Holding that, under 21 U.S.C. § 881, the application of the innocent owner defense “turns on the claimant's actual knowledge, not constructive knowledge”
Finding "little significance" in the fact that cash was "concealed" because "[f]ew people carry any money, especially large sums, in any way other than 'concealed.'"
18 U.S.C. § 983 Cited 2,801 times 8 Legal Analyses
Noting that for purposes of the innocent owner defense to civil forfeiture, "no person may assert an ownership interest under this subsection in contraband or other property that it is illegal to possess"