Opinion ID: 559946
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Legitimate Origins of the Money

Text: 24 The trial court's findings of fact regarding the origin of the currency are reviewed for clear error. Padilla, 888 F.2d at 645. The government introduced evidence which contradicted the claimants' earlier testimony regarding the source and amount of money each of the Navarros had claimed belonged to them. The Navarros did not agree on where the currency was kept, nor on its rightful custodian. The currency was found in a single dresser of men's clothing and was secreted in, among other areas, a man's sock. It seems unlikely that three grown family members would keep such large sums of cash hidden together at home, in such an unusual manner, when at least two of them had bank accounts. Because of these factors, we conclude that the district court did not clearly err in finding that the Navarros failed to carry their burden of showing a legitimate origin of defendant currency.