United States v. U S Currency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CIVIL ACTION NO. 21-3965 VERSUS JUDGE ELIZABETH E. FOOTE U.S. CURRENCY MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY MEMORANDUM ORDER This is a civil forfeiture action in which the United States seeks the forfeiture of $36,764 in currency, seized from criminal defendant Edward Reed (“Reed”), which represents proceeds derived from or attributable to Reed’s drug trafficking operation. After filing a civil complaint regarding the currency, the Government moved for a judgment of forfeiture. Record Document 7.…