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United States v. One Lear Jet Aircraft, Serial No. 35a-280, Registration No. Yn-Bvo, Leybda Corp., Claimant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 2, 1987No. 85-5938PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This is a civil forfeiture action brought by the United States against a Lear jet. The government alleged, inter alia, that the jet’s crew members entered this country illegally, having made material misrepresentations on their visa applications. See 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(19). These violations would trigger the criminal penalty provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a) and, in turn, the civil forfeiture provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(b) (West Supp.1986). Leybda Corporation, a Panamanian subsidiary of a Nicaraguan corporation, claims ownership of the jet and challenges the validity of…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Fedorenko v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Adam v. SaengerSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Chaunt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. The Unidentified Wrecked And Abandoned Sailing VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Bohdan Koziy, A/K/A Bogdanus Kosij, A/K/A Bohdan JozijCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. J.W. Counts v. American General Life And Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  2. United States v. One Lear Jet Aircraft, Serial No. 35a-280, Registration No. Yn-Bvo, Leybda Corp., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  3. Reinhold Kulle v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Doe v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1989
  5. United States v. One Lear Jet Aircraft, Serial No. 35a-280, Registration No. Yn-Bvo, Leybda Corp., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987

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