Legal Opinion
United States v. Zorrilla-Echevarria
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 18, 2013No. 12-1261PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Ramon Zorrilla-Echevarria was caught smuggling approximately $543,000, hidden in two false doors, from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic. United States Customs and Border Patrol (“CBP”) agents arrested him and seized the cash, which CBP has continued to hold. Zorrilla-Eehevarria’s case was tried to a jury, which convicted him on charges of bulk cash smuggling and failure to report the export of currency.
The cash used by Zorrilla-Echevarria was forfeitable to the United States as “property used ... in any manner or part, to commit” a violation of…
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