U.S. v. MONEA FAMILY TRUST I

No. 09-3730.

626 F.3d 271 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MONEA FAMILY TRUST I; Brooke Monea; Blake Monea, Interested Parties-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Thomas R. Houlihan , Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A., Akron, Ohio, for Appellants. Herbert J. Villa , Assistant United States Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Thomas R. Houlihan , Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A., Akron, Ohio, for Appellants. Herbert J. Villa , Assistant United States Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio, Robert E. Bulford , Assistant United States Attorney, Akron, Ohio, for Appellee.

GILMAN, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which WATSON, D.J., joined. WHITE, J. (pp. 279-80), delivered a separate concurring opinion.


OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Paul Monea and a coconspirator were convicted of participating in a money-laundering scheme to hide the proceeds of drug trafficking. The district court subsequently granted a preliminary order of forfeiture regarding several items of personal property used in the scheme, including a large diamond that purportedly belonged to Monea. Several parties filed petitions to amend the order of forfeiture on the basis of...

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