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civil asset forfeiture

To Promote Public Safety, Michigan Authorizes Cops To Rob Travelers at Airports

June 2, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

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 …

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Cops Forced to Return Over $1 Million for Organizing Armored Car Heists, Robbing Innocent People

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 by Matt Agorist

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 …

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IRS Stole Money and Hid the Details for Years

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 by Kathy Sanchez

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 …

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Sheriff Agrees To Stop Stealing Cannabis Cash From Armored Cars, Saying His Deputies ‘Are Not Highway Robbers’

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

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 …

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The Feds Will Return More Than $1 Million in Marijuana Money That California Cops Stole From Armored Cars

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

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 …

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Cops Seized $8,000 From Her and Never Charged Her With a Crime

April 7, 2022 by C.J. Ciaramella

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 …

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Police Seized Almost $10,000 From Him. A Court Ruled He Had No Right to an Attorney.

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 by Billy Binion

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 …

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Massachusetts Bill Would Remove Financial Incentive for Asset Forfeiture

March 16, 2022 by Tenth Amendment Center

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 …

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Brickbat: Asset Forfeiture

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 by Charles Oliver

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 …

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A 93-Year-Old Woman Couldn’t Pay Her $2,300 Tax Bill. The Government Sold Her Home and Kept the Money.

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 by Billy Binion

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 …

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