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Police seize property without charges and pocket the proceeds. There’s a bipartisan move to crack down.

When Malinda Harris went to her car after her son borrowed it…

Holder announces new limits on civil asset forfeitures

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New report: In tough times, police start seizing a lot more stuff from people

Recent years have brought public scrutiny on a controversial…

Law enforcement took more stuff from people than burglars did last year

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The Justice Department just shut down a huge asset forfeiture program

The Department of Justice announced this week that it's suspending…

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.” But…

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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