Commonwealth v. $71,919.00 United States Currency

By Judge R. Terrence Ney

This matter comes before the Court pursuant to the Commonwealth’s Motion to Compel the Production of Documents filed against Mr. Trung Ma in connection with a civil forfeiture proceeding. Mahas refused to produce the requested discovery items, asserting that the compelled production of these items would violate his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.

Facts

Between June 1999 and December 1999, members of the Fairfax County Police Department, acting in an undercover capacity, placed numerous bets with Ma. See Commonwealth’s Bill of Particulars, & 1.

On…