Legal Opinion
United States v. Thirty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Dollars & Fifty-Six Cents ($32,820.56) in United States Currency
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 30, 2016No. 15-2622, 15-2624PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
In May 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) seized $32,820.56 from Carole Hinders’s business bank account based on allegations that Hinders had unlawfully “structured” deposits to avoid federal currency reporting requirements. The government then .filed a civil forfeiture complaint against th.e seized currency. Hinders responded by filing claims to the seized property.
Over a year later, the government moved to dismiss the case, and the district court2 dismissed the action without prejudice. Hinders moved for attorney fees, costs, and interest under the Civil…
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