Legal Opinion
United States v. One Hundred & Twenty Thousand Eight Hundred & Fifty Six Dollars in United States Currency
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided January 2, 2005No. Civ. 2003-173PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(January 2, 2005)
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The claimant, Bernard Wray, traveled on March 22, 2002 from St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, to the United States Virgin Islands on board a Liat Airlines flight. Upon arriving at St. Thomas’ Cyril E. King Airport, Wray presented himself to United States customs officials and did not state on his customs declaration that he was transporting more than $10,000 in United States currency. Upon inspection, a customs officer discovered $120,856.00 in United States’ currency hidden in the lining of Wray’s suitcase. The customs…
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