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Documentation

The Assistant United States Attorney (or the agent in charge of the field office responsible for an administrative forfeiture case) is responsible for ensuring that all pre-seizure planning checklists and financial analysis worksheets (including those prepared by the Marshals Service) are complete and placed, at a minimum, in the case file. If the financial analysis worksheet shows that the property targeted for forfeiture has marginal or negative anticipated net sale proceeds, the United States Attorney's Office (or agency field office conducting an administrative forfeiture) must document a plan to protect innocent lienholders and to dispose of the property in a manner that will minimize potential loss to the United States Government (e.g., an immediate motion for interlocutory sale or stipulated sale of the property, thereby minimizing asset management costs.) A copy of this plan, along with the financial analysis worksheet, is to be sent to the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section. [cited in USAM 9-111.124]