Legal Opinion
In Re: Search of 2847 East Higgins Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Appeal Of: Michael G. Wellek
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 1, 2004No. 04-2874PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
In May of 2003, IRS agents executed a warrant to search a warehouse for evidence and fruits of suspected violations of federal tax laws by Michael Wellek, the owner of a string of strip joints. In the warehouse the agents found and seized more than $12 million in cash, together with business records. Two months later Wellek moved unsuccessfully in the district court under Fed.R.Crim.P. 41(g) (formerly 41(e)) for the return of the currency and records, and he now appeals to us from the denial of the motion. We take up the currency first.
After counting the money and…
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