Legal Opinion
United States v. Leak
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1997No. 93-2302, 96-1873PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion in which Judge WILLIAMS and Judge GOODWIN joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Claimants-appellants Curtis Leak and Karen Leak lost their home and car on summary judgment in this forfeiture action. The government contends that the Leaks intentionally structured a series of bank deposits to avoid the reporting requirements of 31 U.S.C. § 5313(a). Because the Leaks used the money deposited to pay off their home mortgage and used their car to make some of the deposits, the government brought a civil forfeiture action…
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