Legal Opinion
United States v. One Gulfstream G-V Jet Aircraft
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 19, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2011-1874PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting the Claimants’ Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice; Granting Leave to Amend
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The United States brings this forfeiture action against a $38.5 million dollar jet purchased by Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (“Nguema”), Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Forestry and Agriculture 1 and the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president. The government alleges that Nguema purchased the jet with funds derived from extortion, misappropriation, theft, and embezzlement. Although the government describes a disconcerting pattern of corruption in…
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