Criminal forfeiture law and bankruptcy jurisprudence have been on a collision course ever since federal prosecutors said they had the authority to dole out millions of dollars recovered from imprisoned lawyer Scott Rothstein for victims of his Ponzi scheme.

The opposing views were thrown into sharp relief during Dec. 6 arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Daily Business Review received a recording of the hearing from the court.

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