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Criminal Forfeiture Procedure In 2006: A Survey Of Developments In The Case Law, Stefan D. Cassella Jun 2006

Criminal Forfeiture Procedure In 2006: A Survey Of Developments In The Case Law, Stefan D. Cassella

Stefan D Cassella

This article is one in series of annual surveys of the case law regarding criminal forfeiture procedure and the adjudication of third party rights in criminal forfeiture cases. It covers the case law from 2005 through early 2006.


Recovering The Proceeds Of Crime From The Correspondent Account Of A Foreign Bank, Stefan D. Cassella Dec 2005

Recovering The Proceeds Of Crime From The Correspondent Account Of A Foreign Bank, Stefan D. Cassella

Stefan D Cassella

This article discusses the provisions, purposes and legislative history of 18 U.S.C. 981(k), a provision of the USA Patriot Act that allows the United States to use to asset forfeiture laws to recover property deposited into a foreign bank account by seizing funds from the foreign bank's correspondent account in the U.S. The article also discusses how this provision was applied in a case involving the laundering of the proceeds of a telemarketing scheme through money exchangers and banks in the Middle East.