Meanings of civil forfeiture in английском

It also paid $616 million in a civil forfeiture related to Martoma's trades.

At the same time, authorities could still file a civil forfeiture case to confiscate his properties.

A colleague, U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan, will oversee the civil forfeiture case, according to court records.

Outgoing US attorney general Eric Holder recently called for "a comprehensive review" of civil forfeiture.

The burden to prove forfeitability in a civil forfeiture proceeding is upon the government, the news release said.

If approved, the settlement will mark the largest civil forfeiture ever concluded by the Justice Department, it said.

Prosecutors simultaneously filed a civil forfeiture action against the firm and its affiliates seeking penalties for money laundering.

Sometimes that means balancing out the terrifying reality of civil forfeiture with a Carol Burnett tour of late night comedy shows.

Under civil forfeiture laws, the person losing the property has to prove that the items were not used to commit crimes.

Under U.S. civil forfeiture laws, the person losing the property has to prove that the items were not used to commit crimes.

O'Malley will support bipartisan efforts in Congress to reform civil forfeiture statutes, reorienting law enforcement activity toward improving public safety and community policing.

The U.S. prosecutors had asked for the civil forfeiture suits to be put on hold last year while they pursued a criminal investigation.

The seized bitcoins are part of the civil forfeiture and criminal action brought against Ulbricht and the assets of Silk Road, the U.S.

The Justice Department last year said it had recovered $1 billion in assets associated with the corruption scandal, its largest-ever civil forfeiture.

A civil forfeiture action filed in May in conjunction with the criminal case had similarly cited a second Bandes official involved in the scheme.

Originally designed as a way to cripple large criminal organizations, civil forfeiture is now rarely used to address actual crime and is too often abused.