Graham Filler, a state legislator in Michigan, describes two recently enacted civil forfeiture bills as a “reform” that closed a dangerous “loophole.” In reality, the new laws open a dangerous loophole …
The U.S. Department of Justice agreed to return over $1 million to an armored car company after police robbed them using civil asset forfeiture. Free Thought ProjectIt is the mission …
The Internal Revenue Service demands transparency when its agents conduct audits. They open ledgers, snoop through bank accounts, and review receipts. But its appetite for disclosure disappears when the roles …
Empyreal Logistics, a Pennsylvania-based company that transports cash from state-licensed marijuana businesses, has reached a settlement with the San Bernardino County, California, Sheriff’s Department, which had seized more than $1 …
The federal government has agreed to return more than $1 million that California sheriff’s deputies stole from an armored-car company that serves state-licensed marijuana businesses. The partial settlement of a …
Police in Rochester, New York, seized $8,040 from Cristal Starling during a raid on her apartment in October 2020. Starling was never charged with a crime, but she may never …
In April 2015, police in Indiana seized almost $10,000 from Terry Abbott after he was arrested for selling drugs to a confidential informant. Cops used a process known as civil …
BOSTON, Mass. (March 16, 2022) – A bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to remove the financial incentive for state and local police …
Juries have found former New York City Police Department Officer Joseph Stokes guilty of felony grand larceny and official misconduct and his partner, former NYPD Officer Jose Aracena, guilty of …
Whether or not Geraldine Tyler will live to see the resolution of her case remains unclear. The 93-year-old left her Minneapolis condominium in 2010 after a nearby shooting and a …