Legal Opinion
United States v. One 1998 Tractor
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided October 23, 2003No. 1:03 CV 00033PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JONES, District Judge.
The claimant in this in rem civil forfeiture proceeding is Karapet Shimshiryan, a truck driver who transports goods in his tractor-trailer for a living. Shimshiryan’s tractor and the trailer are the defendant property. Shimshiryan has previously pleaded guilty to violating the federal criminal laws that prohibit transporting, concealing, or possessing contraband cigarettes. 1 In the present action, the government seeks the forfeiture of Shimshiryan’s tractor and trailer pursuant to the statute permitting the forfeiture of “an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel involved…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Lolita Mondragon, Claimant-Appellant, and $500,684 in U.S. CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. One Parcel of Real Estate Located at 7715 Betsy Bruce Lane, Summerfield, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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