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I hope to head out in May 2024.

Legal experts said there is a good chance the final amount will be reduced, either by the trial judge, an appeals court or a bankruptcy court.

Many state and federal statutes provide that when property is used in certain prohibited ways, ownership of the property passes to the government. Often, the statutes allow these forfeitures to be declared in civil proceedings against the property itself, without the normal safeguards of the criminal process. Indeed, if no one claims the property after proper notice, the government’s assertion of ownership can become incontestable without any judicial proceedings at all. Statutes authori...