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Civil Forfeiture

By: Derek Hawkins//September 18, 2018//

Civil Forfeiture

By: Derek Hawkins//September 18, 2018//

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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

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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