United States v. Young

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) v. ) Criminal No. 17-cr-083 (KBJ) ) KEITH J. YOUNG, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION As a legal doctrine, criminal forfeiture under section 853 of Title 21 of the United States Code has evolved considerably over the past few decades; indeed, the doctrinal underpinnings of many forfeiture practices have yet to be fully developed. The government has proposed one such fledgling theory of criminal forfeiture in the instant case: based on Defendant Keith Young’s conviction at trial of one count of…