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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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`UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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`Plaintiff,
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`— against —
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`PREVEZON HOLDINGS LTD.,
`PREVEZON ALEXANDER, LLC,
`PREVEZON SOHO USA, LLC,
`PREVEZON SEVEN USA, LLC,
`PREVEZON PINE USA, LLC,
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`PREVEZON 1711 USA, LLC,
`PREVEZON 1810, LLC,
`PREVEZON 2009 USA, LLC,
`PREVEZON 2011 USA, LLC,
`FERENCOI
`INVESTMENTS, LTD.,
`KOLEVINS, LTD.,
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`Defendants,
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`STIPULAEION AND ORDER
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`No. 13 Civ. 6326 (WHP)
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`ECF Case
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`ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST
`IN THE REAL PROPERTY AND
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`APPURTENANCES KNOWN AS THE 20
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`PINE STREET CONDOMINIUM, 20
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`PINE STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
`10005, UNIT 1816 (“20 PINE
`STREET, UNIT 1816"),
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`ANY AND ALL FUNDS ON DEPOSIT IN
`BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER
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`**********8293 HELD IN THE NAME
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`OF PREVEZON ALEXANDER LLC (THE
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`“PREVEZON ALEXANDER ACCOUNT”),
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`ANY AND ALL FUNDS ON DEPOSIT IN
`BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER
`**********8084 HELD IN THE NAME
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`OF PREVEZON SOHO USA LLC (THE
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`“PREVEZON SOHO ACCOUNT”),
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`ANY AND ALL FUNDS ON DEPOSIT IN
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`BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER
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`oa.
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`**********6021 HELD IN THE NAME
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`OF PREVEZON SEVEN USA LLC (THE
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`“PREVEZON SEVEN ACCOUNT”),
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`ANY AND ALL FUNDS ON DEPOSIT IN
`BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER
`**********8349 HELD IN THE NAME
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`OF PREVEZON 1711 USA, LLC {THE
`“PREVEZON 1711 ACCOUNT”),
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`ANY AND ALL FUNDS ON DEPOSIT IN
`BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER
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`**********9102 HELD IN THE NAME
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`OF PREVEZON 2009 USA, LLC (THE
`“PREVEZON 2009 ACCOUNT”),
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`ANY AND ALL FUNDS 0N DEPOSIT IN
`BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER
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`**********8242 HELD IN THE NAME
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`OF PREVEZON PINE USA, LLC (THE
`“PREVEZON PINE ACCOUNT”),
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`ANY AND ALL FUNDS ON DEPOSIT IN
`BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER
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`**********5882 HELD IN THE NAME
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`OF PREVEZON 2011 USA, LLC (THE
`“PREVEZON 2011 ACCOUNT”),
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`ANY AND ALL FUNDS ON DEPOSIT IN
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`BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER
`**********9128 HELD IN THE NAME
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`OF PREVEZON 1810 USA, LLC (THE
`“PREVEZON 1810 ACCOUNT"),
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`APPROXIMATELY $1,379,518.90
`HELD BY THE UNITED STATES AS A
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`SUBSTITUTE RES FOR ALL RIGHT,
`TITLE AND INTEREST IN THE REAL
`PROPERTY AND APPURTENANCES
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`KNOWN AS THE 20 PINE STREET
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`CONDOMINIUM, 20 PINE STREET,
`NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005, UNIT
`2009 (THE “20 PINE STREET, UNIT
`2009 SALE PROCEEDS”),
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`APPROXIMATELY $4,429,019.44
`HELD BY THE UNITED STATES AS A
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`SUBSTITUTE RES FOR ALL RIGHT,
`TITLE AND INTEREST IN THE REAL
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`PROPERTY AND APPURTENANCES
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`KNOWN AS ALEXANDER CONDOMINIUM,
`250 EAST 49th STREET, NEW YORK,
