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Civil Asset Recovery: The American Experience, Stefan D. Cassella

Stefan D Cassella

Enforcement Of Foreign Restraining Orders, Stefan D. Cassella

Stefan D Cassella

Legislation in the United States now permits the federal courts to register and enforce orders issued by foreign courts for the purpose of preserving assets that are subject to forfeiture under foreign law.

This article discusses the problems the United States encountered when it first attempted to enact and apply legisation designed to facilitate the enforcement of foreign asset-preservation orders, the remedial legislation enacted to address those problems, and the recent success the U.S. government has had under the new legislation in restraining assets at the request of foreign courts so that they may be forfeited under foreign law.

Money Laundering Has Gone Global, Stefan D. Cassella

Stefan D Cassella

The article, written in layman's terms, lists the enhancements that Congress needs to make to the money laundering laws to keep pace with the globalization of crime.