United States v. Walker

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal comes from a civil forfeiture action brought by the United States under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). The government seeks property, primarily cash, with a value in excess of $1.5 million; it includes $1,002,219.48 in cash, $37,086 in checks, two pieces of real estate, 42 pieces of jewelry, 30 pieces of electronic equipment, and five automobiles. The property belongs to the estate of Dennis Constantine White.

On May 5, 1986, the police department of Prince George’s County, Maryland, discovered the bodies of Dennis White and his daughter, Donna Marie White, in his…