U.S. v. $814,254.76 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 94-15149.

51 F.3d 207 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $814,254.76, IN U.S. CURRENCY, CONTENTS OF VALLEY NATIONAL BANK ACCOUNT NO. 1500-8339, Defendant, Banamex, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean Bruner, Bruner & Bowman, Tucson, AZ, for claimant-appellant.

Stefan D. Cassella, Acting Deputy Director, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Cindy K. Jorgenson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tucson, AZ, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: SNEED, NORRIS, and HALL, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

This case arises out of a civil forfeiture of funds in an account owned by appellant Banco Nacional de Mexico ("Banamex"). The contents of the account were seized as funds connected to illegal money laundering, pursuant to the civil forfeiture statute, 18 U.S.C. § 981. The district court entered judgment in favor of the Government after trial. The parties agree that the forfeiture can only be upheld through the retrospective...

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