Congressman introduces new bill to abolish civil forfeiture
[Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act to repeal civil asset forfeiture nationwide.] Since 2000, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Treasury Department have collectively forfeited at least $45.7 billion in revenue
…would prohibit the federal government from using civil forfeiture, which lets law enforcement take cash, cars, and other valuables from people never charged with a crime… Out of all forfeiture cases processed by the U.S. Department of Justice between 2000 and 2019, 84% were civil. Many of those cases involved relatively modest sums, not windfalls from kingpins. In recent years, roughly half of all DOJ cash forfeitures were under $12,000.
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Congressman introduces new bill to abolish civil forfeiture
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