`NEW YORK 10017, UNIT COMM3
`{THE
`“250 EAST 49th STREET, UNIT
`COMM3 SALE PROCEEDS”),
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`APPROXIMATELY $1,046,530.04
`HELD BY THE UNITED STATES AS A
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`SUBSTITUTE RES FOR ALL RIGHT,
`TITLE AND INTEREST IN THE REAL
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`PROPERTY AND APPURTENANOES
`KNOWN AS THE 20 PINE STREET
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`CONDOMINIUM, 20 PINE STREET,
`NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005, UNIT
`2308 (THE “20 PINE STREET, UNIT
`2308 SALE PROCEEDS"),
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`APPROXIMATELY $894,026.21 HELD
`BY THE UNITED STATES AS A
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`SUBSTITUTE RES FOR ALL RIGHT,
`TITLE AND INTEREST IN THE REAL
`PROPERTY AND APPURTENANCES
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`KNOWN AS THE 20 PINE STREET
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`CONDOMINIUM, 20 PINE STREET,
`NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005, UNIT
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`1711 (THE “20 PINE STREET, UNIT
`1711 SALE PROCEEDS”),
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`A DEBT OF 3,068,946 EUROS OWED
`BY AFI EUROPE N.V. To PREVEZON
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`HOLDINGS RESTRAINED BY THE
`GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS
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`ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 22, 2014
`(THE “AFI EUROPE DEBT”),
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`and all property traceable
`thereto,
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`Defendants in Rem.
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`WHEREAS, on September 10, 2013,
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`the United States commenced
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`this action (the “Action”), upon the filing of a verified complaint
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`(the
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`“Complaint”)
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`seeking
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`forfeiture of
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`the
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`above—captioned
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`Defendants in Rem,
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`and other assets,
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`in personam claims against
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`the aboveucaptioned Defendants, and other relief, and on September
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`11, 2013,
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`this Court entered a protective order restraining any
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`and all assets of the Defendants;
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`WHEREAS, on December 3 and 20, 2013, Denis Katsyv (“Katsyv”),
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`IKR, Martash Holdings
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`(“Martash”),
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`Prevezon Holdings, Ltd.
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`(“Prevezon Holdings”),
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`Prevezon Alexander,
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`LLC
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`(“Prevezon
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`Alexander”), Prevezon Soho USA, LLC (“Prevezon Soho”), Prevezon
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`Seven USA,
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`LLC
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`(“Prevezon Seven”),
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`Prevezon Pine USA,
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`LLC
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`(“Prevezon Pine”), Prevezon 1711 USA,
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`LLC
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`(“Prevezon 1111”),
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`Prevezon 1810,
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`LLC
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`(“Prevezon 1810”), Prevezon 2009 USA,
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`LLC
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`(“Prevezon 2009”),
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`and Prevezon 2011 USA,
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`LLC (“Prevezon 2011,”
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`together with Prevezon Holdings, Prevezon .Alexander, Prevezon
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`Soho, Prevezon Seven, Prevezon Pine, Prevezon 1711, Prevezon 1810,
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`and Prevezon 2009 the “Prevezon Entities”), Ferencoi Investments,
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`Ltd.
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`(“Ferencoi”), and Kolevins, Ltd.
