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
6-2012
5-12-2016
Repository Citation
Welling, Sarah N. and Hord, Jane Lyle, "Friction in Reconciling Criminal Forfeiture and Bankruptcy: The Criminal Forfeiture Part" (2012). Law Faculty Scholarly Articles. 553.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/law_facpub/553
Notes/Citation Information
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).