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- Supreme Court says states can’t impose excessive fines, and delivers a win to former heroin addict in pivotal rulingPUBLISHED WED, FEB 20 201911:12 AM EST UPDATED WED, FEB 20 20192:35 PM EST Tucker Higgins @TUCKERHIGGINS The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a win…
- Sixth Circuit Announces Criminal Forfeiture Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b) Is Mandatory Claims-Processing Rule, Reverses $62.5 Million Money JudgmentsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed two money judgments totaling $62.5 million after holding Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure…
- Sentence First; Verdict Afterwards: Civil Asset Forfeiture Ruins Lives on Basis of AllegationsThe FBI seized almost one million dollars from Carl Nelson and Amy Sterner Nelson in May of 2020 after having shown up the month before to their home…
- Policing For Profit:How Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Perverted American Law EnforcementPicture this: You’re driving home from the casino and you’ve absolutely cleaned up – to the tune of $50,000. You see a police car pull up behind you,…
- JUSTICE MANUAL 9-121.000 – Remission, Mitigation, And Restoration Of Forfeited Properties9-121.100 – Attorney General’s Authority With respect to property ordered forfeited under the criminal forfeiture statutes, the Attorney General has…
- JUSTICE MANUAL 9-120.000 – Attorney Fee Forfeiture Guidelines9-120.100 – Policy Limitations on Application of Forfeiture Provisions to Attorney Fees While there are no constitutional or statutory prohibitions…
- JUSTICE MANUAL 9-119.000 – Asset Forfeiture Approval, Consultation, And Notification Requirements9-119.010 – General Approval, Consultation, and Notification Requirements Topic Requirement Reference Administrative Forfeiture Headquarters of…
- JUSTICE MANUAL 9-117.000 – Department Of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund9-117.100 – Transfer of Funds From the Seized Asset Deposit Fund to the Assets Forfeiture Fund The United States Attorney’s Office securing a…
- JUSTICE MANUAL 9-116.000 – Equitable Sharing And Federal Adoption9-116.100 – General Equitable Sharing Policies and Procedures Department of Justice policies and procedures governing the equitable sharing of…
- JUSTICE MANUAL 9-115.000 – Use And Disposition Of Seized And Forfeited Property9-115.100 – Management and Disposal of Seized Assets The United States Marshals Service (USMS) has primary authority over the management and disposal…
- JUSTICE MANUAL 9-113.000 – Forfeiture Settlements9-113.100 – Forfeiture by Settlement and Plea Bargaining in Civil and Criminal Actions Settlements to forfeit property are encouraged to conserve the…
- JUSTICE MANUAL 9-112.000 – Administrative And Judicial Forfeiture9-112.110 – Administrative Forfeiture Policy Properties subject to administrative forfeiture must be forfeited administratively, unless one of the…
- JUSTICE MANUAL 9-111.000 – Forfeiture/Seizure9-111.110 – Seizure—General Pre-Seizure Planning Policy Guidelines What follows are broad pre-seizure planning policy guidelines for all agencies…
- DEA Continues to Seize Money Without Proof of CriminalityKermit Warren is the latest victim of unconscionable governmental abuses of the civil asset forfeiture laws. The Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) is…
- An Illustrated Guide to Civil Asset ForfeitureThis cheerfully drawn comic from the Daily Signal does an excellent job highlighting the insanity of civil asset forfeiture. It begins with a…
- American Forfeiture Law: Property Owners Meet the ProsecutorForfeiture laws have become increasingly popular with state and federal law enforcement officials during the last 10 years. A subject once relegated…
- A look into DHS asset forfeiture proceduresUnder federal civil forfeiture laws, law enforcement agencies are allowed to seize money and property they come across in the course of their…
- 18 U.S.C. § 981. CIVIL FORFEITUREUnited States Code Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure Part I. Crimes (Chapters 1 — 123) Chapter 46. Forfeiture (§§ 981 — 987) 18 U.S.C. § 981.…
- 18 U.S.C. § 983. GENERAL RULES FOR CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGSUnited States Code Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure Part I. Crimes (Chapters 1 — 123) Chapter 46. Forfeiture (§§ 981 — 987) 18 U.S.C. § 983.…
- 18 U.S.C. § 982 CRIMINAL FORFEITUREUnited States Code Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure Part I. Crimes (Chapters 1 — 123) Chapter 46. Forfeiture (§§ 981 — 987) 18 U.S.C. § 982…
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