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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1345. Injunctions against fraud
(a)(1) If a person is -
(A) violating or about to violate this chapter or section 287,
371 (insofar as such violation involves a conspiracy to defraud
the United States or any agency thereof), or 1001 of this title;
(B) committing or about to commit a banking law violation (as
defined in section 3322(d) of this title); or
(C) committing or about to commit a Federal health care
offense;
the Attorney General may commence a civil action in any Federal
court to enjoin such violation.
(2) If a person is alienating or disposing of property, or
intends to alienate or dispose of property, obtained as a result of
a banking law violation (as defined in section 3322(d) of this
title) or a Federal health care offense or property which is
traceable to such violation, the Attorney General may commence a
civil action in any Federal court -
(A) to enjoin such alienation or disposition of property; or
(B) for a restraining order to -
(i) prohibit any person from withdrawing, transferring,
removing, dissipating, or disposing of any such property or
property of equivalent value; and
(ii) appoint a temporary receiver to administer such
restraining order.
(3) A permanent or temporary injunction or restraining order
shall be granted without bond.
(b) The court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing
and determination of such an action, and may, at any time before
final determination, enter such a restraining order or prohibition,
or take such other action, as is warranted to prevent a continuing
and substantial injury to the United States or to any person or
class of persons for whose protection the action is brought. A
proceeding under this section is governed by the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure, except that, if an indictment has been returned
against the respondent, discovery is governed by the Federal Rules
of Criminal Procedure.
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