The Government also won a second forfeiture case.

There are two types of forfeiture cases, criminal and civil.

The case has also been cited for its procedural holdings in other forfeiture cases.

The county had hired him to handle forfeiture cases involving cars seized from drunken drivers, and he recouped $1.1 million.

These expenses are amounts paid to state and local law enforcement agencies and foreign governments for assistance in forfeiture cases.

These expenses are for contract services that support services directly related to the processing, data entry, and accounting for forfeiture cases.

In the underlying forfeiture case, the judge's terse order didn't explain his reasons for dismissal, saying only that they had been given at oral arguments.

Authorities from both countries said that similar forfeiture cases are now being pursued, and that they expect to see more sharing of such money in the future.

Two other forfeiture cases have been argued and are awaiting decision this term.

"The courts are supposed to move swiftly" on forfeiture cases, he said, dealing with them before most other matters.