Government
Jan. 22, 2015
Asset forfeiture program will remain largely in place, despite recent decision
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's decision limiting local police from seizing and profiting off property taken from people not convicted of a crime will still leave the practice largely intact, experts say.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's decision limiting local police from seizing and profiting off property taken from people not convicted of a crime will still leave the practice largely intact, experts say.
It will eliminate only a small part of a program that has drawn widespread criticism for violating peoples' liberties while also generating tens of millions of dollars every year for Calif...
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