Asset Forfeiture Defense - Protecting Your Property From Government Seizure Understanding the Threat to Your Assets If you are facing a legal issue of any kind, keep in that United States Attorneys...
Stopped at Newark Liberty Airport with large cash? Learn your rights if TSA or federal agents seize your money. This guide covers civil asset forfeiture laws, why cash is taken, how to respond, the…
Seizure is the process that takes possession of your funds; civil forfeiture is the process that permanently transfers ownership. For instance, in some cases, federal agents will seize someone’s funds as part of an…
There are three types of forfeiture: criminal forfeiture, civil judicial forfeiture, and administrative forfeiture. Federal civil forfeiture can proceed without charging or convicting the property owner. Civil forfeiture is an in-rem proceeding directed against…
A Petition for Remission is a request for the discretionary return of seized property that does not contest the validity of the government’s right to forfeit the property. This differs from a claim, which…
As a result of the fact that civil judicial forfeiture is technically referred to as an “in rem” (meaning “against the thing”) action, the government proceeds not against a person, but rather against property…
One of the fundamental differences between civil, criminal, and administrative forfeiture procedures is when ownership is affected. For criminal forfeiture, this determination is made as part of the court’s sentencing phase, which occurs after…