U.S. v. $104,674.00

No. 93-2193.

17 F.3d 267 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. ONE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR DOLLARS ($104,674.00); Appellant, Joseph B. Leandre, Appellant, Carmel Okolie, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented the appellant was Charles G. White of Miami, FL.

Counsel who represented the appellee was Daniel E. Meuleman, AUSA, of St. Louis, MO.

Before BEAM and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and STROM, Chief District Judge.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Marie Carmelle Okolie1 and Joseph Leandre appeal from a default judgment of forfeiture entered by the district court on March 3, 1993. We affirm.

The currency was seized from Okolie at the St. Louis Airport on August 15, 1990. On July 18, 1991, the government filed a verified complaint of (civil) forfeiture under 21 U.S.C. § 881 in the district court and obtained a warrant for arrest of property pursuant...

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