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U.S. v. $117,920.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 04-3435.

413 F.3d 826 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. $117,920.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, Mehrdad Abdali Soosan, also known as John Soosan, Claimant/Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 13, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Barnett, San Diego, CA, for appellant.

Nancy A. Svoboda, Asst. U.S. Atty., Omaha, NE, for appellee.

Before MURPHY, BYE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Mehrdad Soosan appeals from a judgment of forfeiture against $117,920.00 in United States currency found in a search of his vehicle, arguing that he did not consent to the search and that the government failed to demonstrate a substantial connection between the money and drug trafficking. We affirm.

On December 16, 2002, Nebraska State Patrol Trooper Andrew Duis stopped Soosan for making an improper pass while traveling west on Interstate...

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