Supreme Court Sees Criminal Asset Forfeiture Can Be Abused Too; Almost Does Something About It
Recently, the Supreme Court passed on a case that could have seen it address the highly-problematic civil asset forfeiture issue head on. In that case, cops seized $201,000 (and a bill of sale for a home) from two people during a traffic stop. Despite having no evidence of criminal activity, the cops kept the $201,000 and claimed it was the result of narcotics trafficking. And, despite this claim, law enforcement never arrested the couple it took the money from and charges were never brought.
Subject: Supreme Court Sees Criminal Asset Forfeiture Can Be Abused Too; Almost Does Something About It 
Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:22 am
