United States v. One 1970 Ford Pick-Up Truck, Serial No. F10GCH17034

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CONTIE, District Judge.

The United States initiated this action for the forfeiture of a vehicle pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1595a.

At trial on the matter, the claimant introduced no testimony and objected to none of the government’s testimony. The government introduced testimony to the following effect: The claimant had pled guilty to violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659, possession of property stolen from a foreign shipment of freight. The stolen property consisted of 2258 pounds of tungsten valued at $8000, which was being shipped from a mining company in Canada to General…