Jim Finnel
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N.H. - The federal government has laid claim to a New Ipswich couple’s home where police found less than 2 pounds of marijuana and several firearms, court records show.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Rob Rabuck filed a drug forfeiture case Tuesday in U.S. District Court against 215 Fox Farm Road, the home of Jesse and Debora Geiger.
Prosecutors also seek to seize a .22 caliber Ruger and a Smith & Wesson revolver, two .22 caliber rifles and a 30-30 rifle, all found in the home during a raid Nov. 5, 2008. Rabuck charges that the guns “were used or intended to be used to facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession or concealment of controlled substances” or revenue from the same.
Jesse Geiger handed over about two bags of marijuana, stashed in a large brown paper bag in his bedroom, when state and local police searched the home, the forfeiture complaint states.
Geiger allegedly admitted he was “involved in the marijuana business,” Rabuck wrote.
Geiger guessed the bags held about 2 pounds, and they weighed in at 13.5 and 15.7 ounces, the complaint states.
Police also found smoking pipes, a digital scale and other such marijuana paraphernalia, and several $20 bills that police had used to have an informant buy marijuana from Geiger.
“Towards the end of the search, Debora Geiger asked an officer if they found anything,” Rabuck wrote. “When she was told that they found almost two pounds of marijuana in the master bedroom, she replied, ‘Oh, that’s it? That’s nothing. You didn’t find what you were looking for.’ Based on the statements from Debora Geiger, officers completed a more thorough search with negative results.”
The complaint requests not to seize the house directly, but to serve notice of the forfeiture and conduct an inspection and appraisal pending further proceedings.
It isn’t clear whether criminal charges were filed against Jesse Geiger in state courts. Police typically opt to bring forfeiture cases in federal court, where rules allow the local departments to keep a greater share of the revenue.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney Rob Rabuck filed a drug forfeiture case Tuesday in U.S. District Court against 215 Fox Farm Road, the home of Jesse and Debora Geiger.
Prosecutors also seek to seize a .22 caliber Ruger and a Smith & Wesson revolver, two .22 caliber rifles and a 30-30 rifle, all found in the home during a raid Nov. 5, 2008. Rabuck charges that the guns “were used or intended to be used to facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession or concealment of controlled substances” or revenue from the same.
Jesse Geiger handed over about two bags of marijuana, stashed in a large brown paper bag in his bedroom, when state and local police searched the home, the forfeiture complaint states.
Geiger allegedly admitted he was “involved in the marijuana business,” Rabuck wrote.
Geiger guessed the bags held about 2 pounds, and they weighed in at 13.5 and 15.7 ounces, the complaint states.
Police also found smoking pipes, a digital scale and other such marijuana paraphernalia, and several $20 bills that police had used to have an informant buy marijuana from Geiger.
“Towards the end of the search, Debora Geiger asked an officer if they found anything,” Rabuck wrote. “When she was told that they found almost two pounds of marijuana in the master bedroom, she replied, ‘Oh, that’s it? That’s nothing. You didn’t find what you were looking for.’ Based on the statements from Debora Geiger, officers completed a more thorough search with negative results.”
The complaint requests not to seize the house directly, but to serve notice of the forfeiture and conduct an inspection and appraisal pending further proceedings.
It isn’t clear whether criminal charges were filed against Jesse Geiger in state courts. Police typically opt to bring forfeiture cases in federal court, where rules allow the local departments to keep a greater share of the revenue.
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Source: nashuatelegraph.com
Author: ANDREW WOLFE
Copyright: 2010 Telegraph Publishing Company
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