Asset Forfeiture Law in the United States 2nd Edition is a completely revised and up-to-date treatise that addresses important changes and significant developments in civil and criminal forfeiture law. Every ch
This chapter summaries the procedures governing asset forfeiture in the United States. It begins with a discussion of the purposes that asset recovery is intended to serve as part of the prosecutor’s arsenal of weapons in the enforcement of the criminal
The Abuse of Asset Forfeiture Law Both the federal and California governments use a wide range of laws to seize real and personal property from citizens then permanently possess them. The most prevalent misconception is the property seizure and forfeiture impact only people accused of criminal conduct...
New York’s Major Revisions to the Civil Forfeiture Laws by Steven L. Kessler, Sept. 26, 2019, New York Law Journal. Steven L. Kessler’s article discussing the United States Supreme Court’s recent decisions regarding criminal forfeiture was published in The Champion. Originally published on ...
Some federal forfeitures do not proceed under CAFRA. These non-CAFRA proceedings usually involve violations of import or export laws. Under federal law, the forfeiture can be handled administratively or judicially. In an administrative forfeiture, the agency decides what happens to the property and ...
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Asset forfeiture laws provide law enforcement with the power to seize property and money associated with illegal activity. Over the years, programs have grown exponentially and now constitute a significant source of funding for law enforcement operations. While many prominent state and federal officials...
A South Carolina circuit court judge in Horry County has ruled the state’s civil asset forfeiture law unconstitutional, in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth, Fifth and 14th amendments. …Earlier this year The Greenville News published coverage from a two-year investigation into civil...
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on Tuesday blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions for announcing that the Justice Department would be increasing asset forfeiture around the country. In a statement released by his press office, Issa called Sessions’s decisi