U.S. v. $734,578.82 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 00-2500.

286 F.3d 641 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, v. $734,578.82 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY; $589,578.82 in United States Currency, American Sports, Ltd.; Intercash Ltd. IOM, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed April 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark E. Alpert (Argued), David N. Butler, Andrew M. Moskowitz, Alpert Butler Sanders & Norton, P.C., West Orange, NJ, for Appellants.

Robert J. Cleary, United States Attorney, Michael A. Hammer (Argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, for Appellee.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, McKEE, Circuit Judge, and WEIS, Senior Circuit Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

McKEE, Circuit Judge.

American Sports Ltd. and Intercash Ltd. I.O.M appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the government and the resulting final order of civil forfeiture of United States currency seized from bank accounts established in relation to an illegal gambling business. See 18 U.S.C. § 1955. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

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