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`(“Kolevins”) filed claims to
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`certain property;
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`WHEREAS on or about January 22, 2014,
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`the Government of the
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`Netherlands, pursuant
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`to a request for legal assistance from the
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`United States
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`in connection with this
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`case,
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`restrained the
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`Defendant
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`in Rem AFI EurOpe Debt
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`and that property remains
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`restrained;
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`WHEREAS,
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`on November 5, 2014,
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`the United States filed an
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`amended. verified complaint
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`(the “Amended Complaint”),
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`and the
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`Court issued an amended protective order
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`(the “Amended Protective
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`Order”);
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`WHEREAS, on December 19, 2014, Denis Katsyv,
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`IKR, Martash,
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`Prevezon Holdings, Prevezon .Alexander, Prevezon. Soho, Prevezon
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`Seven, Prevezon Pine, Prevezon 1711, Prevezon 1810, Prevezon 2009,
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`and Prevezon 2011 (the “Claimants") filed certain claims;
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`WHEREAS, on September 9, 2015, Defendants and Claimants gave
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`notice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 26?2, 26?5 and 28 C.F.R. Part 14
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`of potential administrative claims against the United States, and
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`they further assert that they may have rights to additional claims
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`under
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`the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000
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`(P.L. 106-
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`185);
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`WHEREAS, on October 23, 2015, the United States filed a second
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`amended verified complaint
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`(the “Second Amended Complaint”);
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`WHEREAS, pursuant
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`to Supplemental Rule G(4)(a)(iv)(C),
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`the
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`Complaint and Amended Complaint were published for at
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`least 30
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`consecutive days on an. official. government
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`internet site,
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`and
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`pursuant
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`to Supplemental Rule G(4)(b)(i), notice was sent
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`to all
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`persons who reasonably appeared to be potential claimants on the
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`facts known to the Government, and no other parties filed claims
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`to any of
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`the Defendants
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`in Rem in the Complaint or Amended
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`Complaint, and all time to do so has expired; and
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`WHEREAS,
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`the parties desire to consensually resolve this
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`case on the terms set forth herein;
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`IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the United
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`States,
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`by
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`its attorney,
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`Joon H. Kim, Acting United States
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`Attorney, of counsel, Assistant United States Attorneys Paul M.
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`Monteleoni, Cristine I. Phillips, and Tara M. La Morte, of counsel,
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`and the Defendants and Claimants, by their attorneys, Faith E.
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`Gay, Esq., Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP,
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`that:
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`l.
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`The following terms shall have the definitions set
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`forth herein:
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`a.
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`b.
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`c.
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`“Complaints” means the original Verified Complaint,
`the Amended Verified Complaint, and the Second Amended
`Verified Complaint filed in this Action.
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`“Restrained Properties" means the Defendants in Rem
`named in this Action.
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`“United States" or “Government” means the Plaintiff
`the United States of America.
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`2.
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`The purpose of this Stipulation and Order is to
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`memorialize a settlement agreement pursuant to which the United
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`States will release all of its claims or potential claims
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`against all Defendants relating to this Action and release all
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`Restrained Properties, and all Defendants and Claimants will
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`release all their Claims or potential claims against the United
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`States relating to this Action. Upon the completion of the
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`conditions set forth herein,
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`the Amended Protective Order shall
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`be vacated as to all Defendants and all Restrained Properties,
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`and the Second Amended Complaint shall be dismissed against all
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`Defendants with prejudice.
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`3.
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`Upon entry of the Stipulation and Order,
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`the
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`Government shall inform the Government of the Netherlands that
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`this matter has been resolved and that the Government withdraws
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`any request for the Government of the Netherlands to continue to
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`restrain the AFI Europe Debt, and shall request that the
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`Government of the Netherlands lift the restraint of the AFI
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`Europe Debt that had been implemented at the request of the
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`United States.
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`The Amended Protective Order shall be deemed
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`modified to allow the release of the AFT Europe Debt.
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`4.
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`For the purpose of settlement only, Defendant Prevezon
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`Holdings will make a payment to the United States consisting of
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`$5,896,333.65 in United States currency (the “Payment”).
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`The
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`Payment shall be due within 15 business days of the release by
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`the Government of the Netherlands of the AFI Europe Debt and
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`shall be made by electronic funds transfer pursuant to written
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`instructions to be provided by the United States Attorney’s
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`Office for the Southern District of New York. Upon receipt,
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`the
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`Payment shall be deposited into the U.S. Treasury pursuant to
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`the Miscellaneous Receipts Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3302, which
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`authorizes deposits of public money into the U.S. Treasury, and
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`does not constitute a forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
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`§ 981(a) (l) (A) -
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`5.
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`Upon the Government's receipt of the Payment,
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`the
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`Government shall advise the governments of all countries from
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`whom the Government has sought assistance in connection with its
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`investigation via Mutual Legal Assistance requests,
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`including
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`Switzerland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, and Russia,
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`that this case has been settled, and provide them a copy of this
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`Stipulation and Order.
