Legal Opinion
United States v. $1,071,251.44 of Funds Associated With Mingzheng Int'l Trading Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 15, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17-cv-1166 (KBJ)PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge
Plaintiff United States of America commenced this civil forfeiture action in remagainst $1,902,975.69 in illicit funds belonging to Mingzheng International Trading Limited ("Mingzheng")-a front company that existed to launder money on behalf of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ("North Korea"). (SeeCompl., ECF No. 1, ¶¶ 1-2.) During the course of an investigation into Mingzheng's activities, the FBI identified the target funds as having passed through the U.S. financial system, in route to, or from, North Korea. (SeeAff. in Supp. of…
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