Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the criminal seizure of the appellants' bank accounts could be maintained to secure a compensatory claim.
Decisione estratta
The seizure could be maintained because the funds were plausibly traceable to C. as beneficial owner and because a compensatory claim remained possible under the applicable criminal confiscation rules.
Motivazione estratta
At the seizure stage, only prima facie plausibility is required. The court accepted indicia that the donation structure and account-holding entities were simulated and that the seized assets may have been used to launder proceeds of foreign offences, making seizure to secure a compensatory claim permissible.