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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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A new twist on asset forfeiture
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Since 2007, the DEA has taken $3.2 billion in cash from people not charged with a crime
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Why civil asset forfeiture simply won’t die
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Assistant editor and Opinions contributor
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How much civil asset forfeiture will Holder’s new policy actually prevent?
When a federal agency announces a significant new policy, it…
