Are we reading about the same case?<p>&gt; charges of operating a complicated scheme that allegedly defrauded Medicare of upwards of $40 million.<p>&gt; federal government moved to freeze not only her “tainted” assets, meaning those assets that can be arguably traced back to the alleged underlying crime; but the federal government also moved to freeze Luis’ undisputedly legitimate assets, which amount to some $15 million that cannot be connected in any way to any alleged criminal activity.<p>&gt; Luis v. United States raises significant questions about both the scope of the Sixth Amendment and the reach of federal asset forfeiture law.<p>&gt; According to the federal government, because all of Luis’ assets could be subject to forfeiture if she is ultimately convicted, federal prosecutors should not be stopped from freezing all of her “forfeitable” assets before she goes on trial.