UNITED STATES v. ONE LEAR JET AIRCRAFT

No. 85-5938.

808 F.2d 765 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE LEAR JET AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. 35A-280, REGISTRATION NO. YN-BVO, Defendant, Leybda Corp., Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira J. Kurzban, Kurzban, Kurzban & Weinger, P.A., Miami, Fla., for claimant-appellant.

Leon B. Kellner, U.S. Atty., Jonathan Goodman, David O. Leiwant, Sonia Escobio O'Donnell, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, EDMONDSON and KEITH, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 2, 1987.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This is a civil forfeiture action brought by the United States against a Lear jet. The government alleged, inter alia, that the jet's crew members entered this country illegally, having made material misrepresentations on their visa applications. See 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(19). These violations would trigger the criminal penalty...

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