While the task force may never produce charges, sources said its existence could have a chilling effect on the offices of ...

U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne for the Southern District of Florida; Supervisory Official Antoinette T. Bacon of the Justice ...

But they decided that Lara's money was likely drug proceeds, and they coordinated with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to forfeit it through a process called civil asset forfeiture.

Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of some digital assets valued at $222,729.86, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ...

Under civil asset forfeiture laws, police can seize cash and property suspected of being connected to illegal activity, even if the owner is not charged with a crime. Although the DEA has ended ...

The DOJ said forfeited assets deposited into the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund can be used to restore funds to crime victims and for a variety of law enforcement purposes.

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A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of digital wallet assets valued at $222,729.86, allegedly linked to a syndicate of cryptocurrency investment and ...

Almost $1 million that was seized as part of a drug bust last year has been advertised in an asset forfeiture notice. If you have just checked your wallet or purse and come up about a million ...

EFCC said "the digital wallet assets were reasonably suspected to be proceeds of an unlawful activity." The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of digital wallet assets ...