Judge Denies Reconsideration Of Ruling On Property Forfeiture Relief For Subway Franchisor

Mealey's (August 15, 2019, 11:04 AM EDT) -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Refusing to reconsider a denial of relief from forfeiture after a Subway restaurant franchisee pleaded guilty to 13 counts of bank fraud, a federal judge in Puerto Rico on Aug. 7 held that a franchisor and sublessor’s motion relies on irrelevant facts and misconstrues the property subject to forfeiture (United States v. Felix Peña-Fernández v. Doctor’s Associates LLC, et al., No. 18-426, D. Puerto Rico, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134489)....