United States v. Funds in the Amount of $830,000 in United States Currency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 18 C 01537 ) v. ) ) Judge Edmond E. Chang FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $830,000 ) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, ) ) Defendant In Rem. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER On December 1, 2017, federal law enforcement agents seized $830,000 in cash from Lev Sigal and Nickolay Antonov after the two men boarded an Amtrak train at Chicago’s Union Station. Gov. Exh. 1, Report of Investigation. ¶ 1. The government then instituted a forfeiture action under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). 1 R. 2,…