United States v. Chaplin's, Inc.

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• holding a forfeiture of $1,877,262 is not excessive in relation to a maximum authorized fine of $1,500,000
• holding a forfeiture of $1,877,262 is not excessive in relation to a maximum authorized fine of $1,500,000
• assuming without holding that the Eighth Amendment applies to corporations and noting that the Supreme Court had not yet opined on the issue
• granting a “strong presumption” of constitutionality to fines that fall “below the maximum statutory fines for a given offense”
• affirming forfeiture order imposed after defendant was convicted of structuring a transaction by instructing a client to pay in “three separate bundles” to avoid the reporting requirement
• criminal forfeiture of jewelry store’s 8 PIMENTEL V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES inventory for its use in a money laundering operation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).