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U.S. v. U.S. CURRENCY, $81,000.00

No. 98-1839.

189 F.3d 28 (1999)

UNITED STATES, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. U.S. CURRENCY, $81,000.00, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellees. John P. Bulger, Claimant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Gormley, with whom George F. Gormley, P.C. and Kern W. Cleven were on brief, for appellant.

Richard L. Hoffman, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee United States.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

This is an in rem action, brought by the United States for forfeiture of money owned, at least in part, by James "Whitey" Bulger. The United States seeks forfeiture of approximately $200,000 that it claims was derived from Whitey Bulger's illegal extortion, racketeering, and money laundering activities. Whitey Bulger, a fugitive since January 1995, has not appeared to file a claim to the property. The only claimant is his brother, John...

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