United States v. Shefton
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Attorney’s Title Insurance Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) appeals the district court’s dismissal of the Fund’s petition, under 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(2), for an ancillary hearing with regard to the Fund’s interest in certain property that was subject to a criminal forfeiture order. The district court held that the Fund’s constructive trust on the property is not a legal interest that can defeat the government’s forfeiture claim. After review, we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Mortgage Fraud Scheme
This case involves a mortgage fraud scheme by which defendant Stacey Shefton fraudulently obtained $726,856.60 in…
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