United States v. $15,795.00 In U.S. Currency

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

N. Carlton Tilley, Jr., Senior United States District Judge

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. # 18]. Plaintiff United States of America (“the Government”) argues that Claimant Michael Anthony Shontia Howze cannot controvert its case nor carry his burden of showing that he is an innocent owner of the defendant currency (Mem. in Supp. of Gov’t’s Mot. for Summ. J. at 2 [Doc. # 19]). For the reasons explained herein, the Government’s Motion is granted.

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The following facts are undisputed. On January 7, 2015, at approximately…