Melissa M. Nasrah
Legal Counsel, Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture @U.S. Department Of The Treasury
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WORK HISTORY
Legal Counsel, Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture @U.S. Department Of The Treasury
Advise the Director of legal requirements and impediments of operating the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (TFF), which earns approx.$1B annually from non-tax forfeitures conducted by IRS-CI, Secret Service, Customs & Border Protection, and Immigration & Customs Enforcement.• Provide direct support and legal counsel to senior officials. Prepare reports on legal liability.• Advise and train federal agents, attorneys, and prosecutors on civil & criminal asset forfeiture law and policy; litigation issues; management & disposition of personal and real property.• Advise on legislative drafting, construction and interpretation; audits by inspectors general and GAO; appropriations law; procurement and environmental law. • Developed key guidance for settling via forfeiture IEEPA, money laundering and other violations alleged to have been committed by large financial institutions. Drafted legal opinion to allow TFF to receive by electronic deposit (instead of a check) multi-million dollar amounts tendered by the banks in satisfaction of such settlements. Advise Department of Justice, Federal Board of Reserves and Senior Treasury officials on such transfers. Resulted in nearly $5B in additional revenue to the TFF over five fiscal years.• Lead Treasury counsel on numerous lawsuits against the US involving border wall funding Lead Treasury counsel in Sueoka v. U.S, a major class action litigation filed in the Central District of California in 1998. Aided in negotiation of a favorable settlement for the TFF & its participating agencies. Managed implementation of the settlement agreement and paying claims. • Assisted the Office of the Solicitor General in preparing for oral argument as amicus before the Supreme Court in various matters that could impact federal forfeiture law. Advise in appellate matters.• Developed policy and procedures for handling of seized and forfeited virtual currency.• Supervise staff attorneys, including routine teleworkers.
EDUCATION
Boston University
BA, Political Science, English
American University Washington College of Law
JD
ABOUT MELISSA M. NASRAH
Specialties: Federal asset forfeiture and money laundering; white collar crime. Criminal trial and appellate work in D.C. Superior Court; federal civil and criminal trial practice. General government practice. Fiscal/appropriations law; FOIA practice. Manager / Supervisor for over 15 years.
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