Topic
Asset Seizure
37 published works
Eye on Enforcement
DOJ’s Newest Division Takes on the “Fraud Epidemic” with Aggressive New Tactics
By Giovanni Giarratana, Gavin Bell
On October 7, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald issued a memo — Directive 26-13: A Comprehensive Approach in the Fight Against Fraud — directing all prosecutors in DOJ’s National…
Law Web
Bombay HC: Police Cannot Seize Bank Accounts Under Section 102 CrPC Without Direct Link To Offence
By Law Web
At this stage, the object and purpose of the provisions contained in section 102 of the Code, deserve to be revisited. It is essentially a tool for investigation and collection…
Bartlesville Law Blog
If a court has ordered me to pay a judgment, how can the court make me pay?
By Kyle Persaud
Someone has sued you, and you’ve lost the lawsuit, and the judge has ordered you to pay. You wonder: what can the court do to make you pay? There are…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Forfeiture Takings"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Shelley Ross Saxer now on SSRN. Here is its abstract: Forfeiture laws allow law enforcement to…
Legal Profession Blog
A Ludicrous Idea
A District Court did not abuse its discretion in denying unfreezing of assets and the removal of a receiver, according to a decision of the United States Court of Appeals…
Red Notice Law Journal
China: INTERPOL Red Notice abuse and government seizing assets (Post 2 of 2)
In our last post, we addressed the ongoing issue of China’s abuse of Red Notices against people who owned very successful businesses and against dissidents. Today, we’ll consider a primary…
The Right Coast
US seizes plane belonging to Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and flies it to Florida | The Independent
US officials have seized a $13m plane belonging to the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, the Justice Department announced.The aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 900EX equivalent to the country s Air…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
Potential Seizure of U.S. Assets in Russia
By Chase D. Kaniecki, Polina Lyadnova, Yulia A. Solomakhina, Samuel H. Chang
On May 23, 2024, Russian Presidential Decree No. 442 (the “Decree”), which establishes the framework that will allow the Russian government to seize any U.S. assets in Russia, was signed.…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Webinar: The REPO Act – Political and Legal Impacts for International Businesses
Congress recently passed the Rebuilding Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians (“REPO”) Act, bipartisan legislation authorizing the Administration to seize billions of dollars in Russian sovereign assets to fund Ukraine reconstruction…
Investigation Counsel
Luxury cars seized from 23-year-old ‘Crypto King’ as investors try to recoup millions
By Kpm19830514
Two McLarens, two BMWs and a Lamborghini make up just a few of the $2 million worth of assets seized from a 23-year-old from Whitby, Ont., as his investors try…