United States of America v. $271,087.88 in U.S. Currency Seized from Bank of Saipan Account No. Ending in Last Four Digits 0157, Held in the Name of "MCS", et al.
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1:22-cv-00020
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April 21, 2023
US Laundering, Casino Bribery Suit Too Vague, Co. Says
The U.S. government's lawsuit claiming $310,000 from a Northern Mariana Islands business fails to tie those funds to specific criminal tax evasion or money laundering that would warrant civil asset forfeiture and should be dismissed, the business told an islands federal court Friday.
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January 04, 2023
US Seeks Funds It Says Were Used In Casino Bribery, Tax Plot
The U.S. government is entitled to $310,000 in laundered funds that a shadowy set of business and political figures used in schemes to avoid taxes and bribe Northern Mariana Islands officials related to a casino project, the U.S. claimed in a lawsuit.