United States v. F. Lee Bailey

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

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The instant case is a civil action for conversion and civil theft brought by the United States against F. Lee Bailey. This case has its origins in a criminal prosecution in which Bailey served as defense counsel. The facts of that case that are relevant here are recounted in our opinion in United States v. McCorkle, 321 F.3d 1292 (11th Cir.2003):

[On November 4, 1998,] [ajfter finding William and Chantal McCorkle guilty of laundering proceeds of a fraudulent telemarketing scheme, the jury returned a special verdict forfeiting to the United States the MeCorkles’…