United States v. Anthony R. Masilotti

Anthony Masilotti appeals the district court’s denial of his 2011 motion to vacate the 2007 forfeiture of his property that was charged and ordered in his criminal proceedings. After review, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

To understand the issues in this appeal, we recount the protracted procedural history of Masilotti’s criminal case.

A. Information and Criminal Forfeiture

On January 11, 2007, Anthony Masilotti, a former county commissioner for Palm Beach County, Florida, pled guilty to an information charging him with a dual-object conspiracy: (1) to commit mail and wire fraud by using mail and wire…