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U.S. v. $17,900.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 16-5284.

859 F.3d 1085 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, c/o United States Attorney's Office, Plaintiff-Appellee v. SEVENTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($17,900.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant Joyce Copeland and Angela Rodriquez, Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 20, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christa Laser argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants. Christopher Landau , Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Christopher B. Brown , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee United States of America. With him on the brief were Elizabeth Trosman and Chrisellen R. Kolb , Assistant U.S. Attorneys. R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Before: Rogers, Tatel and Pillard, Circuit Judges.

This is a civil-forfeiture case, which is why the plaintiff is the United States of America and the defendant is a pile of cash. The government claims that the cash is subject to forfeiture because it is connected to the "exchange [of] a controlled substance," i.e., drug trafficking. 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). Appellants...

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