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THREATS AND RESPONSES: LAW ENFORCEMENT; U.S. Cautiously Begins to Seize Millions in Foreign Banks

By ERIC LICHTBLAU (NYT) 1414 words
Late Edition - Final, Section A, Page 16, Column 1

ABSTRACT - Justice Dept begins using its expanded counterterrorism powers to seize millions of dollars from foreign banks that do business in US, saying tool has proved invaluable in seizing ill-gotten money that criminals hide overseas and that was once out of government's reach; State Dept officials raise concerns over practice, in part because most of seizures involve fraud and money-laundering investigations unrelated to terrorism; worry is that under guise of fighting terrorism, US may be seen as trying to extra-territorially impose its laws; diplomats from several nations, including Switzerland, have voiced private objections; information about seizures has been tightly guarded, and federal judges have sealed records on most of them (M) The Justice Department has begun using its expanded counterterrorism powers to seize millions of dollars from foreign banks that do business in the United States, creating tensions with the State Department and some allies.

Law enforcement officials say the tool has proved invaluable in seizing ill-gotten money that criminals hide overseas and that was once out of the government's reach. Under the counterterrorism measures approved by Congress after the Sept. 11 attacks, prosecutors are not even required to trace the money back to the target of an investigation.