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U.S. v. ZORRILLA-ECHEVARRÍA

No. 10-1459.

671 F.3d 1 (2011)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Ramon ZORRILLA-ECHEVARRÍA, Defendant, Appellant, Andres Castillo-Peña, Claimant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis Rafael Rivera , on brief for appellant.

Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Julia M. Meconiates , Assistant United States Attorney, and Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez , United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, STAHL and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

This case involves the procedures governing criminal forfeiture, the distinction between a criminal forfeiture that constitutes an in personam money judgment and a criminal forfeiture of specific assets, and the rights of third parties in a forfeiture scenario. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. The case provides a cautionary tale for forfeitures in bulk cash smuggling and...

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