Legal Opinion
United States v. Lazarenko
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 20, 2006No. 06-10273PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
This unusual appeal follows the government’s seizure of approximately $2.5 million in assets from former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavel Ivanovich Lazarenko (“Lazarenko”). A jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California convicted Lazarenko on several counts of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956. The United States contends that it seized the funds and bonds lawfully under criminal forfeiture law. See 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1); 21 U.S.C. § 853. Lazarenko has been sentenced, but has not yet appealed his conviction. The United…
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