Legal Opinion
United States v. $3,000 in Cash
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 29, 1995No. Civ. A. 95-607-APublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
This 18 U.S.C. § 981 civil forfeiture action presents two questions concerning who qualifies as an “owner” so as to have standing to invoke the innocent-owner provision of § 981(a)(2). The first is whether one who is at once a victim and a participant in a fraud is barred by the doctrine of unclean hands from asserting an equitable interest in the money he paid in connection with the fraud. The second question is whether one who gives an associate money in connection with a planned commercial real estate venture, knowing that the money will be…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- United States v. Armand P. D'AmAtoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- United States v. $38,570 U.S. Currency, Francisco Flores, Jr., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Clara Torres v. $36,256.80 U.S. CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
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