Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1990No. 89-6317PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
This is a consolidated appeal of two civil actions filed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) to obtain forfeiture of a $25,000 cash bond and certain real and personal property. The district court held that the government failed to demonstrate probable cause that the properties listed in the complaints were the proceeds of illegal drug transactions.
We reverse.
I
Zenworth Thomas, a thirty-eight year old native of Antigua, British West Indies, claims ownership of the property the government seeks to forfeit. Thomas came to the United States in 1969 and settled in New York…
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