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Asset Forfeiture

History of Asset Forfeiture 

Asset forfeiture has its roots in the ancient practice by governments to defend against piracy through the seizure of vessels and contraband.

Today it is used to disrupt, dismantle, and deter those who prey on the vulnerable for financial gain, including criminal organizations, drug dealers, terrorists, and white-collar criminals.

Why Does the FBI Use Asset Forfeiture? 

• To punish criminals
• To deter illegal activity
• To disrupt criminal organizations
• To remove the tools of the trade from criminals
• To return assets to victims
• To protect communities

Types of Forfeiture 

There are three types of forfeiture under federal law: criminal forfeiture, civil judicial forfeiture, and administrative forfeiture.

• Criminal Forfeiture: Criminal forfeiture is brought as part of a criminal prosecution of a defendant. It is an in personam (against the person) action and requires that the government indict the property used or derived from the crime along with the defendant. In criminal forfeiture, an individual has the right to contest the seizure through trial proceedings.
• Civil Judicial Forfeiture: Civil judicial forfeiture is a judicial process that does not require a criminal conviction and is a legal tool that allows law enforcement to seize property that is involved in a crime…

Criminal: Prime Video Adapt Set for 2025; Covers "Coward," "Lawless"

Posted in: Amazon Studios, Comics, TV | Tagged: criminal, ed brubaker, prime video, sean phillips

The first season of Prime Video's adaptation of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips's Criminal covers "Coward" and "Lawless" and premieres in 2025.

One of the (very rare) things we love about the first month of a new year is getting our first updates on the shows that are in our future that we're excited about. We think that's as good of a lead-in as any for an update on Prime Video's Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy)-starring series adaptation of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips's multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series Criminal. Interestingly enough, this one doesn't come from Brubaker or Phillips (with Phillips doing a great job with the social media updates) but from an Image Comics press release. In the announcement that Image Comics would be releasing trade paperback reprints with new cover art and design from Phillips, it was that the streaming series "is coming to Amazon Prime later this year." In addition, it was confirmed that the first season will cover the…