Types of Forfeiture
Again, Asset Forfeiture is defined by the USMS as:
““The taking of property by the government that was derived from a crime, involved in a crime, or that makes a crime easier to commit or harder to detect.” ”
Depending on the crime committed, the government can seize a number of assets related to the crime, including:
Proceeds from the crime: anything of value obtained as a result of the crime
Property that facilitated the crime: any property used to make the crime easier to commit or harder to detect
Property involved in the crime: any property involved in a money laundering offense (including the money and other property commingled with it)