Seize accounts? Mar-a-Lago? How Letitia James can collect $454 million if Trump can't pay

New York Attorney General Letitia James could swiftly move in on former President Donald Trump's bank accounts and real estate if Trump doesn't put up $454 million or get a bond for the civil fraud judgment James won against him.

Trump's 30-day deadline to post a bond or deposit to block James from collecting while he appeals the verdict arrives Monday. It's not looking good for the real estate mogul: Trump's lawyers said earlier this week that 30 bonding companies have so far turned him down. The Trump legal team is pleading with a New York appeals court to issue an order that would block James from collecting until after his appeal runs out, which could take years.

Jocelyn Nager, a New York lawyer who focuses on debt collection and commercial litigation, told USA TODAY that James can freeze Trump's bank accounts quickly if she knows where they are by sending a subpoena to the bank or asking a marshal for an immediate levy on the bank.

"It is not instantaneous, but it's very quick. It's very fast. It's a question of how fast that document can be served on the bank," Nager said.