Entries by Sebastian Rucci

Boston police bought spy tech with a pot of money hidden from the public

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cross the country, some law enforcement agencies have deployed controversial surveillance technology to track cell phone location and use. Critics say it threatens constitutional rights and members of Congress have moved to restrain its use. Seize and keep: Civil forfeiture in Massachusetts Part one: It’s easy for police to seize money. Worcester’s district attorney makes […]

AOC Discovers the Horrors of Civil Asset Forfeiture, Rails Against the Practice in Congressional Hearing

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America’s civil asset forfeiture system is unfair, un-American, and ripe for reform—and people are finally beginning to notice. Saturday, December 11, 2021 Image Credit: nrkbeta,-Wiki Commons| CC BY-SA 2.0 Brad Polumbo Brad Polumbo Politics AOC Civil Asset Forfeiture Theft Criminal Justice Police Justice Social Justice Leer en Español facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonflipboard sharing buttonreddit […]

In appeals court hearing, judges criticize case of Phoenix police seizing man’s $39,500

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In appeals court hearing, judges criticize case of Phoenix police seizing man’s $39,500 Related Posts: AYS Civil Forfeiture | Innocent Owner Defense | Legacy Hardware in Modern Data Centers: Balancing Depreciation & Cyber Risks | America’s Asset-Forfeiture Scam Is Law Enforcement’s Disgrace | Civil Asset Forfeiture: Unfair, Unjust, Un-American | Data Center Workforce & Employment Law: Legal Considerations for Talent Management | Under the Microscope: Data Centers […]

Government seeks property forfeiture in vape case

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On the first anniversary of a raid of Tibor’s Kosher Meats and houses associated with it, the U.S. Attorney’s Office received permission to sell several houses, including the Moreland Hills home of Eyton Senders, owner of Tibor’s. Four homes and a vacant residential property in Greater Cleveland as well as a house in Los Angeles […]

SC Troopers under SLED investigation following $110K seizure

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SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WJZY) — South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigators are working to figure out what happened the night in July when the Highway Patrol stopped John Rodreigo Holliday at a roadblock in Sumter County and seized $110,428 from him. Holliday pulled up to the blockade on Pearson Road and ended up in the […]

Federal Loophole Thwarts State Curbs on Police Seizures of Property

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Over the past three years, Melisa Ingram, a 50-year-old Detroit resident, has had her 2017 Ford Fusion seized twice by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. The officers claimed that Ingram’s ex-boyfriend, who had her car at the time of the seizures, was involved in illegal activity. Under Michigan’s civil asset forfeiture law, the police could […]

Former Motel Caswell owner testifies in nation’s capital on pitfalls of civil forfeiture law

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Former Motel Caswell owner testifies in nation’s capital on pitfalls of civil forfeiture law Russ Caswell, right foreground, is joined by Institute of Justice lawyer Darpana Sheth at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the federal civil-forfeiture law, which nearly cost Caswell his business, the Motel Caswell in Tewksbury in 2013. Institute of […]