civil forfeiture
FBI ‘Lied’ About Its Intentions, Planned to Seize Contents of Private Vaults, Lawyers Say
“Ultimately, the lure of civil forfeiture turned these federal cops into robbers,” a lawyer for a firm representing people swept up in an overly broad government seizure said.
New Jersey Lawmakers Propose Using Civil Forfeiture to Fund Diversity Hiring
New Jersey lawmakers have proposed a bill to use seized cash and other assets as funding to recruit, hire, and train minority cops.
Cops Caught This Amputee With $400 of Medicinal Weed—So They Took His Car and His Cash
Twenty-three-year-old Quan Holt has been treated like a drug kingpin. But he still hasn’t been indicted on any charges.
Here's the gear Canadian cops buy when they seize your assets
Data obtained by VICE News shows police in British Columbia bought surveillance equipment, riot gear, and phone-hacking hardware through civil forfeiture.
A Campus Bike Cop Shut Down a Hot Dog Vendor and Took His Cash for Evidence
"Yep, this is law and order in action," the officer says in a video taken of the incident.
How Cops Use Civil Forfeiture to Keep The Public In The Dark About Surveillance
Buying equipment with the funds is “essentially double-bookkeeping,” critics say.
Canada Seized a Hells Angels Bar Over Crimes That Haven't Happened Yet
Thanks to civil forfeiture laws, the government of British Columbia have held onto a biker clubhouse for six years. The bikers want it back.
The ACLU Claims in a Lawsuit That Arizona Cops Are Illegally Selling Your Property
Their lawsuit claims the state's civil asset forfeiture laws allow law enforcement agencies to rake in cash by seizing and selling innocent civilians' property.
The Government Tells Ross Ulbricht He Owes It $183,961,921
Ulbricht faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years in prison. Now the government says he owes money too.
Asset Forfeiture, the Cash Cow of the Drug War
Cops routinely seize assets—like cars, money, and even hotels—that are linked to criminal activity, even if the property owner hasn't been convicted of a crime. This leads to a dangerous system of incentives whereby cops seize property in drug busts so...