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U.S. v. $124,813 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 94-20866 Summary Calendar.

53 F.3d 108 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTEEN DOLLARS ($124,813) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, Somnath Sivaskandan, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 30, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Ackerman, Houston, TX, for appellant.

Samuel G. Longoria, Hays Jenkins, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., Gaynelle G. Jones, U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for appellant.

Before SMITH, EMILIO M. GARZA and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Claimant, Somnath Sivaskandan, appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of the United States in this civil forfeiture suit. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. FACTS

On February 10, 1994, Veena Sivamani Sivaskandan, an Indian citizen, was convicted of several federal offenses arising out of her failure to declare $124,813.00 in U.S. currency to customs officials when entering the United States, and her attempted bribery of a...

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