United States v. All Funds on Deposit at Sun Secured Advantage

The Government filed a civil forfeiture proceeding, seeking certain of Erick Silva Santos' assets that were allegedly tied to his conduct as a corrupt Mexican official. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's fugitive disentitlement order and dismissed Silva's appeal of the default judgment of forfeiture. In this case, the district court did not err in its interpretation of the Mexican documents—that is, that they did not expressly and unambiguously provide a basis for concluding that the instant charges have been presented to and resolved by any official act of government in Mexico. Because no authority of Mexico has ever exonerated Silva, the court need not discuss his additional arguments. View "United States v. All Funds on Deposit at Sun Secured Advantage" on Justia Law