Five Myths of Civil Forfeiture
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Entries by Sebastian Rucci
Countering Civil Forfeiture Myths with Facts
/in Newspaper Articles/by Sebastian RucciEvery year, federal, state, and local government agents take—and permanently keep—billions of dollars of Americans’ property through civil forfeiture. The practice of civil forfeiture creates significant benefits for interest groups within government, such as policy makers, police officers, and prosecutors. Forfeiture reduces the taxes that policy makers would otherwise have to levy and captures funds […]
Report: Government Seizes Billions in Private Property, but Citizens Have Little Recourse
/in Newspaper Articles, Resources/by Sebastian RucciEvery year, federal, state, and local government agents take and permanently keep, collectively, billions of dollars of Americans’ property through a practice called civil forfeiture, which allows police officers to seize property (including cash) based on law enforcement believing there is probable cause the property is related to crime. Prosecutors then can shift the ownership […]
This Week’s Civil Forfeiture Outrages: Do People Facing Forfeiture Get Due Process?
/in Newspaper Articles/by Sebastian RucciA high-profile reversal of a recent civil forfeiture case makes me wonder: Do those who face civil forfeiture generally receive due process of law? That is, are those who face forfeiture being treated fairly? Some recent evidence provides grounds for skepticism. The case in question involves Jerry Johnson, from whom police seized $39,500 in cash […]