Steven Kessler In The News – Asset Forfeiture Attorney | Steven L. Kessler http://www.kessleronforfeiture.com Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:12:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 Steven L. Kessler’s article discussing the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding criminal forfeiture was published in the New York Law Journal. http://www.kessleronforfeiture.com/steven-l-kesslers-article-discussing-the-united-states-supreme-courts-recent-decision-regarding-criminal-forfeiture-was-published-in-the-new-york-law-journal/ http://www.kessleronforfeiture.com/steven-l-kesslers-article-discussing-the-united-states-supreme-courts-recent-decision-regarding-criminal-forfeiture-was-published-in-the-new-york-law-journal/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:12:32 +0000 http://www.kessleronforfeiture.com/?p=623

Click link below to read the full article, originally published on August 18, 2017.

SCOTUS Limits Criminal Forfeiture in “Honeycutt” by Steven L. Kessler, Aug 18, 2017, New York Law Journal

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Asset forfeiture authority Steven L. Kessler is quoted in Kevin Diaz’s May 1, 2017 article, “Experts doubt ‘El Chapo’ has $14 billion for border wall.” The article, published in the Houston Chronicle, discusses an issue that has been in the headlines lately, namely, whether assets belonging to “El Chapo,” if forfeited as part of an American prosecution, can be used to fund President Trump’s proposed border wall. Read the full article here.

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Asset forfeiture authority Steven L. Kessler is quoted in Mike Mullen’s October 11, 2016 article, “Mike Lacey, Backpage.com, and the mystery of the $5,000 checks.” The article discusses an unusual case out of California, which may have possible repercussions nationwide. Read the full article here.
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Asset forfeiture attorney Steven L. Kessler was quoted in Valentina Pasquali’s June 15, 2016 article, “As Scrutiny of Asset Seizures Increases, Some See Pending Decline in Forfeitures,” published online at ACAMS Moneylaundering.com.  The article discusses pending legislation in Congress intended to curtail the misuse and abuse of federal asset forfeiture powers. Read the article “As Scrutiny of Asset Seizures Increases. Some See Pending Decline in Forfeitures”.

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]]> http://www.kessleronforfeiture.com/steven-l-kessler-quoted-in-acams-moneylaundering-com-article-on-forfeiture/feed/ 0 Steven L. Kessler quoted in the Huffington Post’s article on IRS abuses in Connecticut civil forfeiture case http://www.kessleronforfeiture.com/steven-l-kessler-quoted-in-the-huffington-posts-article-on-irs-abuses-in-connecticut-civil-forfeiture-case/ http://www.kessleronforfeiture.com/steven-l-kessler-quoted-in-the-huffington-posts-article-on-irs-abuses-in-connecticut-civil-forfeiture-case/#respond Thu, 26 May 2016 18:20:50 +0000 http://www.kessleronforfeiture.com/?p=574

Steven L. Kessler was quoted in Nick Wing’s May 25, 2016 article in the Huffington Post, “IRS Returns Bakery’s Money After 3 Years. Now It Wants to Put The Owners In Prison,” on IRS abuses in Connecticut civil forfeiture case. Read the article here.

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Steven L. Kessler was quoted in David Graham’s December 17, 2015 story in The Atlantic magazine, “Can the Feds Free Wu-Tang’s Album from ‘Pharma Bro’?” Read the article here.

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Steven L. Kessler was featured in WNYC’s Kat Aaron’s forfeiture series, “Stop and Seize: When the NYPD Takes Your Car.” Listen to the broadcast here.

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On December 9, 2014, Steven L. Kessler testified for nearly 1.5 hours as an invited witness before the New York State Assembly’s Standing Committee on Codes and the New York State Assembly’s Standing Committee on Judiciary on issues relating to civil and criminal forfeiture in New York and on reported abuses of forfeiture nationwide.  His testimony was broadcast live. Attached here is an article from Capital New York on the hearing and Mr. Kessler’s testimony.

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Bloomberg News quotes Steven L. Kessler on the government’s billion dollar settlements with BNP Paribas SA and Credit Suisse Group AG, resulting in substantial funds going to state and law enforcement agencies.

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Courthouse News quotes Steven L. Kessler regarding the decision by the federal District Court in Manhattan denying the family of an American victim of terrorism the right to extend the time to file their judgment lien against the interests of the government of Iran in a building on Fifth Avenue.

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