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The US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has upheld a District Court's decision to forfeit 650 Fifth Avenue, a Manhattan building owned by the Iranian-American charity the Alavi Foundation.
The US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has upheld a District Court's decision to forfeit 650 Fifth Avenue, a Manhattan building owned by the Iranian-American charity the Alavi Foundation.
The forfeiture was prompted by claims that the foundation had violated Iranian sanctions. The Court concluded that the District Court was correct in finding probable cause for forfeiture,
but that the US government had illegally confiscated the building because the Alavi Foundation's right to due process had not been respected in the forfeiture proceedings. Since the property had been illegally seized during this time span,
