Entries by Sebastian Rucci

Ducey signs bill requiring conviction before assets are seized

Prosecutors and law enforcement agencies will no longer be permitted to permanently seize people’s property for alleged criminal wrongdoing without actually convicting them of a crime after Gov. Doug Ducey signed a landmark bill reforming Arizona’s civil asset forfeiture laws. By signing House Bill 2810 on Wednesday, Ducey helped property rights advocates achieve a long-term […]

The Continuing Perversity of Civil Asset Forfeiture

In too many places, law enforcement can still seize cash or property without proving a crime. States have begun to enact protections, but there’s more that policymakers can do to rein in policing for profit. April 01, 2021 • American Conservative Union, David Safavian Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Email Print shutterstock_1865464819 (Shutterstock) Law enforcement takes a […]

Mooresville Police Face Legal Fight Over Cash Seized From Suspects

A judge in Statesville last week barred Mooresville police from doing something that’s increasingly common among local police departments in North Carolina: turning over cash seized from suspects to the federal government. In 2019 alone, police departments in the state got back more than $12 million through what’s known as the Equitable Sharing Program. The […]

Government seeks property forfeiture in vape case

On the first anniversary of a raid of Tibor’s Kosher Meats and houses associated with it, the U.S. Attorney’s Office received permission to sell several houses, including the Moreland Hills home of Eyton Senders, owner of Tibor’s. Four homes and a vacant residential property in Greater Cleveland as well as a house in Los Angeles […]