New Jersey Legislators Propose Stricter Pension Forfeiture Laws for Corrupt Officials
TRENTON, NJ — New legislation has been introduced in New Jersey aiming to mandate the forfeiture of pension benefits by public officials convicted of crimes linked to their office. Sponsored by Assemblywoman…
Forfeiture Complaint Seeks to Return to New Haven More Than $1.1 Million Seized from Email Scammers
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that…
Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed for Stolen World War I-Era Documents
NEW YORK, NY – The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced today the filing of a civil complaint seeking forfeiture of various World War I-era documents, letters,…
Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against Six Luxury Real Estate Properties Involved In Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andrew C. Adams, the Director of Task Force KleptoCapture, Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the…
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty for Unlawfully Stealing Over 712 Seized Bitcoin Subject to Forfeiture in Brother’s Pending Criminal Case
Defendant’s Brother Convicted of Running the Money Laundering Service Helix WASHINGTON – Gary James Harmon, 31, of Cleveland, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to perpetrating a scheme…
United States Files Forfeiture Action for Manuscript Signed by Conquistador Hernando Cortés in 1527
BOSTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts filed a civil forfeiture action today against a manuscript signed by Conquistador Hernando Cortés in 1527, believed to have been…
In a Landmark Ruling, Mexican Court Upholds U.S. Forfeiture Order Authorizing Seizure of Drug Cartel Leader’s Real Estate
For the first time, a Mexican court has invoked its new civil forfeiture law to authorize the forfeiture of real property located in and around Guadalajara, Mexico pursuant to a request for…
Justice Department Seeks Forfeiture Of Property Used In Attacks On Planned Parenthood And Federal Building
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Sept. 26, 2022, the Justice Department filed a civil complaint seeking the forfeiture of a sedan, a pickup truck, and one firearm alleged to have been utilized in…
Selling synthetic drugs results in $9.2M forfeiture and prison for seven
HOUSTON – The seventh and final member involved in a synthetic narcotics distribution network has been ordered to federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Frank Gonzalez, 61, Mesa, Arizona, pleaded…
Grafton Dentist Sentenced to 54 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay over $1 million in forfeiture
Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 15, 2022, Scott Charmoli, formerly a licensed dentist, was sentenced to 54 months’ incarceration for committing…
United States Files Forfeiture Action for Historic Marksmanship Medals Taken From Springfield Armory
BOSTON – The United States Attorney’s Office filed a civil forfeiture action against 24 marksmanship medals from the 1880s and 1890s believed to have been unlawfully removed from the Springfield Armory, a…
Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Hilda Maria Gonzalez Lopez, also known as “La Boyaca” and “Daniela,” who aligned herself with powerful members of Los Rastrojos, a breakoff group of the…
U.S. secures forfeiture of Maryland property of former Gambian president
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has secured the forfeiture of a Maryland property purchased by former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh with about $3.5 million…
DeMasi-Lemon named to national forfeiture committees
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced today that Danae DeMasi-Lemon has been selected to aid in the development of asset forfeiture policies for federal prosecutors from throughout the…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Resolves Civil Forfeiture Litigation Involving Charlotte Strip Mall
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today the resolution of a civil forfeiture case involving a strip mall located at 1533 West Blvd, near the corner of West Boulevard and…
Justice Department Seeks Forfeiture of Los Angeles Mega-Mansion Allegedly Purchased with Proceeds of Armenian Corruption Scheme
LOS ANGELES – The United States is seeking the forfeiture of a more than 30,000-square-foot mega-mansion in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, pursuant to a civil forfeiture complaint that…
Federal Civil Complaint Seeks The Forfeiture Of Funds Stolen From A California-Based Business And Transferred by Money Mules
Charlotte, N.C. Today, U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced the filing of a federal civil complaint seeking the forfeiture of $597,891.46, seized as part of an investigation of at least three individuals…
U.S. Attorney Dena J. King Announces The Successful Forfeiture And Return Of Stolen Cryptocurrency To Elderly Man Victimized By Government Imposter Scam
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today the civil forfeiture and return of cryptocurrency worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that was stolen from an older adult victimized by…
Leader of Dark Web Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison and 59 Bitcoin in Forfeiture
BOSTON – The leader and organizer of a highly sophisticated drug trafficking operation was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for manufacturing and distributing a multitude of controlled substances using the…
Major Collection Of Cambodian And Southeast Asian Antiquities Is Subject Of Forfeiture Action Filed In Manhattan Federal Court
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ricky J. Patel, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Department of Homeland…
North County Property Owner Pleads Guilty to “Crack House” Indictment; Feds Force Sale and Forfeiture of Multi-Acre Compound
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 and David J. Rawls (619) 546-7966 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 4, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Sean T. Sheeter, the owner of a large residential compound…
Looted Cambodian Antiquities In Denver Museum Are Subject Of Forfeiture Action Filed In Manhattan Federal Court
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the filing of a civil complaint today seeking forfeiture of four looted Cambodian antiquities at a museum in…
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