Legal Opinion
United States v. $4,298.80 In Currency
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 15, 1959No. Civ. A. No. 11456PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
This case is a libel for forfeiture of $4,298.80, and some other smaller items, because it was property used in gambling operations when the possessor from whom it was taken had not complied with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code by failing to purchase a $50 tax stamp under 26 U.S.C.A. § 4411. Section 7302 of title 26 U.S.C.A. provides in substance that property used or intended to be used in violation of Federal Internal Revenue Laws shall be subject to forfeiture. The full text of section 7302 is set .out in the margin.1
The case was tried non-jury. Very…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. Harris Leveson, Jr., of $16,833.00Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- United States v. Currency in the Total Amount of $2,223.40District Court, N.D. New York · 1957
- United States v. One Thousand Five Hundred & Eight Dollars & Forty CentsDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 1958
3Cited by8 opinions
- One 1961 Lincoln Continental Sedan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- United States of America, Libelant-Appellee v. United States Coin and Currency in the Amount of $8,674.00, Donaldangelini, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- United States v. $1,058.00 in United States CurrencyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- $3,265.28 in United States Currency v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- $1,407.00 in United States Currency v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
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