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…
Role of a Wall Street Law Firm in the Joe Biden Resurgence Raises Alarms for Progressives…
There has been the feeling of an invisible hand in the miraculous comeback of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Biden lost all three of the first races in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, then spiraled to a long series of state victories despite a lackluster and sometimes rambling performance in the presidential debates. Since the […]
Joe Biden: Father of the Drug War’s Asset Forfeiture Program…
In 1991, Maui police officers showed up at the home of Frances and Joseph Lopes. One officer showed his badge and said, “Let’s go into the house, and we will explain things to you.” Once he was inside, the explanation was simple: “We’re taking the house.” The Lopses were far from wealthy. They worked on […]
Policing For Profit: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Perverted American Law Enforcement…
Picture this: You’re driving home from the casino and you’ve absolutely cleaned up – to the tune of $50,000. You see a police car pull up behind you, but you can’t figure out why. Not only have you not broken any laws, you’re not even speeding. But the police officer doesn’t appear to be interested […]
Court Decision Doesn’t Guarantee Radical Changes to Fines and Property Seizures…
It’s doubtful that law enforcement programs involving the seizure of property will be swiftly upended by a Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday that says constitutional protections against excessive fines apply to states and localities the same way they do at the federal level. The decision in the case of Tyson Timbs and a 2012 Land […]
House Passes Bill Preventing IRS from Wrongfully Seizing Your Assets…
The House unanimously passed a bill Thursday aimed at preventing the Internal Revenue Service from wrongfully seizing assets of innocent Americans under current civil forfeiture laws…
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…
IRS Admits to Illegally Seizing Innocent Citizens Bank Accounts…
This is actually happening to victims of a little-known form of civil asset forfeiture carried out by the IRS on the premise of “structuring” violations…
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…