Judge Denies Property Forfeiture Relief For Subway Franchisor In Puerto Rico

Mealey's (May 23, 2019, 8:24 PM EDT) -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal judge on May 10 denied a franchisor’s and sublessor’s motion for relief from forfeiture after a Subway restaurant franchisee pleaded guilty to 13 counts of bank fraud and the judge authorized the United States to seize two Subway premises in Puerto Rico (United States v. Peña-Fernández, No. 18-426, D. Puerto Rico, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79704)....

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