United States v. Ivory Coast

MEMORANDUM **

Ivory Coast appeals the district court’s award of summary judgment to the United States in an ancillary proceeding to adjudicate Ivory Coast’s interest in $3,923,030 that Defendants Michael Barry Shor and Nguessan Yao forfeited in a criminal case. We affirm.

1. Ivory Coast is not entitled to a constructive trust in the forfeited funds. Even when construing the evidence in Ivory Coast’s favor, a reasonable fact finder could not conclude that Shor deceived Ivory Coast into believing the arms transaction was lawful. “A state is responsible for any violation of its obligations under…