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Second Circuit – Civil forfeiture: United States v. The M/Y Amadea, a Motor Yacht
Daily Record Staff//June 12, 2026//
Second Circuit – Civil forfeiture: United States v. The M/Y Amadea, a Motor Yacht
Daily Record Staff//June 12, 2026//
Listen to this articleUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Civil forfeiture — Straw owners — Constitutional standing
United States v. The M/Y Amadea, a Motor Yacht
25-869-cv
Judges Parker, Lohier, and Merriam
Background: The government initiated a civil forfeiture action against a luxury superyacht that is alleged to be owned by a Russian national subject to sanctions by the United States. The claimants filed a claim to the superyacht alleging they were the ultimate beneficial owner of it. They appeal from the grant of the government’s motion to strike their claim.
Ruling: The Second Circuit affirmed. The court held that the claimants lacked constitutional standing as mere straw owners of the superyacht.
Alexandra A.E. Shapiro, of Shapiro Arato Bach, for the claimants-appellants; Jennifer Jude, assistant United States attorney, for the plaintiff-appellee.
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