A Vietnamese immigrant and his business partner are fighting to get back more than $100,000 seized by Oklahoma police who allege that it was drug money…
Asset Forfeiture Run Amok: How in the World Could a County Treasurer Seize a Retiree’s Home over a Paltry $8.41 Tax Debt?…
Officials in one Michigan county are demanding answers from their treasurer amid concerns that the county could be on the hook for millions of dollars in payments to former homeowners whose properties were seized under a tough forfeiture practice. Oakland County commissioners sent an angry letter last week to Treasurer Andrew Meisner after the Michigan […]
Full Measure: IRS Money Grab…
Robert Johnson: The ultimate takeaway here is that civil forfeiture allows the government to take people’s property based on the suspicion of criminal wrongdoing, but without actually having to prove to a court that somebody did something wrong. And that takes the presumption of innocence and it turns it on its head…
Asset Forfeiture: Our Criminal ‘Justice’ System in Action…
Albuquerque resident Arlene Harjo, 56, is paying off a loan for a car she doesn’t have, because the city seized it for a crime it readily admits she didn’t commit, under an asset forfeiture program that is supposed to be banned…
Oklahoma Cops Debut Tool to Drain Pre-Paid Cards During Traffic Stops…
[T]he Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a device that also allows them to seize money in your bank account or on prepaid cards…