i think he should have been allowed to keep them. I think that was a big part of his 'deal' after he turned anyway. 3 of the 5 houses had family members living in them (his house, his daughter's house and his mom's house) and the other 2 are rental properties for his wife to have some income coming in. Sounds better than it is, running rental propertys is a massive pain in the balls.

If the government really wants to break you on assets...fine...but to basically uproot a whole family and make a housewife and an elderly lady homeless is crossing the line. And even though one can argue that everything he was involved with was illegitimate, can the government prove that the houses were bought with money from illegitimate enterprises?

going after the houses was a bully move by the govt - but it worked for them I guess.