Sentences with phrase «federal asset forfeiture»

In 2014, Spota spokesman Robert Clifford, when questioned about the program, only would say in line with other assertions that the office's activities are legal: «The Suffolk County District Attorney's office complies with the law and [state and federal asset forfeiture] guidelines at all times,» the statement said.

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The Singhs and their companies have been sued for millions of dollars by their creditors and federal prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of assets including their Laurel Hollow home.

Under asset forfeiture laws, agencies such as Nassau and Suffolk police can take cash, cars, homes and other property linked to local and federal probes and then sell them at auction.

Clifford said the use of asset forfeiture funds to pay stipends to assistant district attorneys is allowable under state and federal law.

The federal indictment indicates some of Silver's assets were kept upstate and lists account numbers, showing where prosecutors may seek forfeiture if he is convicted.

Federal investigators are also said to be investigating bonuses paid in Spota's office using asset forfeiture funds.

In addition to the Burke - Loeb case, Newsday has reported that the comprehensive federal scrutiny of Spota's office has included whether there was anything unlawful in the handling of the investigation into the shooting of Huntington Station taxi driver Thomas Moroughan by an off - duty Nassau County police officer; the circumstances under which former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy gave up a $ 4.1 - million - dollar campaign chest to the district attorney's office, and also agreed not to run for re-election; the legality of a wiretap placed on the phone of former Suffolk detective John Oliva; the resolution of the criminal case against well - known Suffolk criminal lawyer Robert Macedonio; the office's distribution of asset - forfeiture money; and the investigation into a number of political associates of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

Then he could be looking at federal charges and / or asset forfeiture.

However, despite state authorization to grow hemp, farmers in these states still risk raids by federal agents, prison time, and property and asset forfeiture if they plant the crop, due to the failure of federal policy to distinguish non-drug oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis (i.e., industrial hemp) from psychoactive drug varieties.

75 years ago, the Federal thugs who use asset forfeiture laws to steal would have been unthinkable.

A conviction under the state's version of the federal RICO statute, known as the New York Enterprise Corruption Law, can result in a sentence of up to 25 years in state prison, not to mention significant fines and asset forfeiture to make restitution.

In fact, a conviction under the New York Enterprise Corruption Law — the state's version of the federal RICO statute, can result in a state prison sentence of up to 25 years, significant fines, asset forfeiture, restitution and more.

During his six years as a federal prosecutor, he led the investigation and prosecution of a wide range of federal crimes, including financial fraud, money laundering, public corruption, asset forfeiture, racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and murder.

Back in 2015, the Department of Justice limited the situations where local police can use a federal version of asset forfeiture to seize someone's property without evidence of a crime under Attorney General Eric Holder.

While many activists have been pushing for reform in the area of asset forfeiture for years, the US Department of Justice revived a federal program that allows law enforcement to engage in the practice of asset forfeiture in local and state jurisdictions where it has been outlawed.

The biggest risk for real estate is federal civil asset forfeiture laws.