Talk:United States v. $124,700 in U.S. Currency

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Money as defendant[edit]

This page desperatly needs an explanation of how money can be a defendant{{subst:Unsigned|

In response to the unsigned comment above, I'm pretty sure the explanation for money as defendant goes like this: Asset forfeiture requires a "preponderance of the evidence", which is a much lower standard than that of "beyond a reasonable doubt" as required in criminal cases. The government can seize assets which it believes to be connected to the illegal drug trade without convicting or even charging the owner of those assets of any crime. Since the owner of the money in this case was never charged with a crime and he isn't suing or being sued by anybody, he can't, strictly speaking, be a party in the case. Therefore, the money is named instead.

I also wanted to point out that the "Background" and "Lawsuit" sections of this entry are taken directly from the opinion itself, word-for-word. I believe that would qualify as plagiarism since it is not acknowledged anywhere, so far as I can tell. GasMask 00:02, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

So, the government took the money? And did what with it? I don't think the article is as clear as it could be. RomaC (talk) 03:47, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]