Hired by private administrators of the seized estate, part of which is now a theme park (imagine mixing "Jurassic Park" and "Scarface" into a theme), Mr. Montoya rebuilt the same statues after looters tore them apart searching for hidden booty.
Second, during the social upheaval of the previous decade, the imperial treasury had doubtless seized the estates of prominent individuals who had been executed either during Phocas's reign of terror or after his death.
When Theobald, the Archbishop of Canterbury, went to consult with the Pope on the matter against Stephen's wishes, the king refused to allow him back into England either, and seized his estates.
Detectives also seized real estate, automobiles, furnishings and weapons bought with money from the sales, Mr. Molinelli said.
In Wilmington, the receiver DuBrutz Cutlar seized real estate belonging to J.B. Allen when a neighbor, William Gordon, accused Allen of being disloyal.
The Spanish authorities also froze $45 million in bank accounts, and they seized real estate valued at $14 million in Madrid and Marbella, a major resort on the Costa del Sol, according to Europa Press.
In probate court, Rachel's "first husband seized her estate" and obtained the few valuables Rachel had owned, including some household silver.
It has long since been renovated, but a couple of summers ago someone told me that the basement had been left to gather dust, completely untouched since the Spanish courts seized the estate from Khashoggi after he ran into financial troubles in the late 1980s.
Ancient historians state that Caligula began falsely accusing, fining and even killing individuals for the purpose of seizing their estates.
