Attorney Fee Forfeiture Guidelines
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DOJ Justice Manual › Title 9: Criminal › 9-120.000 - Attorney Fee Forfeiture Guidelines › Justice Manual § 9-120.101
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The purpose of these guidelines is twofold. First, it is to ensure that any forfeiture of assets transferred to attorneys as fees for legal services has been reviewed carefully. Second, it is to ensure that the public's interest that those convicted of certain offenses do not realize any economic benefit from their illegal activity is pursued fairly and with due consideration for the individual's right to counsel in a criminal matter.
These guidelines are set forth solely for the purpose of internal Department of Justice guidance. They are not intended to, do not, and may not be relied upon to create any rights, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party in any matter civil or criminal, nor do they place any limitations on otherwise lawful litigative prerogatives of the Department of Justice.
[new May 2010]
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