supreme-court-of-the-usa-2023-11-27-05-03-31-utc

Supreme Court Rejects Strict Criminal Forfeiture Timelines

In McIntosh v. United States, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a district court’s failure to comply with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b)(2)(B)’s requirement to enter a preliminary order imposing criminal forfeiture before sentencing does not bar a judge from ordering forfeiture at sentencing subject to harmless-error principles on appellate review.