Agenda Item Request:
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Authorization to accept Maine Department of Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) US currency asset seizure disbursement check
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Background and Purpose of Request:
Requestor: Dean Fredericks, Criminal Investigations Division (CID)
We have received a check from State of Maine, specifically from MDEA Asset disbursement. The check is for $1281.00 and it was seized as a result of an incident that occurred in 2020.
On December 27th, 2020 the CCSO conducted a traffic stop in the Town of Gray. 3 occupants of the vehicle were arrested on various charges. Seized from the vehicle and occupants was a Ruger 9mm handgun, $1,281.00 cash, and approximately 500 grams of Fentanyl. A subsequent search warrant was drafted for a motel in the Town of Naples where additional persons were arrested and evidence seized. The defendant listed in this Approval of Transfer document was eventually convicted in Portland Unified Court. In addition to the conviction, the Attorney General’s Office moved to order the forfeiture of the US Currency seized from Defendant Thomas Caswell.
I recommend that we accept the $1281.00 of US currency, and use those funds to purchase equipment to assist in the further investigation of crimes committed in Cumberland County.
Presentation: [Yes or No]
Funding Amount and Source:
MDEA check for $1,281.0
Effective Date if Applicable:
N/A