Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
- Law360
- Law360 UK
- Law360 Pulse
- Law360 Employment Authority
- Law360 Tax Authority
- Law360 Insurance Authority
- Law360 Real Estate Authority
- Law360 Healthcare Authority
- Law360 Bankruptcy Authority
- Products
- Lexis®
- Law360 In-Depth
- Law360 Podcasts
- Rankings
- Leaderboard Analytics
- Regional Powerhouses
- Law360's MVPs
- Women in Law Report
- Law360 400
- Diversity Snapshot
- Practice Groups of the Year
- Rising Stars
- Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar
- Sections
- Adv. Search & Platform Tools
- About all sections
- Browse all sections
- Banking
- Bankruptcy
- Class Action
- Competition
- Employment
- Energy
- Expert Analysis
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Product Liability
- Securities
- Beta Tools
- Track docs
- Track attorneys
- Track judges
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. The M/Y Galactica Star, Being a 65-Meter Motor Yacht Built by Heesen Shipyards with International Maritime Organization Number 9679830, and Registered Under the Laws and Flag of the Cayman Islands at et al
Case Number:
4:17-cv-02166
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Judge:
Firms
-
November 24, 2021
Fight To Enforce $22M Nigeria Award To Go To High Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will be asked to review a Fifth Circuit decision nixing a former Enron subsidiary's claim to funds allegedly tied to a massive Nigerian corruption scandal as it looks to enforce a nearly decade-old $22 million arbitral award against the country.
-
March 21, 2019
US Can Sell $82M Yacht Linked To Nigerian Corruption Case
A federal judge in Texas has approved a request from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Republic of Nigeria to sell an $82 million mega-yacht linked to an ongoing Nigerian corruption case.
-
January 30, 2018
'Suspicious' Suit Keeping $82M Yacht In Mexico, Feds Say
The U.S. government blasted a company's attempt to thwart the seizure of an $82 million yacht in a money laundering case, telling a Texas federal judge Monday that Lightray Capital LLC had filed a "highly suspicious lawsuit" to keep the boat stuck in Mexico.
-
July 14, 2017
Feds Seek $144M Forfeiture Over Nigerian Oil Bribery Scheme
The U.S. government filed suit in Texas federal court Friday to recover $144 million in assets that two businessmen allegedly earned by bribing a former Nigerian oil minister into giving them lucrative contracts for oil mining operations.