Legal Opinion
United States v. United States Currency in the Sum of One Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 29, 2006No. 1:04-mj-00883PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
VITALIANO, District Judge.
This is a civil action brought by the United States of America (“Government”), pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), seeking the condemnation and forfeiture of United States currency which the Government alleges is connected to the drug trade. Over $200,000 was seized from a car whose driver, Victor Escobar (“Escobar”), has filed a claim of ownership. The Government alleges that Escobar was transporting the currency for drug traffickers. Escobar, a non-citizen with no documented source of even modest income, has a history of being stopped by police…
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