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`The Government shall also, if requested
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`by any Party hereto, provide a copy of this Stipulation and
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`Order to any other branch, department, or agency of the United
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`States and to any other foreign government or court.
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`6.
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`The Parties agree that this Stipulation and Order is
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`for the purposes of settlement only and nothing in this
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`Stipulation and Order, nor any act
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`(including, but not limited
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`to,
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`the execution of this Stipulation and Order and/or
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`fulfillment of the consideration for this Stipulation and Order)
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`of any Party hereto, nor any transaction occurring between any
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`Parties hereto prior to the date hereof,
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`is or shall be treated,
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`construed, or deemed in any way as an admission by Defendants,
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`Claimants, Denis Katsyv, Alexander Litvak, or Timofey Krit,
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`for
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`any purpose whatsoever, all such liability, fault,
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`responsibility, and wrongdoing of any kind being expressly
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`denied by the Defendants, Claimants, Denis Katsyv, Alexander
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`Litvak, and Timofey Krit, and they specifically deny that the
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`events described in the Complaints as to them occurred as
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`described therein.
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`7.
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`The Government and the Defendants, Claimants, Denis
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`Katsyv, Alexander Litvak, and Timofey Krit have decided to
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`resolve their claims against each other through this Stipulation
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`and Order.
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`The Parties further agree that none of the funds
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`used for the Payment are being paid by or on behalf of any of
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`the Defendants other than Defendant Prevezon Holdings,
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`including
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`but not limited to Ferencoi or Kolevins.
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`Pursuant to the laws
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`of the United States,
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`this Stipulation and Order constitutes a
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`compromise of disputed claims and should not be construed as any
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`evidence as to the merits of any of the claims asserted in the
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`Complaints or of any defenses to those claims. This Stipulation
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`and Order is not
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`intended to have any legal effect on any other
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`pending proceeding in any jurisdiction.
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`8.
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`The Parties agree that the Complaints do not allege
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`that any of the Defendants, Claimants, or Denis Katsyv,
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`Alexander Litvak, or Timofey Krit,
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`is responsible, directly or
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`indirectly, for the arrest, detention, or death of Sergei
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`Magnitsky, or that they have acted as an agent of, on behalf of
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`or in agreement with a person in a matter relating to the
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`arrest, detention, or death of Sergei Magnitsky.
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`9.
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`This Stipulation and Order is intended to fully and
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`finally resolve all pending claims made by the United States in
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`the Action relating to the Defendants. Accordingly,
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`the United
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`States hereby releases all Defendants, Claimants (including IKR
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`and Martash), and their current and former subsidiaries,
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`affiliates, predecessors, successors, and assigns, and their
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`current and former shareholders, predecessors, successors,
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`assigns, related entities,
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`joint ventures, partners, principals,
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`investors, directors, officers, employees, agents, heirs,
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`administrators, representatives, attorneys, and managers,
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`including but not limited to Denis Katsyv, Alexander Litvak, and
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`Timofey Krit
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`(“Released Parties”),
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`from any and all claims,
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`suits, causes of action, and related liabilities,
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`including
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`without limitation costs, expenses, penalties, and attorneys’
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`fees, concerning, arising out of, or resulting from the
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`allegations in the Complaints or the facts and matters pleaded
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`in this Action, or any actions taken by or on behalf of any of
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`the Released Parties in connection with the allegations in the
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`Complaints or the facts and matters pleaded in this Action.
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`10.
