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A former Marine was pulled over for following a truck too closely. Police took nearly $87,000 of his cash.
The Nevada trooper first told Stephen Lara the highway patrol…

A new twist on asset forfeiture
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Law enforcement took more stuff from people than burglars did last year
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Since 2007, the DEA has taken $3.2 billion in cash from people not charged with a crime
The Drug Enforcement Administration takes billions of dollars…

Why civil asset forfeiture simply won’t die
By Robert Gebelhoff
Assistant editor and Opinions contributor
July…

Police seized $10,000 of a couple’s cash. They couldn’t get it back — until they went public.
Tonya Smith referred to June 9 as a “highway robbery.”
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How the IRS seized a man’s life savings without ever charging him with a crime
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