Legal Opinion
United States v. $321,470.00, United States Currency, Appeal of Michael Cambeletta, Movant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1989No. 87-3622PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
In this case the owner of $321,470 in cash turned his back on what must have been pin money to him compared with the value of preserving his anonymity.
The United States brings this in rem civil forfeiture action against $321,470 under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). Section 881(a)(6) authorizes forfeiture of goods, money, and real property which the United States has probable cause to believe may be substantially connected with illegal drug transactions. 1
Late in January 1986, Michael Cambelet-ta left his home in Miami, Florida, and traveled by bus to Jackson, Tennessee, in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Three Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars ($364,960.00) in United States CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. $38,000.00 in United States Currency, David English and Michael William English, Claimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Four Million, Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Etc., United States of America v. Three Million, Six Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Currency Totalling $48,318.08, Philip A. Demassa, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, Etc., Arturo Fernandez, Etc., Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by76 opinions
- United States v. 4492 South Livonia RoadCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- United States v. $191,910.00 in U.S. Currency, Bruce R. Morgan, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. $38,570 U.S. Currency, Francisco Flores, Jr., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. $133,420.00 in United States CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- United States v. Contents of Accounts Nos. 3034504504 & 144-07143 at Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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