Legal Opinion
United States v. 5443 Suffield Terrace, Skokie, Illinois
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 9, 2002No. 02 C 1883PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GETTLEMAN, District Judge.
The United States has brought a civil forfeiture action against 5443 Suffield Terrace, Skokie, Illinois (“the' Suffield property”) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 19 U.S.C. § 1595a(a). The government alleges that Richard Connors (“Connors”), owner of .the Suffield property, paid proceeds traceable to specified unlawful .activity- — the illegal smuggling and sale of Cuban cigars in the U.S. — towards mortgage payments on his home, and that he used his home to conceal the contraband. Because these alleged activities violate 18…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. CarrellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- United States v. 874 Gartel DriveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Twenty-Seven Parcels of Real Property Located in Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri, Louis JimersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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