civil asset forfeiture

Oklahoma Cops Find A New Way To Take People's Money, Even If They Don't Have Cash

A device that can access funds linked to prepaid debit cards is sparking new concerns about civil asset forfeiture.
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IRS Returns Bakery's Money After 3 Years. Now It Wants To Put The Owners In Prison.

Another small business gets chewed up and spit out by the civil asset forfeiture machine.
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Cops Take $50,000 From Manager Of Christian Band, Are Forced To Admit It Was Total BS

The cash included donations for a nonprofit Christian school in Burma and a Thai orphanage, the defendant said.
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Sheriff Arrested For Extortion After Allegedly Shaking Down Driver -- Which Is Somehow Usually Legal

Two cops allegedly took $10,000 from a driver in exchange for not pressing criminal charges.
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Florida Just Made It Harder For Police To Take People's Stuff

Even cops thought the new law was a good idea.
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DEA Hired A TSA Informant To Help Take Cash From People's Luggage

It also promised the agent a cut of the profits.
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Prosecutor Can't Handle Idea Of Needing A Conviction To Take Property

Law enforcement officials in Oklahoma are distraught about a bill to reform civil asset forfeiture.
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What Happens When Cops Police For Profit

A new study gives a closer look at the profit machine known as civil asset forfeiture.
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Michigan Just Made It Harder for Police To Take People's Property Without Charging Them

A new reform package will help rein in the practice known as civil asset forfeiture.
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Court Says Cops Wrong To Seize Car Over $20 Of Weed, But Not For Reason You'd Think

A Michigan case highlights the outrageousness of civil asset forfeiture laws.
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