1956 (Money Laundering); 1512 (Obstruction of Justice); and 1951 (Extortion) in an

    18 Information filed on June 22, 2015. This Information also contained a forfeiture allegation. Defendant

    19 Shaun Bridges was also charged by Information, which was filed on June 16, 2015. Therein, he was

    20 charged with violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1957 (Money Laundering) and 1512

    21 (Obstruction of Justice). Bridges’ Information also contained a forfeiture allegation.

    22 The allegations in this civil forfeiture action, and the Complaints and Informations cited herein,

    23 each involve conduct related to the Silk Road. That conduct includes various means of obtaining funds

    24 from Silk Road, all of which was generated through similar illegal activity. The investigations in these

    25 two cases are linked as they both directly involved communications with the creator of the Silk Road,

    26 Ross Ulbricht. In both cases, the funds involved were the subject of discussion with Ross Ulbricht.

    27 Finally, the cases involve the same period of conduct, namely the latter period of the Silk Road’s

    28 operation (between 2013 and 2015). The allegations in the cases therefore relate to similar events,

    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2
    20-CV-02013 VC
    Case 3:15-cr-00319-RS Document 182 Filed 11/16/20 Page 3 of 3

    1 occurrences, transactions, and property, and each action involve similar allegations and investigative

    2 activity. Because of the facts and allegations common to each action, the actions may entail substantial

    3 duplication of labor if heard by different judges. For these reasons, pursuant to Local Rule 8-1(c)(4), the

    4 Government believes that assignment to a single judge is likely to conserve judicial resources and

    5 promote an efficient determination of the action.

    6 DATED: November 9, 2020 Respectfully submitted,

    7 DAVID L. ANDERSON
    United States Attorney
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    10 DAVID COUNTRYMAN
    CHRIS KALTSAS
    11 Assistant United States Attorneys
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    20-CV-02013 VC

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