{"id":87397,"date":"2019-02-17T20:30:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T01:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/?p=87397"},"modified":"2019-11-05T14:59:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T19:59:02","slug":"criminal-forfeiture-substitute-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/sentencing\/criminal-forfeiture-substitute-property","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Forfeiture and Substitute Property"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
If a defendant is charged with a crime, the government may also bring a criminal forfeiture action to collect the property used in the criminal activity. When the defendant’s actual property is not available, the government can obtain an order for the value of the property instead. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals tackled the issue of whether a defendant\u2019s personal funds can be seized instead of the actual substance that the defendant was charged with smuggling in the case of United States v. Valdez<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n