Here is an interesting read – a fully searchable copy of the United States Attorneys’ Manual. The document is available and has been posted under a standing Freedom of Information Act request. Learn about how the Department of Justice prosecutes cases by reviewing the Prosecutor’s Handbook, also known as The United States Attorneys’ Manual. Here…
Continue reading ›Many forfeitures of assets to the Federal Government are conditions included in standard plea agreements to criminal charges in the Middle District of Florida Tampa Division. So some have asked: How can someone Forfeit Most of their Assets in Federal Court? Let me walk you through an actual case we reviewed in Tampa. I did…
Continue reading ›Criminal Forfeiture Standard (A District Magistrate’s View) “18 U.S.C. §§ 981(a)(1)(C), 982(a)(5), and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) provide in pertinent part that any property, real or personal, which constitutes, or is derived from proceeds traceable to the charged offenses in this case are subject to forfeiture by the United States. For the property to be…
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