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Will the feds bungle billions?

The DOJ has a spotty reputation for selling seized property…

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

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…

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…

Will a tech giant’s huge appetite transform a vibrant slice of Manhattan?

Google’s growing fiefdom in New York signals more headline…

How much civil asset forfeiture will Holder’s new policy actually prevent?

When a federal agency announces a significant new policy, it…