Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 35-668 CC WASHINGTON : 1996 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office ISBN 0-16-053850-5 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HENRY J. HYDE, Mlinois, Chairman CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado Wisconsin BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts BILL McCOLLUM, Florida CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania HOWARD L. BERMAN, California HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina RICK BOUCHER, Virginia LAMAR SMITH, Texas JOHN BRYANT, Texas STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico JACK REED, Rhode Island ELTON GALLEGLY, California JERROLD NADLER, New York CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia BOB INGLIS, South Carolina MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia XAVIER BECERRA, California STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana ZOE LOFGREN, California MARTIN R. HOKE, Ohio SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas SONNY BONO, California MAXINE WATERS, California ALAN F. COFFEY, JR., General Counsel/Staff Director JULIAN EPSTEIN, Minority Staff Director (II) 91-13055 Blanton, Jan P., Director, Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture, Department Cassella, Stefan D., Deputy Chies, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering 42 18 14, 278 27 12 unsel, on behalf of the American Civil 262 McMahon, James, superintendent, New York State Police, on behalf of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Reed, Terrance G., chairperson, RICO, Forfeiture, and Civil Remedies Com- mittee, Section of Criminal Justice, on Behalf of the American Bar Associa- LETTERS, STATEMENTS, ETC., SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARING Blanton, Jan P., Director, Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture, Department 239 Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice: Prepared statement 215 Information concerning successful forfeiture challenges Edwards, E.E. (Bo) III, Esq., David B. Smith, and Richard J. Troberman, Cochairs, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Asset Forfeit- ure Abuse Task Force, on behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Prepared statement Kappelhoff, Mark J., legislative counsel, on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union: Prepared statement Komie, Stephen M., secretary, Illinois, State Bar Association: Prepared state- McMahon, James, superintendent, New York State Police, on behalf of the 243 Reed, Terrance G., chairperson, RICO, Forfeiture, and Civil Remedies Com. mittee, Section of Criminal Justice, on Behalf of the American Bar Associa- 258 (III) |