Drug Related Asset Seizure
Federal and state law enforcement officials often utilize asset seizure and forfeiture in drug matters. U.S. Marshals utilize asset seizure and forfeiture to enforce the law, improve law enforcement cooperation and enhance law enforcement through revenue.
In 1984, Congress enacted the Comprehensive Crime Control Act, which gave federal prosecutors new forfeiture provisions to combat crime. Also […]
Asset Forfeiture and Seizure, How It Works
Asset forfeiture is a term used to describe the confiscation of assets, by the State, which are either (a) the proceeds of crime or (b) the instrumentalities of crime. Instrumentalities of crime are property that was used to facilitate crime, for example cars used to transport illegal narcotics. The terminology used in different jurisdictions varies. Some […]
You Could Lose Everything to Forfeiture or Seizure
Remember the early Punk’d episode where Justin Timberlake returns home to find Ashton Kutcher’s bogus sheriff’s deputies loading his possessions into a moving van? He freaked when he was told all his property was being seized. What may have made for funny television viewing, isn’t at all humorous when it happens in real life. Property […]