UNITED STATES v. ALL ASSETS HELD AT CREDIT SUISSE

No. 20-5356.

45 F.4th 426 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. ALL ASSETS HELD AT CREDIT SUISSE (GUERNSEY) LIMITED, Account Numbers 41610 And 41950, in the name of Samante Limited as Trustees of The Balford Trust, Last Valued at Approximately $147.9 Million in United States Dollars, et al., Appellees. Pavel Lazarenko, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Stassen argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Ian M. Comisky , Jed M. Silversmith , and David B. Smith.   Barry W. Levine entered an appearance.

Emily Beckman was on the briefs for movant-intervenors in support of appellant.

Andrew C. Noll , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee United States. With him on the brief was Daniel H. Claman , Attorney. Scott A. Meisler , Attorney, entered an appearance.

Before: Tatel, Katsas, and Jackson, Circuit Judges.


The government seeks the forfeiture of a trust established by Pavel Lazarenko, a former Prime Minister of Ukraine, located abroad on the island of Guernsey. Since 2004, a Guernsey court order has prohibited Lazarenko from accessing the trust, and a federal district court order has prohibited him from challenging the Guernsey...

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