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U.S. v. $252,300.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 06-3164.

484 F.3d 1271 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $252,300.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, More or Less, Defendant-Appellant, Levonzell Nowden, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 30, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:*

Robert M. Lott, Robert M. Lott & Associates, Culver City, CA, for Claimant-Appellant.

Colin D. Wood, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, Wichita, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before LUCERO, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

The government brought this civil in rem forfeiture action pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) seeking forfeiture of $252,300 in U.S. currency. Section 881(a)(6) authorizes forfeiture of all proceeds traceable to a controlled-substance exchange and all monies used or intended to be used to facilitate such an exchange. Kansas Highway Patrol troopers found the money hidden in a locked compartment under the sleeper area of a semi tractor-trailer...

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