Legal Opinion
Sunrise Academy v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 17, 2011No. Misc. 11-0172PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
Sunrise Academy and Core Ventures, LLC (together, “petitioners”) initiated this legal action in an attempt to gain possession of approximately $2 million seized by the United States as part of the ongoing criminal prosecution of Charles Emor, the founder of Sunrise. The petitioners have filed a Motion for Return of Seized Property, claiming that they are the legal owners of the seized funds and that the funds are not subject to criminal forfeiture. For its part, the United States objects that the petitioners are barred by statute from contesting the…
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3Cited by10 opinions
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