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MANION, Circuit Judge. Doris Chaparro challenges the forfeiture of proceeds from her drug trafficking on the theory the police illegally seized her. The district court did not clearly err when it concluded the police did not stop Chaparro and that, if they had, they had reasonable suspicion to do so. Therefore, we affirm the district court’s denial of Chaparro’s motion to suppress

781 F.Supp. 462 (1991) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $80,760.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant. Civ. A. No. 4-91-228-K. United States District Court. N.D. Texas, Fort Worth Division. December 16, 1991. William J. Andersen, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff. Charles F. Alario, Brooklyn, N.Y., for defendant. MEMORANDUM OPI

CLARK, Circuit Judge: Appellants-claimants Pamela Thompson Hoback and Cessna Finance Company bring this appeal from the district court’s judgment for the United States in this action. The government sought forfeiture of $41,305 in currency and traveler’s checks *1341seized from the residence of Pamela Ho-back and her husband Jack. Appellant Pamela Hoback filed a cl

802 F.2d 1339 7 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1402, 3 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 1545 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.$41,305.00 IN CURRENCY AND TRAVELER'S CHECKS seized from thehouse of Pamela and Jack Hoback, Defendants-Appellants.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.$41,305.00 IN CURRENCY AND TRAVELER'S CHECKS seized from thehouse of Pamela and Jack Hoback, Defendants-Appellants.Cessna F

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER re: FORFEITURE STEPHEN P. FRIOT, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Table of Contents I. Introduction... 881 A. The Criminal Charges.. .882 B. The Trials and Convictions... 883 C. The Moving Papers and Evidentiary Hearing.. .884 II. Authority for Forfeiture... 886 A

In the United States Court of Federal Claims No. 20-1230C Filed: February 7, 2021 Redacted Version Issued for Publication: March 18, 20211 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * MORTGAGE CONTRACTING * SERVICES, LLC, * *

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-4216 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. ZACKARY ROBERT LULL, Defendant – Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (5:14-cr-00106-BO-1) Argued: March

OPINION AND ORDER KAREN K. CALDWELL, Chief Judge. This matter is before the Court on the motions for final order of forfeiture (DE 640, 644) filed by Petitioners Megan Coff-man, Dacorta, LLC, Baniel, LLC, and Corrie Anderson. For the following reasons, the motions will be GRANTED and a final order of forfeiture will be issued consistent with this opinion and order. I. Backgr

ROVNER, Circuit Judge. As part of a routine parole compliance check, state parole agents searched convicted felon Brian Lawrence’s residence and found cocaine and ammunition. A jury acquitted him of the ammunition charge, but convicted him of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Lawrence appeals, arguing that the government failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable

662 F.3d 610 (2011) UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Sanjaya BAHEL, Defendant-Appellant.[*] Docket No. 08-3327-cr. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: July 8, 2009, and January 13, 2011. Decided: October 26, 2011. *616 Henry E. Mazurek, Clayman & Rosenberg LLP, New York, NY, for Defe

Government’s Financial Rescue and Takeover of American International Group (AIG); Fifth Amendment Taking and Illegal Exaction Claims; Shareholder Class Action; Demand for Corporate Equity and Voting Control as Consideration for Loan; Section 13(3), Federal Reserve Act; Effect of AIG Board’s Approval of Terms; Damages; Economic Loss Analysis. OPINION AND ORDER

RILEY, Chief Judge. Five players in a partial Ponzi scheme received over $193 million from unsuspecting investors. Trevor Cook and Christopher Pettengill pled guilty, and defendants Jason Bo-Alan Beckman, Gerald Durand, and Patrick Kiley proceeded to trial. After a twenty-nine day trial, a jury found the defendants guilty on all counts, including fraud, conspiracy, and money-laundering, and the district court1<

515 F.3d 100 (2008) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Aref ELFGEEH and Abad Elfgeeh, Defendants-Appellants. Docket Nos. 06-0638-cr(L), 06-0744-cr(con). United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: April 26, 2007. Decided: February 14, 2008. *101 *102

OPINION AND ORDER LETTOW, Judge. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (“Sikorsky”) holds a number of contracts to provide aircraft and spare parts to the United States government. On December 11, 2008, an administrative contracting officer issued a final decision demanding that Sikorsky pay the government approximately $80 million premised on the contention that Sikorsky had improperly allocated certain overhead co

OPINION OF THE COURT (August 24, 2006) Defendants, a Virgin Islands corporation and several of its owners and operators, were charged in a seventy-eight count indictment with various criminal offenses, including money laundering, currency structuring, tax violations, mail fraud, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy.

461 F.3d 374 UNITED STATES of America; Government of the Virgin Islands, Appellantsv.Fathi YUSUF Mohammed Yusuf a/k/a Fathi Yusuf; Waleed Mohammed Hamed a/k/a Wally Hamed; Waheed Mohammed Hamed a/k/a Willie Yusuf; Maher Fathi Yusuf a/k/a Mike Yusuf; Isam Mohamad Yousuf a/k/a Sam Yousef; United Corporation d/b/a Plaza Extra; Nejeh Fathi Yusuf. No. 05-3484. United States Court of Appeals, Thi

KATZMANN, Circuit Judge. This case raises an issue of first impression for this Court: the scope of the Supreme Court’s holding in Scheidler v. National Org. for Women, Inc., 537 U.S. 393, 123 S.Ct. 1057, 154 L.Ed.2d 991 (2003) (“Scheidler II”),1 in which the Supreme Court tightened the requirements for finding that a defendant has committed extortion under the H

459 F.3d 296 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant,v.Peter GOTTI, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee,Anthony Ciccone, also known as Sonny, Richard Bondi, Richard G. Gotti, Defendants-Appellants,Primo Cassarino, Jerome Brancato, Peter Piacenti, Anna Eylenkrig, Thomas Lisi, Carmine Malara, Jerome Orsino, Frank Scollo, Vincent Nasso, Anthony Pansini, Jules R. Nasso, Salvatore Cannata, Defendants.

06-0638-cr USA v. Elfgeeh 1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 2 FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT 3 - - - - - - 4 August Term, 2006 5 (Argued: April 26, 2007 Decided: February 14, 2008 6 Errata Filed: March 25, 2008) 7 Docket Nos

*534ORDER MICHAEL E. ROMERO, Bankruptcy Judge. This matter involves the rise and fall of James Vaughn, an obviously intelligent man who made an extremely unintelligent decision. Through hard work and entrepreneurial talent, he gained experience in the options trading, venture capital, and cable television industries, rising to executive positions in s