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US Marshals to Sell Seized North Korean Cargo Ship

Christy Lee

   WASHINGTON - The U.S. Marshals Service, which has custody of the North
   Korean-owned ship Wise Honest, is reviewing how to sell the seized
   vessel as ordered by a federal court that has yet to decide officially
   if the Otto Warmbier family will receive the sale proceeds.

   "The Marshals are in the process of developing a disposal plan, taking
   into consideration things such as age, condition, and location of the
   vessel," said a spokesperson for the [1]U.S. Marshals Service(USMS)
   earlier this week. The USMS oversees managing and selling assets seized
   by the U.S. through the [2]Justice Department's Asset Forfeiture
   Program.

   The U.S. federal court in the Southern District of New York (SDNY)
   authorized the sale of the seized North Korean cargo vessel last week,
   following a claim filed by the parents of Otto Warmbier, an American
   student who died shortly after returning to the U.S. from detention in
   North Korea.

References

   1. https://www.usmarshals.gov/
   2. https://www.usmarshals.gov/assets/index.html

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