▁matters , ▁prepar es ▁and ▁reviews ▁memor anda ▁and ▁brief s ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁District , ▁and ▁arg ues ▁cases ▁before ▁the ▁Ele vent h ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als . ▁ ▁As set ▁For fe iture ▁Division ▁▁ ▁The ▁As set ▁For fe iture ▁Division ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁Division , ▁over see ing ▁all ▁criminal ▁and ▁civil ▁for fe iture ▁related ▁lit ig ation ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁Florida . ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁As set ▁For fe iture ▁Division ▁is ▁to ▁promote , ▁facil itate ▁and ▁en force ▁comp liance ▁with ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁using ▁criminal ▁and ▁civil ▁for fe iture ▁to ▁dis rupt ▁and ▁d eter ▁criminal ▁activity , ▁to ▁dis m ant le ▁criminal ▁enter pr ises ▁and ▁to ▁separate ▁crim inals ▁and ▁their ▁associ ates ▁from ▁the ▁prof its ▁of ▁their ▁illegal ▁activities . ▁ ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att or ne ys ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁As set ▁For fe iture ▁Division ▁handle ▁all ▁civil ▁for fe iture ▁matters ▁in ▁the ▁District ; ▁handle ▁and ▁assist ▁C riminal ▁Division ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att or ne ys ▁with ▁for fe iture ▁related ▁issues ▁in ▁criminal ▁pro sec utions ▁and ▁have ▁overall ▁responsibility ▁for ▁all ▁issues ▁involving ▁all ▁asset ▁for fe iture ▁including ▁investig ations , ▁se iz ures ▁and ▁final ▁disposition ▁of ▁assets . ▁The ▁District ▁emphas izes ▁criminal ▁for fe iture ▁and ▁is ▁consist ently ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁districts ▁nation wide ▁in ▁jud