Legal Opinion
United States v. Catala
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 30, 2017No. 17-1096PPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
■This case requires üs to answer a question of first impression in this circuit—a question involving the relative priority, as between the government and a general creditor, with respect to claims .relating to assets forfeited as the proceeds of criminal activity. The district court resolved this question in the government’s favor and denied the general creditor’s claim. After careful consideration, we affirm.
The facts are straightforward. In April of 2007, claimant-appellant David Vogel loaned an acquaintance, defendant Juan G. Catala,. $8,500 during a trip to Las Vegas.…
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