5. New York—For 27 years, brothers Jeffrey, Richard and Mitch Hirsch ran Bi-County Distributor Inc., a small business that sold candy, snacks and cigarettes to local convenience stores. In May 2012, three family business bank accounts totaling more than $446,000 were seized by the IRS.
6. Pennsylvania—In March 2014, police arrested Chris and Markela Sourovelis’ son for selling $40 worth of heroin to an undercover police officer. Soon after the arrest, the Philadelphia Police Department raided their home, SWAT-style with guns drawn, and found small amounts of the drug in their 22-year-old son’s bedroom.
7. Texas—Between 2006 and 2008, Tenaha, Texas, established itself as a hotbed for civil forfeiture abuse. Tenaha Police executed dozens of traffic stops in which vast sums of money and property were seized, though no criminal charges were filed against drivers or passengers.
8. Virginia—In November 2012, Victor Guzman, a Pentecostal church secretary originally from El Salvador, and his brother-in-law were stopped for speeding near Emporia, Va., on Interstate 95. The Virginia State Trooper did not issue them a ticket, nor did he charge them with a crime.
9. Wisconsin—In Brown County, Wis., Joel Greer was arrested by the County Drug Task Force, with bail set at $7,500.
9 times?
They steal from me on a daily basis. Every week as evidence of my raped paycheck.
The government doesn’t like the Bill of Rights, so it makes up a nice-sounding name and trashes the constitution.
I’ve always said we should be governed by the Mafia, they are more honest......................
Some of those summaries don’t make sense, so I encourage folks to read the full article at the link. America is no longer a land of the free, and government corruption is growing worse.
If I had 3 years of empty time maybe each case could be reviewed. One is a kid selling heroin (sorry no sympathy for this one)
The other especially the small business I bet hid and did not report cash transactions.
All I am saying is not enough details to make a sound judgment.
The Feds used to have to publish notifications of civil asset forfeitures in a national print publication. Several days a week, the Wall Street Journal would print page after page of such notifications in the smallest possible font.
Now there are so many such cases that the Feds can just post notifications online.