By: Derek Hawkins//September 18, 2018//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: United States of America v. Nicholas P. Marrocco, et al.
Case No.: 16-3238
Officials: FLAUM, MANION, AND HAMILTON, Circuit Judges
Focus: Civil Forfeiture
In December 2002, law enforcement seized $100,120 in United States currency from a passenger on an Amtrak train. The federal government initiated a civil forfeiture proceeding against the currency. The passenger and the owner of the funds, neither of whom were ever charged with committing any crime related to the funds, joined the suit as claimants. After fourteen years and two appeals, the case went to a jury. The jury found the currency was substantially connected to a drug transaction and entered a verdict for the government. The claimants filed multiple post-trial motions, all of which the district court denied. The case now comes to us for the third time. We affirm.
Affirmed