forfeiture
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They cannot protect ill-gotten gains from civil asset forfeiture claims brought by a future attorney general.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
The Gambia will use funds received from the US from the forfeiture of long-time ruler Yahya Jammeh's property to pay victims of his rule, authorities have said.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
So these figures for every administration represent a ceiling: the full amount of fines, restitution or forfeiture that a judge imposed on a convicted defendant.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
“I don’t have unlimited asset forfeiture, so the question is, is this something that the taxpayers are going to be willing to support?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Indeed, a person could be found innocent of any criminal conduct and the property could still be subject to forfeiture.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Most forfeiture targets have none of those advantages, which is why the overwhelming majority of forfeitures are never contested at all.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Judge Jay Rakoff also sentenced Rinsch to three years of supervised release, $11m in forfeitures, and a $700 fine.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The family and company are due to pay more than $8 billion in fines, forfeitures and penalties.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
The government has stated that the forfeitures were aimed at returning more cash to investors, many of whom haven’t gotten any money from their investments in more than 10 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
At the time the new rules were adopted, the law governing civil forfeiture was so heavily weighted in favor of the government that fully 80 percent of forfeitures went uncontested.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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