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U.S. v. DACCARETT

Nos. 1264, 1265, Dockets 92-6229, 92-6259.

6 F.3d 37 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, United States of America, Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. Johnny DACCARETT; Francisco J. Palacio; Creaciones Ivonne; Sabmar Ltda; Industrias Marathon Limitada; Comercial Samora Ltda; Emperesa Nelson Gomez, O. "Faster"; Siracusa Trading Corp.; Heriberto Castro Meza and Nelson Gomez, Claimants, Merrill Lynch Bank, Certain funds contained in Account No. 044000804961700114433 held at The Merrill Lynch Bank 1 Columbus; Pierce, Fenner & Smith; Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company; Southeast Bank & Bank of New York in the Names of Siracusa Trading Corporation; Heriberto Castro-Mesa; Jose Santacruz-Londono; Jaime Vargas; Harold Castro; Jairo Ocampo; Ana Milena Santacruz; Ripon Holdings; Manufacturas de Modas; Confecciones Tio; Manufacturas Samir Ltda; Manufacturas Jolimer Ltda; Barranquilla Industrial Ltda; Industrial Marathon; International Exchange & Investment Corp.; Valery Fashions Ltd.; Comercializadora de Satander Ltda; Manufacturas del Atlantico; Confecciones Elizabeth; Industrial de Confeccion Ltda; Banco Atlantico and All Funds Transferred to Through and or By Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner Smith, Inc., Banco Atlantico Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, Southeast Bank and Bank of New York on Behalf of or for the Benefit of the Aforesaid Claimants to Any All Banks in Colombia and All Bank Accounts Thereof, Including But Not Limited to Banco de Caldas Account Numbers 0999306226 0331, 544-7-1844 and 544-710-844; Banco del Estado Account Number 8900033088; Comercial Costena de Confecciones Ltda; Producto & Textiles Columbianos Ltda; Produtexcol Ltda; Gomez Nelson and Costafast, Defendants, Abuchaibe Hnos. Ltda; Manufacturas Internacionales Ltda; Organizacion J.D. Ltda; Manufacturas JD Ltda; Comercial Samora Ltda; Creaciones Viviana Ltda; Comercial Estrella Ltda; Confecciones y Tejidos Nacionales Ltda; Manufacturera del Atlantico Ltda; Industrias Marathon Limitada; Manufacturas de Modas Ltda; Incolco Ltda; Creaciones Karen; Tote Export Manufacturas Ltda; Creaciones Ivonne; Confecciones Zuny and Valery Fashions, Defendants-Appellants, Emperesa Nelson Gomez, O. "Faster" and Costafast, Counter-Claimants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided September 10, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isidoro Rodriguez, Barranquilla, Colombia S.A., for defendants-appellants Manufacturas Internacionales Ltda., Abuchaibe Hons. Ltda., Comercial Samora Ltda., Creaciones Viviana Ltda., Comercial Estrella Ltda., Confecciones y Tejidos Nacionales Ltda., Manufacturera del Atlantico Ltda., Manufacturas JD Ltda., Organizacion JD Ltda., and Industrias Marathon Ltda.

Montgomery Blair Sibley, Miami, FL (Davis, Markel & Edwards, of counsel), for defendants-appellants Confecciones Zuny Ltda., Manufacturas de Modas Ltda., Incolco Ltda., Valery Fashions Ltda., Creaciones Karen, Tote Export Manufacturas Ltda., and Creaciones Ivonne.

Arthur P. Hui, Asst. U.S. Atty., Brooklyn, NY (Zachary W. Carter, U.S. Atty. E.D.N.Y., Robert L. Begleiter, Deborah B. Zwany, Jennifer C. Boal, and Gary R. Brown, Asst. U.S. Attys., of counsel), for appellee.

Before: OAKES, PIERCE, and PRATT, Circuit Judges.

GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Illegal sales of controlled substances generate billions of dollars in revenue every year. Narcotics traffickers continually seek to make their illegal income appear legitimate. When international drug conglomerates attempt to move their profits beyond the reach of law enforcement authorities, their monies are frequently funneled through financial institutions in the United...

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