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Government Netted $4.5 Billion in Cash, Cars, and Houses Taken From Americans Last Year

Friday, November 13, 2015 11:54
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It’s Your Backyard Ventura County By Melissa Quinn / @MelissaQuinn97 / November 12, 2015  In 2014, the Justice Department and Treasury Department netted $4.5 billion through civil forfeiture. Civil forfeiture gives law enforcement the power to seize cash, cars and houses if they suspect the property is tied to criminal activity. (Photo: Brendan McDermid/Reuters/Newscom) For federal state and local law enforcement […]

Tags:  asset forefeiture, DOJ, Melissa Quinn, Police, prosecution, seize, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Treasury


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