Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America v. $487,825.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY David Aguasviva, Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 14, 2007No. 06-3138PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
This forfeiture proceeding concerns $487,825 that the government seized from David Aguasviva. The District Court entered a default judgment for the government, and Aguasviva appeals. We will affirm.
I
During a traffic stop of Aguasviva, officers of the Palisades Parkway Interstate Police in New Jersey discovered $487,825 in United States currency in Aguasviva’s vehicle. An ion test was conducted on the currency, which indicated that it had been around large quantities of cocaine. 1
On February 7, 2005, the government commenced an administrative forfeiture proceeding…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. $55,518.05 in U.S. Currency. Appeal of Gary GoldenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- United States v. $23,000 in United States CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Contents of Accounts Nos. 3034504504 & 144-07143 at Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- United States v. 8136 S. Dobson Street, Chicago, Illinois, Rodney AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Commodity Account No. 549 54930 at Saul Stone & Company, Lars "Erik" Lindstrpm, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- United States v. Funds in the Amount of $574,840Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- United States v. Real Property Located at 17 Coon Creek RoadCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- United States v. $104,250.00 in U.S. CurrencyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2013
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