Legal Opinion
United States v. All Assets Held in Account Number XXXXXXXX
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 19, 2015No. Civil Action No. 13-1832 (JDB)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
The United States brings this in rem action pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(A), seeking forfeiture of sixteen defendant properties alleged to have been part of “an international conspiracy to launder proceeds of corruption in Nigeria during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.” Compl. [ECF No. 1] ¶ 1. Claimants — all relatives of an individual alleged to have been involved in the conspiracy — have moved to dismiss the government’s complaint with respect to four of the defendant properties, which are investment portfolios…
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