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Financial Analysis Worksheets

A written financial analysis is required to facilitate and to document pre-seizure planning decisions. In cases where information relating to titles and liens cannot be acquired without compromising the investigation, the financial analysis may be completed post-seizure. See Avoiding Liability Seizures, USAM 9-111.123, and the sample financial analysis worksheet in this Manual at 2279. A United States Attorney may adopt this form or develop his or her own. The investigative agency is responsible for ensuring that current and accurate information on the ownership of, and any encumbrances against, personal property targeted for forfeiture is compiled prior to the seizure of the property and is made available to the United States Marshals Service and the United States Attorney prior to seizure. In instances where real property and businesses are targeted for seizure, the Marshals Service will have primary responsibility for conducting a title search prior to seizure unless otherwise agreed in individual cases. [cited in USAM 9-111.123]