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`The Defendants, Claimants, Denis Katsyv, Alexander
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`Litvak, and Timofey Krit hereby release the U.S. Attorney's
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`Office for the Southern District of New York,
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`the Department of
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`Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, and their
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`current and former officers, employees, agents, administrators,
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`10
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`representatives, attorneys, and managers (“Government Released
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`Parties”) from any and all claims, suits, causes of action, and
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`related liabilities,
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`including without limitation costs,
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`expenses, penalties, and attorneys’ fees, concerning, arising
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`out of, or resulting from,
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`the filing of this Action or the
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`United States’ seizure, restraint, and/or constructive
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`possession of the properties named in the Complaints,
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`including,
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`without limitation, any claim that the United States did not
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`have probable cause to seize or restrain the Restrained
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`Properties, that the Defendants, Claimants, Denis Katsyv,
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`Alexander Litvak, or Timofey Krit are prevailing parties, or
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`that the Defendants, Claimants, Denis Katsyv, Alexander Litvak,
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`or Timofey Krit are entitled to attorneys'
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`fees or any award of
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`interest; and further agree to hold harmless the Government
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`Released Parties from any and all thirdeparty claims of
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`ownership of any of the Defendants in Rem. This release shall
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`not affect Defendants’ rights or claims against any person other
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`than the Government Released Parties.
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`11. Upon the Government's receipt of the Payment,
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`the
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`Amended Protective Order shall be vacated as to all Restrained
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`Properties,
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`the Court shall order the Restrained Properties
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`returned to the Claimants, and the Action shall be dismissed
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`against all Defendants with prejudice.
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`ll
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`12.
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`Each Party to this Stipulation and Order will bear its
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`own costs and attorneys’
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`fees.
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`13. All Parties agree to waive all rights to appeal or
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`otherwise challenge or contest the validity of this Stipulation
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`and Order.
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`14.
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`The signatories to this Stipulation and Order each
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`represent that they are duly authorized to sign this Stipulation
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`and Order.
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`15. This Stipulation and Order represents the complete
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`agreement of the Parties hereto.
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`16.
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`The signature page of this Stipulation and Order may
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`be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be
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`deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one
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`12
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`and the same instrument.
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`Facsimiles or electronic copies shall
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`be treated as originals.
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`JOON H. KIM
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`Acting United States Attorney for
`the Southern District of New York
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`Attorney for Plaintiff
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` UL M.
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`ONTELEONI
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`CRISTINE I. PHILLIPS
`TARA M. LA MORTE
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`Assistant United States Attorneys
`One St. Andrew’s Plaza
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`New York, New York 10007
`Tel.:
`(212) 637—2219
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`Fax:
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`(212) 637—0421
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`PREVEZON HOLDINGS, LTD., PREVEZON ALEXANDER, LLC, PREVEZON SOHO
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`USA, LLC, PREVEZON SEVEN USA, LLC, PREVEZON PINE USA, LLC,
`PREVEZON 1711 USA, LLC, PREVEZON 1810, LLC, PREVEZON 2009 USA,
`LLC, PREVEZON 2011 USA, LLC,
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`By:
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`DENIS KATSYV,
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`ER
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`DATE
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`DENIS KATSYV
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`DENIS KATSYV
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`IKR
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`By:
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`DENIS KATSYV,
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`_/_
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`NER
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`2.06? 2.0!?
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`DATE
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`DATE
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`MARTASH HOLDINGS
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`By:M 11%
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`DENIS KATSYV, OWNER
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`DATE
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`KOLEVINS LTD.
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`By: M
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`DENIS KATSYV, L
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`L REPRESENTATIVE
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`122.05. 201%
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`DATE
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`11.9520”
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`DATE
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`FERENCOI
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`INVESTMENTS, LTD.
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`By: M 4
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`DENIS KATSYV, 0
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`R
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`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP
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`DATE E. GAY, ESQ.
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`95... 21M 3"
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`to PREVEZON HOLDINGS, LTD., PREVEZON ALEXANDER, LLC,
`Counsel
`PREVEZON SOHO USA, LLC, PREVEZON SEVEN USA, LLC, PREVEZON PINE
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`USA, LLC, PREVEZON 1711 USA, LLC, PREVEZON 1810, LLC, PREVEZON
`2009 USA, LLC, PREVEZON 2011 USA, LLC, DENIS KATSYV, MARTASH
`HOLDINGS,
`IKR, FERENCOI, and KOLEVINS
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`SO ORDERED:
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`THE HONORABLE WILLIAM H. PAULEY III
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`DATE
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