Legal Opinion
Collazos v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 18, 2004No. 02-6324PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge KATZMANN concurs in the majority opinion, and files a separate concurring opinion.
RAGGI, Circuit Judge.
This case presents us with the first opportunity to interpret the disentitlement provision of the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (“CAERA”), Pub.L. No. 106-185, § 14, 114 Stat. 202, 219 (2000), codified at 28 U.S.C. § 2466.
Stella Collazos is a Colombian national indicted in federal and state courts for her alleged operation of a multi-million dollar money-laundering enterprise. In 1996, law enforcement authorities seized $1.1 million from account number 68108021 in Ms.…
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