Income a person accused or convicted of a crime or the person's representative or assignee receives is ________________.

• A. Pro bono
• B. Prohibitive
• C. Proceeds
• D. Profit

Answer: (C)

Proceeds are the money or property that comes from a crime. In asset forfeiture, the term covers income earned or profits generated as a result of illegal activity, including money received by the person accused or convicted or by their representative or assignee. That’s why the described income fits the definition: it is the financial benefit obtained through the crime and thus falls under proceeds that can be subject to forfeiture.

Pro bono is unrelated—services given for free. Prohibitive describes something forbidden, not income. Profit is a general term for earnings, but in this legal context the established term is proceeds, which specifically means funds or assets derived from the criminal activity.