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U.S. v. ZORRILLA-ECHEVARRÍA

No. 12-1261.

723 F.3d 298 (2013)

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

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

July 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis Rafael Rivera and Rivera Law Office on brief for appellant.

Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Thomas F. Klumper , Assistant United States Attorney, and Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez , United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, HOWARD and KAYATTA, Circuit Judges.

KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Ramon Zorrilla-Echevarría was caught smuggling approximately $543,000, hidden in two false doors, from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic. United States Customs and Border Patrol ("CBP") agents arrested him and seized the cash, which CBP has continued to hold. Zorrilla-Echevarría's case was tried to a jury, which convicted him on charges of bulk cash smuggling and failure to report the export of currency.

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