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U.S. v. $404,905.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 98-2770.

182 F.3d 643 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $404,905.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant, Stephen Alexander, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn A. Shapiro, Omaha, NE, argued, for Appellant.

Nancy A. Svoboda, Asst. U.S. Atty., Omaha, NE, argued (Thomas J. Monaghan, on the brief), for Appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Omaha police officer Anthony Ward stopped a truck and U-Haul trailer driven by Stephen Alexander for speeding on Interstate 80. Officer Ward's K-9 dog, Fanta, alerted on the outside of the trailer, and a full search uncovered $404,905 in drug-tainted United States currency. The government commenced this civil forfeiture proceeding against the currency. Alexander timely filed a claim. Following a bench trial, the district court

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