Ducey signs bill requiring conviction before assets are seized

Prosecutors and law enforcement agencies will no longer be permitted…

Fighting Back against Government Theft

On March 4, 2015, police seized Massachusetts grandmother Malinda…

Trump pardon unwinds some Manafort forfeitures

Justice Department drops efforts to seize 3 properties of former…

Op-Ed: Weak reforms allow Arkansas police to patrol for cash

Guilt or innocence does not always matter when the government…

Michigan Must Close Asset Forfeiture Loophole

Abuse in Highland Park illustrates need for reform May 25, 2022…

Dallas Police Seized $100K In Cash From Love Field Traveler Using Civil Asset Forfeiture

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The Dallas Police Department seized more…

Boston police bought spy tech with a pot of money hidden from the public

cross the country, some law enforcement agencies have deployed…

Yes, police in most states can seize your money even if you’re not charged with a crime

Through a process called civil forfeiture, the government can…

In appeals court hearing, judges criticize case of Phoenix police seizing man’s $39,500

In appeals court hearing, judges criticize case of Phoenix police…

Op-Ed: State seizure of private property – How civil asset forfeiture has run amok in Louisiana

Imagine you are driving home from work one day and are stopped…

Government seeks property forfeiture in vape case

On the first anniversary of a raid of Tibor’s Kosher Meats…

SC Troopers under SLED investigation following $110K seizure

SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WJZY) — South Carolina Law Enforcement Division…

Federal Loophole Thwarts State Curbs on Police Seizures of Property

Over the past three years, Melisa Ingram, a 50-year-old Detroit…

Former Motel Caswell owner testifies in nation’s capital on pitfalls of civil forfeiture law

Former Motel Caswell owner testifies in nation’s capital on…

From pirates to kingpins, the strange legal history of civil forfeiture

As with most good tales, this one starts with pirates. Or rather,…

Albany district attorney, sheriff under federal review for use of funds

The Department of Justice is reviewing the offices' use of federal…

NM End of Civil Asset Forfeiture Didn’t Increase Crime: Study

In 2015, New Mexico legislators ended most civil asset forfeiture,…

Fake Reform Won’t Fix Police Addiction To Forfeiture Cash

Nursing student and single mom Stephanie Wilson will soon have…

Warrant of arrest issued against seized funds from Bank of Saipan

DISTRICT Court for the NMI Magistrate Judge Heather Kennedy …

Feds Expand Forfeiture of Cryptocurrency

The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans a dramatic expansion in…