Legal Opinion
Fernando Mesa Valderrama v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 2005No. 04-14834PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Fernando Mesa Valderrama (“Mesa”), appeals the district court’s order granting the Government’s Motion to Dismiss Mesa’s Motion to Set Aside Administrative Forfeiture, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 983(e). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I. background'
A. Facts
Mesa is a resident and citizen of Bogota, Colombia. In 1990, Mesa purchased three investment policies from Eagle Star International Life (“Eagle Star”). Eagle Star held the policies in accounts located on the Isle of Man. Mesa made annual contributions to the policies for over a decade, but in March 2002…
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