“”Civil asset forfeiture is a key tool that helps law enforcement help defund organized crime, prevents new crime from committed and weakens the criminals and cartels,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Wednesday announcing the revived DOJ policy.”
““”Civil asset forfeiture is a key tool that helps law enforcement help defund organized crime, prevents new crime from committed and weakens the criminals and cartels,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Wednesday announcing the revived DOJ policy.””
It also pays for neat cop $hit for state and local LEOs who steal from innocent folks who happen to have a large sum of cash on them. Then the fight like hell when the guy tries to get it back.
And it can work in that way just fine but without the corruption when required to be implemented only after a jury trial.