United States Eighth Circuit

In civil forfeiture proceedings against funds, brought by the government alleging that the money was subject to forfeiture as the proceeds of a drug transaction or as property used in relation to drugs, a judgment in favor of claimants opposing the forfeiture is reversed and remanded where the government proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant currency was substantially connected to a narcotics offense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/18/2006
• Published 08/18/2006

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before ARNOLD, LAY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nancy A. Svoboda, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Omaha, NE, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. McCabe, argued, San Diego, CA, for appellee.