United States v. Sureties Tracy Nguyen Khanh Bui, Claimants-Appellants v. Vinh Huu Nguyen

I agree that forfeiture was mandatory. The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to remit the forfeiture in its entirety. I disagree, though, on remission in part. There was no good reason to forfeit the entire amount of the bond. The district court did not give any reason at all for why the whole bond, not just part, should have been forfeited. The district court focused entirely on whether there should be a forfeiture, not on how much. Failure to remit in part was an abuse of discretion.

The $100,000 in security was probably designed to cover the expense of…