U.S. v. LOPEZ-BURGOS

No. 04-1995.

435 F.3d 1 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Roberto LÓPEZ-BURGOS, Claimant, Appellee, $219,860 in U.S. Currency, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Hoffman, Assistant Chief United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section, with whom Richard Weber, Chief, United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section and H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellant.

Francisco Rebollo-Casalduc, with whom Law Offices of Francisco Rebollo-Casalduc, was on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.


HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

In early April 2003, federal and Puerto Rico law enforcement officials exercised their authority under the Shippers Export Declaration guidelines, see 15 C.F.R. Part 30, to examine a parcel shipped from New York City to a FedEx station within the Commonwealth. The shipping manifest stated that the parcel contained a "scrap book, color and photo paper." The shipper was identified as John Ramirez, 308 Canal Street, New York, and the addressee...

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