NOTICE OF COMPLAINT BY PUBLICATION

A Complaint for Forfeiture has been filed in Case No. D-06-CV-26-010782, Montgomery County, MD v. US Currency $7,760.00 and Jerome Oswald Messam on the 12 th day of February 2026, in the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County. The $7,760.00 was seized on or about July 23, 2025, at or near 11305 Gilsan Street, Silver Spring, Maryland 20902. The objective of the Complaint is to obtain an Order from the Court forfeiting all of the right, title, and interest of the said currency, both legal and equitable, in and to the said currency. The said currency is subject to forfeiture in that it was used in close proximity to contraband controlled dangerous substance, controlled paraphernalia, and was otherwise used or intended for use in connection with illegal manufacture, distribution, dispensing, or possession of controlled dangerous substance, in violation of Criminal Procedure Article, Section 12-101 et seq., of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

The above property will be forfeited if an Answer is not timely filed. An Answer may be filed with the Clerk of the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County within 60 days of March 5, 2026, the last publication date of this notice. Additional information may be obtained from Haley M. Roberts, Associate County Attorney, 101 Monroe Street, 3 rd Floor, Rockville, MD 20850, phone number (240) 777-6700.

If the currency is not needed for evidentiary purposes in a judicial proceeding, the owner of the seized currency may obtain possession of the currency pending forfeiture by posting a bond in the manner provided in Subsection 12-208 of the Criminal Procedure Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

February 19 & 26, 2026

March 5, 2026

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