Legal Opinion
United States v. One Lot of U.S. Currency ($36,634)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 10, 1997No. 96-1753PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals from the entry of summary judgment against it in its action, to forfeit one lot of currency totalling $36,-634. The currency was seized from Salvatore Mele, Jr. at Logan Airport in Boston. The district court held that while there was adequate reason to believe that the money was connected to some unlawful activity, there was insufficient evidence that the unlawful activity involved drugs. Accordingly, the court held that the currency is not forfeitable under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), which requires that the moneys be “in exchange for a controlled…
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