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Type
Opinion
Filed
Aug. 9, 2019
Case
In re 650 Fifth Ave. & Related Props.
Case status
Decided

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WESLEY, Circuit Judge: This civil-forfeiture action considers whether the Government may seize 650 Fifth Avenue, a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, along with other real property and various bank accounts located throughout the United States. These assets are owned by the Alavi Foundation and 650 Fifth Avenue Company (the "Claimants"), entities that allegedly violated federal law throug…

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