U.S. v. $26,620.00 in United States Currency

2 Citing cases

  1. United States v. $28,000.00 in U.S. Funds

    Civil Action No. 3:11-CV-130 (M.D. Ga. Jan. 10, 2014)   Cited 1 times

    United States v. $183,791.00 in U.S. Currency, 391 F. App'x 791, 795 (11th Cir. 2010) (quoting United States v. $121,000.00 in U.S. Currency, 999 F.2d 1503, 1507 (11th Cir. 1993). See, e.g. United States v. $1,761.00 in U.S. Currency, Case No. 3:09-cv-814-J-34JRK, 2011 WL 4552354 at *7 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 30, 2011) (finding a total of $10,158.00 to be probative evidence the money was connected to narcotics trafficking); United States v. $26,620.00 in U.S. Currency, Case No. 2:05-cv-50-WCO, 2006 WL 949938 at *7 (N.D. Ga. April 12, 2006) (finding $26,620.00 in cash "an amount far greater than what is carried by most law-abiding citizens."). See United States v. $183,791.00, 391 F. App'x 791, 795 (11th Cir. 2010) (manner in which money was being transported can be probative to connection to some illegal activity).

  2. U.S. v. $1,761 in U.S. Currency

    Case. No. 3:09-cv-814-J-34JRK (M.D. Fla. Sep. 30, 2011)   Cited 2 times
    Finding a total of $10,158.00 to be probative evidence the money was connected to narcotics trafficking

    See United States v. 183,791.00 in U.S. Currency, 391 Fed. App'x 791, 795 (11th Cir. 2010) (quoting United States v. $121,000.00 in U.S. Currency, 999 F.2d 1503, 1507 (11th Cir. 1993) ("Although a large amount of cash alone is insufficient to meet the government's burden, it is `highly probative of a connection to some illegal activity.'"); United States v. $242,484.00, 389 F.3d 1149, 1161 (11th Cir. 2004) (internal citation omitted) (reasoning that although the quantity of the defendant currency, $242,484, "alone is not enough to connect it to illegal drug transactions, it is a significant fact and weighs heavily in the probable cause calculus"); United States v. $26,620.00 in U.S. Currency, No. 2:05-cv-50-WCO, 2006 WL 949938, at *7 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 12, 2006) (the presence of a large amount of currency is "strong evidence of narcotics trafficking"); United States v. $2,361.00 in U.S. Currency, More or Less, No. 88 Civ. 5347 (PNL), 1989 WL 135257, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 31, 1989) (finding that $2,361.00 found in a drug-trafficker's home was probative evidence of illegal drug activity). It is well established that drug traffickers usually deal in cash.