The money isn&#x27;t &quot;charged.&quot; The case is just styled as <i>In re $35.00 of US Currency</i> because the case is about the ownership status of the property, not about any specific person. The money doesn&#x27;t have to &quot;prove itself innocent.&quot; The legitimate owner just needs to rebut the government&#x27;s argument that it was illegally obtained.