Article
Friction in Reconciling Criminal Forfeiture and Bankruptcy: The Criminal Forfeiture Part
Golden Gate University Law Review
Abstract
The federal government uses two general types of asset forfeiture, criminal and civil. This Article addresses criminal forfeiture, which allows the government to take property from defendants when they are convicted of crimes. It is “an aspect of punishment imposed following conviction of a substantive criminal offense.” The goal of this Article is to give an overview of the forfeiture process, specifically in relation to claims victims and creditors might assert as third-party claimants.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2012
Disciplines
Citation Information
Sarah N. Welling and Jane Lyle Hord. "Friction in Reconciling Criminal Forfeiture and Bankruptcy: The Criminal Forfeiture Part" Golden Gate University Law Review Vol. 42 Iss. 4 (2012) p. 551 - 566 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sarah_welling/17/
Sarah N. Welling & Jane Lyle Hord, Friction in Reconciling Criminal Forfeiture and Bankruptcy: The Criminal Forfeiture Part, 42 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. 551 (2012).