Legal Opinion
United States v. BCCI Holdings (Luxembourg), S.A.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 12, 1999No. Crim.A. 91-0655(JHG)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.
At last! For nearly eight years I have been presiding over this fascinating, complex, and sobering case arising out of the collapse of Bank of Credit and Commerce International (“BCCI”), the largest bank failure in history. The Order that accompanies this Opinion is the final chapter in the longest-running forfeiture proceeding in the history of federal racketeering law. Against the odds, through the combined efforts of the United States Department of Justice, the Trustees appointed by this Court, the BCCI Court Appointed Fiduciaries, the Board of…
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