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18 U.S.C. § 982 CRIMINAL FORFEITURE

18 U.S.C. § 982 CRIMINAL FORFEITURE
(a)(1) The court, in imposing sentence . . . shall order that the person forfeit to the United States any property, real or personal, involved in such offense, or any property traceable to such property. (2) The court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted of a violation of . . . . (b)(1) The forfeiture of property under this section, including any seizure and disposition of the property and any related judicial or administrative proceeding, shall be governed by the provisions of 21 U.S.C. 853. (2) The substitution of assets 21 U.S.C. § 853(p) shall not be used to order a defendant to forfeit assets in place of the actual property laundered . . .
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