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International Seizures

In support of the Attorney General's direction that we aggressively pursue the repatriation and forfeiture of foreign assets, the Criminal Division's Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section (AFMLS) engaged Linda M. Samuel and Juan C. Marrero to serve as Special Counsel to the Chief of AFMLS for international forfeiture matters. These attorneys are dedicated to a "service" philosophy and will do everything possible to facilitate and expedite your efforts in international cases that have forfeiture potential. Their primary task is to help you to immobilize and forfeit foreign assets, as well as to assist with international sharing issues. Their mandate is to be aggressive and creative in order to produce prompt and favorable results. Federal investigators and prosecutors who seek to restrain and forfeit illicit assets traced abroad should, in the first instance, contact one of AFMLS's international forfeiture specialists. In turn, the specialists, working with the Office of International Affairs (OIA), Criminal Division, will then provide comprehensive assistance in order to accomplish the international forfeiture process. [cited in USAM 9-111.700]