Treatises
Stefan D. Cassella, Asset Forfeiture Law in the United States (3rd ed. 2022)
Cassella, Williams and Whitney, Federal Money Laundering: Crimes and Forfeitures (2nd ed. 2020)
Articles by Stefan D. Cassella
“The Plight of Banks and Financial Institutions in Addressing Cross-Border Crime: Status of the Corporate Transparency Act,” Journal of International Banking Law and Business,, 41 J.I.B.L.R., Issue 7 (2026), 215-17;
“Confiscation and Forfeiture – Making it Work or Why is it Taking so Long to Forfeit the Russian Yachts?,” Comp. Law. 2025, 46(8), 292-294;
“Asset removal: Interdiction or punishment? The Supreme Court’s decisions in McIntosh and Culley v Marshall,” Comp. Law. 2025, 46(2), 73-75;
“Editorial: Cryptocurrency and crime: old crimes committed in new ways, or a new order of challenges for law enforcement?”, Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 31 No. 5, pp. 1049-1051 (2024).
“McIntosh v. United States: Justices’ Forfeiture Ruling Resolves Nonexistent Split,” Law360, April 22, 2024.
“United States v. Ravenell: How a Defense Attorney Crossed the Line Between Representation and Assisting His Client in Laundering His Money,” 60 Crim. L. Bull., Issue No. 2 (2024).
“Yachts and Airplanes: What Procedures and Legal Theories Are Being Used to Forfeit Russian Assets in the United States?,” Eucrim, 2/6/23;
Report to the Cullen Commission: Summary of Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Law in the United States, submitted 5/10/21
“Recovering the Proceeds of Foreign Crimes that Are Found in the United States,” North Carolina Journal of International Law, 46:3 (Summer 2021), pp. 535-69 (English);
“Recuperación de activos – EEUU (Recovering the Proceeds of Foreign Crimes in the United States),” Transparencia Venezuela (October 2020) pp. 47-71 (Spanish);
“Recovering Stolen Art and Antiquities Under the Forfeiture Laws: Who is Entitled to the Property When There are Conflicting Claims,” North Carolina Journal of International Law, Vol. 45, pp. 393-440 (2020);
“The Causes, Effects, and Manifestations of the Money Laundering Problem in the Former Soviet Union,” with Yehuda Shaffer, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, (online Feb. 21, 2020);
“Obtaining Records From a Foreign Bank,” Eucrim: The European Criminal Law Assoc. Forum 2019/2, p. 145 (2019).
“Who Will Recover Jeffrey Epstein’s Assets?”, Eucrim (online Aug. 16, 2019).
“Nature and Basic Problems of Non-Conviction-Based Confiscation in the United States,” Veredas Do Direito (Brazil), Vol. 16, No. 34 (2019), pp. 41-65 (English, Spanish and Portuguese);
“Lecture: Asset Forfeiture in the United States,” Latin America Legal Studies, vol. 4 (2019), pp 171-90 (presentation given at the Seminar on Recovery of State Assets and Regulation of Confiscation in Chile, Apr. 9, 2018, at Adolfo Ibanez University, Santiago, Chile);
“Illicit Finance and Money Laundering Trends in Eurasia,” J. Money Laundering Control, 22:2, pp. 388-399 (2019). (paper presented at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge University, September 2017);
“Hurdling the Sovereign Wall: How Governments Can Recover the Proceeds of Crimes that Cross National Boundaries,” J. Money Laundering Control, 22:1, pp. 5-13 (2019), (paper presented at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge University, September 2016);
“Toward a new model of money laundering: Is the ‘placement, layering, integration’ model obsolete?” J. Money Laundering Control, 21:4 (2018), pp. 494-497 (paper presented at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge University, September 2016);
“Choose Your Weapon: Is civil forfeiture really necessary, or is it an undesirable shortcut to real law enforcement,” J. Money Laundering Control, 21:3 (2017), pp.340-344 (paper presented at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge University, September 2016);
“The Manafort money laundering charges: What’s in store?” (co-authored with Michael Zeldin, CNN.com).
“On Russia and North Korea, Shell Companies Conceal the Truth,” (co-authored with Michael Zeldin), CNN.com).
