Asset Forfeiture News

New Proof That Police Use Civil Forfeiture To Take From Those Who Can’t Fight Back

Why use an Answering Service For Your Asset Forfeiture Law Firm

Asset forfeiture is a serious step that can be taken against a client to hinder them from engaging in criminal activities such as fraud. When a client’s property is about to be taken away from them, he or she will need urgent legal representation to...

Guilty Until Proven Innocent? WTF? Outrageous Civil Asset Forfeiture Cases Highlight the Issue

Driving with cash and/or valuables is apparently a big offense and may get you detained by police even if you have done nothing wrong. A couple and their one year old child were driving through Texas when they saw the dreaded sirens in the rear view...

Federal Law Enforcement Raid U.S. Private Vaults and Seizes Hundreds of Safe Deposit Boxes Belonging to Unsuspecting Customers

Our law firm has been contacted by dozens of individuals, seeking advice from an experienced and qualified asset seizure/forfeiture attorney, regarding the seizure of their private safe deposit boxes on Monday March 22, 2021. Most individuals who...

How to Retrieve Cash That Has Been Seized by the DEA

If you are under suspicion of committing a drug trafficking or money laundering offense, police can seize your possessions (money, assets, or both). In civil property forfeiture, the police can detain your possessions even when you aren’t facing a...

Commercial Marijuana and Asset Forfeiture

The legalization of marijuana has been around for quite some time. However, there are no clear regulations about its commercial sale. This is marked by the conflict between state forfeiture laws and the sale of recreational cannabis. Due to this...

What Happens to the Money Seized in Civil Asset Forfeiture

Civil asset forfeiture practices allow law enforcement officers to take possession of an asset, usually money, based on the belief that the property was involved in wrongdoing. The law enforcement officers have the mandate to take the property without...

New Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture Nationwide

Asset forfeiture is seen as one of the weightiest abuses of power. In this case, the victims are property owners who are neither charged nor convicted of committing criminal offenses. As long as you are subject to investigation and prosecution in a...

Property Forfeiture in a Federal Case

Losing your property in a property forfeiture operation can be detrimental to your life because you risk losing your home or other highly valuable possessions. Moreover, your loved ones will be exposed to the severe consequences of forfeiture like...

Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

All states in the U.S allow the federal government law enforcement officers to seize, forfeit and sell any property or material alleged to be associated with illegal activity, for example, cash, real estate, and cars. The purpose of forfeiture laws is...

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