U.S. v. Knoll

Record contained sufficient evidence to support Dist. Ct.’s entry of forfeiture order with respect to three pieces of defendants’ property, even though third-party claimed superior interest in said properties. Instant properties were used by defendants to support their criminal racketeering activities on behalf of Outlaw gang, and third-party could cite to only equitable interests in said properties pertaining to his care-taking duties that arose after commission of acts giving right to underlying RICO charges. In this respect, third-party failed to show that he had legal right, title or interest to said properties and that such interests arose prior to commission of acts giving right to RICO charges.