Legal Opinion
United States v. $1,399,313.74 in United States Currency
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 18, 2009No. 08 Civ.1993(SAS)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SHIRA A. .SCHEINDLIN, District Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
On February, 28, 2008, the Government filed a verified complaint for civil forfeiture in rem against $1,399,313.74 in funds (the “Defendant Funds”) held in a personal savings account at HSBC Bank in New York (the “Account”) in the names of Ivan Felipe Mejia Cabal and Carlos Fernando Mejia Cabal (collectively, “Claimants”). The Defendant Funds were seized by the Government on September 10, 2007, pursuant to a warrant issued by Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein. On June 30, 2008, this Court granted Claimants’ motion to…
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