Legal Opinion
United States v. One Lot of U.S. Currency ($68,000), Etc., Giovanni Castiello
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 4, 1991No. 90-2073PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The United States brought an in rem complaint for forfeiture against certain property, viz., an automobile allegedly “used, or ... intended for use ... to transport, or ... facilitate the transportation” of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(4), and $68,000 in cash, allegedly “intended to be furnished ... in exchange for a controlled substance_” id. § 881(a)(6). Appellant Giovanni Castiello filed a timely claim to the property in the form of an answer to the complaint. Thereafter, the government moved for summary judgment. Its motion was supported by the affidavit of Joseph W.…
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