Legal Opinion
Dist. Attorney of N.Y. Cnty. v. Republic of the Phil.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided March 29, 2018No. 14 Civ. 890 (KPF)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge:
The parties to this interpleader all claim ownership over certain property purchased with funds that Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos allegedly misappropriated during Mr. Marcos's presidency of the Philippines (the "Interpleader Property"). The property at issue includes approximately $15 million in cash and seized funds from several bank accounts; Claude Monet's L'Église et La Seine à Vétheuil and Alfred Sisley's Langland Bay (and other paintings); and sundry personal items (including jewelry, carpets, pens, boxes, and a jade and wooden screen). The District…
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