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Asset forfeiture
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Armored Car Company Sues California Sheriff and FBI for ‘Highway Robbery’ of Dispensary Cash
Legal experts are questioning the tactics of California sheriffs and federal agents in asset forfeitures of an armored truck company.
Asset Forfeiture Gone Wild: After Pot Raids, Cops Seize 7 Houses
In practice, asset forfeiture has become an irreplaceable revenue stream for American law enforcement officers, but has it gone too far? Ummm, yes.
U.S. House Votes to Curb Civil Asset Forfeiture
In a surprising move, the House of Representatives approved an amendment that will roll back Attorney General Jeff…
Biggest Drug War Victory? Courts, Governors Tiring of Asset Forfeiture
If cops weren’t allowed to seize your property without a trial—and, in many cases, without even accusing you…
DEA Squeezing Money and Property Out of People at Record Rates
The DEA, for many, is high up on the list of the government’s most corrupt, mismanaged and ill-equipped…