August 19, 2013
A California federal judge indicated Monday he will toss most of the U.S. government's forfeiture action against the son of Equatorial Guinea's president, finding authorities lacked probable cause to accuse him of illegally acquiring $32 million in property — including a bejeweled Michael Jackson glove.
June 20, 2013
A California judge on Thursday ruled the U.S. government must show it reasonably suspected $32 million in property — including a bejeweled Michael Jackson glove — had been illegally acquired by the son of Equatorial Guinea's president at the time it began a forfeiture action, saying it cannot rely on evidence it has since developed.
April 12, 2012
A California federal judge Thursday shot down the U.S. government's attempt to seize $32 million in purportedly ill-gotten property — including a bejeweled Michael Jackson glove — from the son of Equatorial Guinea's president, saying federal attorneys need to detail how the foreign government minister embezzled funds.