Sunrise, Fla., Cops Take Forfeiture Abuse to the Next Level by Becoming Cocaine Dealers
Small agency lures folks in from elsewhere in order to arrest them, take all their stuff
Small agency lures folks in from elsewhere in order to arrest them, take all their stuff
Justice Department says it will be the largest-ever terrorism-related forfeiture
$500 million "forfeited" because of prescription drug ads
Now they're in jail fighting drug-trafficking charges
Private property rights a major casualty
They swiped a million bucks during a traffic stop
Plenty of due process, we're sure
Using same asset seizure rules applied to other illegal activities
Use of asset forfeiture to steal a trademark for a symbolic victory is ... new
The justices undermine a core constitutional protection in McBurney v. Young.
The Obama administration continues its drug warrior ways
Two Latino men claim to have been jailed for 39 days with no charges or hearing
Bought with drug money
Umm ... They work for who, again?
The feds try to take a family's motel because some of its guests broke the law.
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz a real piece of work, isn't she?
Legalized theft that profits law-enforcement agencies
Decorative flowers have seeds that contain evil chemicals
Policing for profit in the nation's capital.
In a decision filed last month, Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini called the state's civil asset forfeiture law "state-sanctioned theft."
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