This article is one in a series of annual updates on the rapidly expanding area of criminal asset forfeiture procedure. Organized topically, the article analyzes the recent cases, beginning with those discussing the nature and scope of criminal forfeiture and then continuing through the steps in a criminal prosecution, from indictment through sentencing and the post-trial ancillary proceeding regarding the rights of third parties. The article covers cases decided in 2006. Copyright © 2007 Thomson Reuters/West.