United States Tenth Circuit

In a civil in rem forfeiture action brought by the government pursuant to 21 U.S.C. section 881(a)(6) seeking forfeiture of $252,300, a judgment forfeiting the currency to the government is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court's findings of fact were insufficient to establish that the currency at issue was traceable to drugs for purposes of section 881(a)(6); and 2) the government failed to prove a case for forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. section 981.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/30/2007
• Published 05/01/2007

Judges

• LUCERO, Circuit Judge., Before LUCERO, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Submitted on the briefs: , Robert M. Lott, Robert M. Lott & Associates, Culver City, CA, for Claimant-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Colin D. Wood, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, Wichita, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.