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Forfeiture is a fairly big business for the Department of Homeland Security; seized more than $2 billion at airports between 2000 and 2016 and overwhelming number of owners were never even accused of committing a crime.
We looked at some of the states that have restricted civil forfeiture in recent years and some that haven’t. We looked at some of the states that have restricted civil forfeiture in recent years and some that haven’t. At least 29 states have reformed forfeiture laws in the past decade. The issues include: Standard of […]
Macomb County, Mi., Prosecutor Eric Smith, accused of embezzlement and misconduct in office over how drug and alcohol forfeiture funds were spent, resigned Monday, the Detroit Free Press reports. The announcement came less than a week after the longtime prosecutor was charged with 10 criminal counts by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office in a nearly […]
Mackinac Center signs onto amicus brief in Salgado v. United States January 6, 2020 | Facebook X Email Print By Jarrett Skorup Miladis Salgado is a Florida mom who had $15,000 seized and forfeited by the federal government. But she was never even charged with criminal activity. For two years, she fought in court and […]
Under a civil forfeiture loophole, Missouri law enforcement agencies have diverted millions of dollars in seized assets away from a fund for public schools, instead retaining those funds for their own use. A new report by the Missouri State Auditor found that police had seized over $6.2 million worth of property in 2016. Of those […]
Editor’s note: This story is part of a collaborative-reporting initiative supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. All stories can be found here. When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that police had to abide by the Bill of Rights when they seize property from people, Rep. Shamed Dogan, R-Baldwin, thought he […]
A South Carolina circuit court judge in Horry County has ruled the state’s civil asset forfeiture law unconstitutional, in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth, Fifth and 14th amendments. While the decision by 15th Circuit Court Judge Steven H. John doesn’t set precedent beyond his courtroom, it could set the table for a state appellate […]
The Heartland Institute reports that three new bills were signed into law which limit property seizure practices in the state. These new statues ban police officers from seizing property in suspected drug crimes without first acquiring a conviction or plea agreement. Poland Suggests Russian Missile Entered Airspace Poland Suggests Russian Missile Entered Airspace close volume_off […]
Every once in a while, a criminal makes a mighty blunder when sizing up a potential mark. The same can be said of the police. Last week, federal officials agreed to return nearly $87,000 to a retired Marine sergeant after Nevada Highway Patrol officers shook him down for his cash during a February traffic stop […]
The U.S. government has seized $1.2 billion worth of cryptos so far this year. Now, the crypto seizure and sale operation is growing so fast that the government just enlisted the help of the private sector to manage the storage and sales of its hoard of crypto tokens, CNBC reports. See: Biden and IRS Put […]