“Point-Counterpoint: The Role of Civil Forfeiture,” Judicature, Vol. 100, No.4 (Winter 2016);
“Using the Forfeiture Laws to Protect Cultural Heritage,” U.S. Attorney’s Bulletin 64:2 (March 2016);
“Criminal Forfeiture Procedure in 2015: An Annual Survey of Developments in the Case Law,” 51 Criminal Law Bulletin 1327 (2015);
“Criminal Forfeiture Procedure in 2014: An Annual Survey of Developments in the Case Law,” 50 Criminal Law Bulletin 1013 (2014);
“Civil Asset Recovery: The American Experience,” Eucrim: The European Criminal Law Assoc. Forum 2013/3, p. 98 (2013);
“Enforcement of foreign restraining orders“, J. of Money Laundering Control, Vol. 16 No.: 4, pp. 290–97 (2013);
“Making Criminal Forfeiture Part of Your Case,” U.S. Attorneys Bulletin (2013);
“Criminal Forfeiture Procedure in 2013: An Annual Survey of Developments in the Case Law,” 49 Criminal Law Bulletin 1228 (2013);
“Criminal Forfeiture Procedure in 2012: An Annual Survey of Developments in the Case Law,” 48 Criminal Law Bulletin 863 (2012);
“Criminal Forfeiture Procedure in 2011: An Annual Survey of Developments in the Case Law,” 47 Criminal Law Bulletin 593 (2011);
“Criminal Forfeiture Procedure in 2010: An Annual Survey of Developments in the Case Law,” 46 Criminal Law Bulletin 898 (2010);
“Criminal Forfeiture Procedure in 2009: An Annual Survey of Developments in the Case Law,” 45 Criminal Law Bulletin 545 (2009);
“United States v. Santos: The U.S. Supreme Court Rewrites the Money Laundering Statute,” 12 J. of Money Laundering Control 221 (2009);
“Criminal Forfeiture Procedure in 2008: A Survey of Developments in the Case Law,” 44 Criminal Law Bulletin 3 (2008);
“The Case for Civil Forfeiture: Why in rem proceedings are an essential tool for recovering the proceeds of crime,” 11 J. of Money Laundering Control 8 (2008);
“Criminal Forfeiture Procedure in 2007: A Survey of Developments in the Case Law,” 43 Criminal Law Bulletin 461 (2007);
“Recovering the Proceeds of Crime from the Correspondent Account of a Foreign Bank,” 9 J. of Money Laundering Control 401 (2006) (combining papers presented at the 22nd and the 23rd Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge University, September 2004 and September 2005);
“Criminal Forfeiture Procedure in 2006: A Survey of Developments in the Case Law,” 42 Criminal Law Bulletin 515 (2006);
“Update on Money Laundering Cases: 2005,” National Advocacy Center (2005);
“Criminal Forfeiture Procedure: An Analysis of Developments in the Law Regarding the Inclusion of a Forfeiture Judgment in the Sentence Imposed in a Criminal Case,” 32 American Journal of Criminal Law 55 (2004), cited by the Supreme Court of the United States in Kaley v. United States, 571 U.S. 320, 336 n.12 (2014);
“Overview of Asset Forfeiture Law in the United States,” 17 South African J. Criminal Justice 347 (2004);
“Using the Forfeiture Laws to Protect Archaeological Resources,” 41 Idaho L. Rev.129 (2004);
“The Forfeiture of Property Involved in Money Laundering Offenses,” 7 Buffalo Criminal Law Review 583 (2004);
“Terrorism and the Financial Sector: Are the Right Prosecutorial Tools Being Used?” 7 J. of Money Laundering Control 281 (2004) (paper presented at the 21st Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge University, September 2003);
“Bulk Cash Smuggling and the Globalization of Crime,” Berkeley Journal of International Law, Vol.22, No. 1 (2004);
“Application of 18 U.S.C. § 1960 to Informal Money Service Businesses,” 39 Criminal Law Bulletin 590 (2003);
“The Development of Asset Forfeiture Law in the United States,” Acta Juridica (University of Cape Town, South Africa) (2003) at pp. 314-59;
“Reverse Money Laundering,” 7 J. of Money Laundering Control 92 (2003) (paper presented at the 20th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge University, September 2002);
“Forfeiture of Terrorist Assets Under the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001,” 34 Law and Policy in International Business 7 (2003);
“Provisions of the USA Patriot Act Relating to Asset Forfeiture in Transnational Cases,” 10 J. of Financial Crime 303 (2003) (paper presented at the 20th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge University, September 2002);
“Amending the Admiralty Rules: Proposed Rule G Would Put All the Rules Pertaining to Asset Forfeiture in One Place,” 1 Benedict’s Maritime Bull. 20 (First Quarter 2003);
“Restraint and Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime in International Cases: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward,” Proceedings of the 2002 Commonwealth Secretariat Oxford Conference on the Changing Face of International Cooperation in Criminal Matters in the 21st Century (Commonwealth Secretariat, 2002), p. 183;
“The Recovery of Criminal Proceeds Generated in One Nation and Found in Another,” 9 J. of Financial Crime 268 (2002) (paper presented at the 19th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge University, September 2001);
“Money Laundering Has Gone Global,” The Federal Lawyer, 49:1 (January 2002) at 24;
“Does Apprendi v. New Jersey Change the Standard of Proof in Criminal Forfeiture Cases?” 89 Ky. Law Journal 631 (2001);
“The Uniform Innocent Owner Defense to Civil Asset Forfeiture,” 89 Ky. Law Journal 653 (2001);
“The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000,” 27 J. Legislation 97, Notre Dame Law School (2001);
“The Money Laundering Statutes” and “Forfeiture for Money Laundering Offenses,” United States Attorneys’ Bulletin, Vol.47, No.3 (June 1999);
“Forfeiture Reform,” Criminal Law and Procedure News, 1:3 (Fall 1997).
“Forfeiture is Reasonable, and it Works,” Criminal Law and Procedure News, 1:2 (Spring 1997).
“Third Party Rights in Criminal Forfeiture Cases,” 32 Criminal Law Bulletin 499 (1996).
“Status of Double Jeopardy and Forfeiture Law in the Sixth Circuit,” Kentucky Law Journal, 84:3 (1996).
Symposium, “Forfeiture Reform: A View from the Justice Department,” Journal of Legislation, Notre Dame Law School, 21:2 (1995).
“Establishing Probable Cause for Forfeiture in Federal Money Laundering Cases,” New York Law School Law Review, 39:1-2 (1994).
“New Forfeiture Statutes Enacted by Congress Effective October 28, 1992: Legal Analysis, Statutes and Legislative History” (1992) (Justice Department Manual).
“Money Laundering: Federal Prosecution Manual” (1991), chapters on forfeiture and application of 18 U.S.C. § § 1956 and 1957 (Justice Department Manual).
“Rights of Third Party Lienholders in Forfeiture Cases,” The Practical Lawyer, April, 1991.
“What You Need to Know About the Anti‑Drug Abuse Act of 1988,” The Practical Lawyer, April, 1989.
“A Step‑by‑Step Guide to the New Federal Sentencing Guidelines,” The Practical Lawyer, April, 1988.
“Criminal RICO: The Multiple Episode Issue,” The Forum, August 1986.