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Terrorism And The Financial Sector: Are The Right Prosecutorial Tools Being Used?, Stefan D. Cassella
Terrorism And The Financial Sector: Are The Right Prosecutorial Tools Being Used?, Stefan D. Cassella
Stefan D Cassella
The article suggests that the statutes enacted to deal specifically with terrorist financing are not always the most appropriate vehicles either for bringing criminal charges or recovering assets under the forfeiture laws, but that most traditional and generic statutes, such as those dealing with money laundering, bulk cash smuggling and currency reporting violations might be more effective in most cases.
The Forfeiture Of Property Involved In Money Laundering Offenses, Stefan D. Cassella
The Forfeiture Of Property Involved In Money Laundering Offenses, Stefan D. Cassella
Stefan D Cassella
The article discusses in detail the legal theories that the government uses to forfeit property involved in money laundering offenses under both the civil and criminal forfeiture laws. The money laundering offenses include violations of 18 U.S.C. 1956 and 1957, as well as the anti-structuring and bulk cash smuggling statutes in Title 31.