United States v. Saccoccia

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TORRES, Chief Judge.

Introduction

The United States (the government) has moved to compel the disgorgement of attorneys’ fees paid to attorneys for Stephen Saccoccia on the ground that payment of the fees was an act of civil contempt because it violated a Protective Order prohibiting Saccoccia from transferring $144 million that Saccoccia was accused of obtaining by laundering the proceeds of illegal drug sales. The questions presented are whether the government’s motion is barred by the doctrine of laches; and, if not, whether the government has proven, by clear and…