United States v. Metsch & Metsch, P.A.

Metsch & Metsch, P.A. (“Metsch”) was counsel to two individual and two corporate defendants in this civil suit brought by the United States of America. During the course of the suit, $91,150 that had *947been placed in Metsch’s trust account was frozen by injunctive order of the district court. Subsequently, the same $91,150 was the subject of a criminal forfeiture proceeding. Metsch did not participate in the criminal forfeiture proceeding; instead, it collaterally attacked the forfeiture, arguing to the district court presiding over the civil case that Metsch is entitled to retain $22,621.60 of…