26-01255L

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 26-CA-1557
IN RE: FORFEITURE OF
$116,080 U.S. CURRENCY AND
2021 TESLA MODEL Y
(VIN: 5YJYGDEF7MF137768)
TO ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED:
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act has been filed by PETITIONER CARMINE MARCENO, as Sheriff of Lee County in the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in and for Lee County, Florida requesting that the * be forfeited to the Petitioner, SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO, for the use and benefit of the LEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
You are further advised that the LEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE is presently holding the above described $116,080.00 U.S. Currency and 2021 Tesla Model Y (VIN: 5YJYGDEF7MF137768).
You are required to file a copy of your written defenses, if any, to said forfeiture action on JOHN HOLLOWAY, Petitioner’s attorney, whose address is Lee County Sheriff’s Department, Legal Division, 14750 Six Mile Cypress Parkway, Fort Myers, Florida 33912, by mail within 30 days of first publication, and file the original with Clerk of the Court either before service on Petitioner’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
Dated this day of 03/30/2026
KEVIN KARNES
Clerk of Court
(SEAL) By: N Wright-Angad
Deputy Clerk
John Holloway, Esquire
LEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
LEGAL DIVISION
14750 Six Mile Cypress Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida 33912
(239) 477-1294
E-mail: [email protected]
Secondary:
[email protected]
By: John Holloway
Florida Bar No.: 376840
April 3, 10, 2026 26-01255L

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