U.S. v. U.S. CURRENCY IN THE SUM ($660,200.00)

No. 02-CV-4800 (JMA).

423 F.Supp.2d 14 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES CURRENCY IN THE SUM OF SIX HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED DOLARS ($660,200.00), MORE OR LESS, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

April 6, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Kessler, Law Offices of Steven L. Kessler, New York, NY, for Claimant Sammy Khalil.

Louis M. Freeman, Freeman, Nooter & Ginsberg, New York, NY, for Claimant Abdel Soliman.

Roslynn R. Mauskopf, United States Attorney, Brooklyn, NY, by Douglas A. Leff, Assistant United States Attorney.


Memorandum and Order

AZRACK, United States Magistrate Judge.

This action arises from the seizure of $660,200 in United States currency from a suitcase at John F. Kennedy International Airport (Dkt No. 1: Compl. ("Compl.") (08/30/02) ¶ 1). The government commenced civil forfeiture proceedings in rem for the entire amount of currency pursuant to 31 U.S.C. §§ 5316 and 5317 (Compl.¶ 3). While the suitcase bearing the currency...

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