26-01604M

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
COMPLAINT
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO: 26-CA-001241
FGCC Case No.: 26ON0000081
IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($18,157.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY
TO: Mike’s Arcade, BTJ Properties, LLC, Sandra Martinez, and John K. Jenkins; and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in the property herein described.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that on June 22, 2026, the Florida Gaming Control Commission filed the above-styled forfeiture action against the above-described property in the Circuit Court of the TWELFTH Judicial Circuit of Florida, in and for MANATEE County, which was seized on May 7, 2026, pursuant to a criminal investigation for offenses occurring in MANATEE County, Florida. An Order finding probable cause was issued by the Court on May 27, 2026. A copy of the aforementioned Complaint and Order are on file at the Office of the Clerk of the Courts for MANATEE County, Florida, and are available for examination during regular business hours.
YOU ARE REQUIRED to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the Complaint and Order finding Probable Cause upon Marc Daniel Taupier, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Gaming Enforcement Legal Advisor, whose address is 4070 Esplanade Way, Suite 250, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, and file the Original with the Clerk of Court, MANATEE County, Florida. Failure to file and serve such pleadings may result in the entry of a Default pursuant to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.550, and a Final Order of Forfeiture.
This notice shall be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the Business Observer - Manatee.
“In and for Manatee County:
If you cannot afford an attorney, contact Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.org, or Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org. If you do not qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may email an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.”
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Manatee County Jury Office, P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
Marc D. Taupier
Deputy General Counsel
4070 Esplanade Way, Suite 250
Tallahassee, FL 32399
August 21, 28, 2026 26-01604M

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