Criminal
Mar. 17, 2015
The demise of civil asset forfeiture?
Federal legislation was recently introduced to rein in abuses of civil asset forfeiture. By Pio S. Kim
"Asset forfeiture" is used to fight crime by taking away from criminals the fruits and instrumentalities of their crimes, e.g., the money made from drug deals and the vehicles used to transport drugs. But remember the story about a city's bone-headed attempt to seize a car from a woman because her husband solicited a prostitute while driving it? That and similar news stories have contributed to the public's general distaste for civ...
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