Mary and Kenneth Paul Murray might lose their home to a drug taskforce even though they never were charged with a crime. The Michigan couple is fighting the state of Michigan and the Grand Traverse (County) Narcotics Team (TNT), both ...
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Feds Seize $271,080 From Brothers, But Don’t Charge Them And Refuse To Give It Back
A federal appeals court has struck a major blow against forfeiture and government overreach by ruling that simply having a large amount of cash is not a crime. The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ordered Chicago police ...
Read More »He Was Growing Too Much Of This Legal Plant, So Police Tossed Him In Jail And Seized $11,000
Simply questioning civil forfeiture apparently can get you arrested and jailed in Michigan. On Feb. 23, cancer patient Thomas Williams, 72, was featured in a Detroit Free Press article about a drug taskforce’s seizure of his television, cell phone, shotgun, ...
Read More »IRS Seizes $35,000 From Law-Abiding Businessman Simply Because He Made Cash Deposits
The owner of a small grocery store in Michigan had all of the cash in his bank account seized by the IRS – simply because he had made frequent cash deposits of less than $10,000 at a local bank. “I’ve ...
Read More »Police Seizing Cash And Property From Citizens Without Charges
Police in many parts of the United States are routinely seizing cash and valuables from citizens without arrest or trial. Worst of all, police officers in Texas and Virginia have actually been stopping motorists and seizing their cash. Having a ...
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