From pirates to kingpins, the strange legal history of civil forfeiture

As with most good tales, this one starts with pirates. Or rather,…

Albany district attorney, sheriff under federal review for use of funds

The Department of Justice is reviewing the offices' use of federal…

NM End of Civil Asset Forfeiture Didn’t Increase Crime: Study

In 2015, New Mexico legislators ended most civil asset forfeiture,…

Fake Reform Won’t Fix Police Addiction To Forfeiture Cash

Nursing student and single mom Stephanie Wilson will soon have…

Warrant of arrest issued against seized funds from Bank of Saipan

DISTRICT Court for the NMI Magistrate Judge Heather Kennedy …

Feds Expand Forfeiture of Cryptocurrency

The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans a dramatic expansion in…

This Week’s Civil Forfeiture Outrage (Fourth in a Series)

Here’s a fascinating story in the Arizona Republic about an…

The Fruits of Forfeiture in Little Compton

The Providence Journal’s Antonia Noori Farzan just published…

This Week in Civil Forfeiture Outrages

Not for the first time, I came across so many accounts of civil…