forfeiture
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The gift cards, the office said in a statement, are being funded from asset forfeiture funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Sorting out who is entitled to the funds raises questions that can take years to answer, said Stefan Cassella, a former federal prosecutor who specialized in asset forfeiture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
That should alarm you even if you never fly beer to a dry village, because forfeiture in America is not a procedural backwater.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
At a packed New York courtroom, the white-haired Zambada cut a frail figure as he was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to pay a $15 billion forfeiture.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
It’s also been sixteen days since Mom and Ms. Emerson and I spoke to the Dean of Sunridge admissions about the forfeiture of my application.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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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 Justice Department has said the company agreed to billions of dollars in criminal and civil fines and forfeitures as part of its case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
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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