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Forfeiture of $104 filed in criminal case USA v. Zelek in Northern District of Illinois
21-cr-00496
N.D. Ill.
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Case Summary
This case involves a criminal matter, with a forfeiture of $104. The details of the forfeiture are not specified in the current summary. The case is currently pending in the Northern District of Illinois, with docket number 21-cr-00496.
No timeline activity recorded yet. This page will grow as rulings and filings land.
Key Issues
- • Criminal matter
- • Forfeiture
- • Northern District of Illinois
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N.D. Ill.
Northern District of Illinois · 7th Circuit · IL
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1:21-cr-00496-1 USA v. Zelek
Other · May 05, 2026
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What the record shows
This case is tied to Northern District of Illinois, a federal district court in IL.
The newest docket activity we have is a other dated May 05, 2026.
Party extraction has not produced a reliable plaintiff/defendant graph yet, so no speculative names are shown.
Press monitoring has found 1 related article from 1 distinct source.
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The Story So Far
USA v. Zelek is an active criminal matter in Northern District of Illinois under docket 21-cr-00496.
The case is currently organized around Criminal charges and procedural posture, Charge status, plea posture, and court supervision, Government parties, public agencies, or official-capacity claims.
The available docket gives enough signal to track the case, but not enough to overstate the merits. This page will become more useful as filings, orders, hearings, and party appearances add detail.
On May 5, 2026, the docket recorded a other: The government has filed a forfeiture action against Zelek, seeking to seize $104. This action is a separate proceeding from the underlying criminal case, USA v. Zelek, and aims to confiscate assets related to the alleged crime.
The forfeiture action will.
The next thing to watch is whether the latest other produces a substantive order, a scheduling change, a settlement signal, or a filing that clarifies the parties' positions.
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About This Court
Northern District of Illinois (N.D. Ill.) is a federal district court in the 7th Circuit, IL.
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May 5, 2026
1:21-cr-00496-1 USA v. Zelek
The government has filed a forfeiture action against Zelek, seeking to seize $104. This action is a separate proceeding from the underlying criminal case, USA v. Zelek, and aims to confiscate assets related to the alleged crime. The forfeiture action will determine whether the government can keep the seized assets.
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