Litigation
Nov. 15, 2011
Asset forfeiture prosecutions on the rise
Forfeiture cases are on the rise, both in California and nationwide, and legal observers say prosecutors are savvier than ever about how to use the laws, recovering nearly $2 billion in 2010.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Last spring, prosecutors filed a forfeiture case in Los Angeles federal court seeking custody of $32 million in property belonging to Equatorial Guinea's minister of agriculture. In civil forfeiture actions, the defendants aren't people but items. In this case, they included a $30 million mansion in Malibu, a 2011 Ferrari 599 GTO and a white, crystal-covered glove from Michael Jackson's "Bad&qu...
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