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Civil Forfeiture

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what really is the difference? you don't have to be convicted of anything in forfeiture...so it is legal burglary
 
I've thought from the beginning of this shit administration that Sessions would hurt us more than Trump. Fucking asshole.
 
Arise civil forfeiture thread, live once again.

 
 
I read a few articles about that Love Field situation and none of them explained exactly what the woman did wrong. They don't even explain what the dog was sniffing for. The cops just stole over $100K.
 
I read a few articles about that Love Field situation and none of them explained exactly what the woman did wrong. They don't even explain what the dog was sniffing for. The cops just stole over $100K.

And got media coverage that focused on "look at this good boy!" rather than the money stolen.

The local CBS affiliate at least wrote a follow up after receiving criticism:

Dallas Police confirmed that the woman had not been arrested or charged with a crime, but the money was seized and will be subject to the forfeiture process anyway.

A DPD spokesperson also alleged that travelers are not allowed to board a plane with more than $10,000 of cash without declaring it, even on domestic flights.
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Some lawyers don’t buy that reasoning.

Earlier this year, WJZY investigative reporter Matt Grant looked into other incidents of law enforcement agents seizing cash from travelers.

“It’s not illegal to have cash on you,” said Grant. “So, how can these agencies just take your money?”

Link
 
That's a start. This is confusing though:

Asked for comment, a DPD spokesperson said “It is important to know that canines are one tool utilized during criminal interdiction investigations and follow up is necessary by Detectives. In this incident, Detectives with the Special Investigations Division conducted a follow up investigation, which resulted in the seizure of the US Currency in this incident. Detectives assigned to Love Field are thoroughly trained and experienced in various criminal interdiction techniques and tactics, many of which were utilized during this incident. Due to the nature of this seizure, as well as where it occurred, it will be subject to follow up investigation with our Federal partners.”

So do K-9 units teach dogs to sniff for large amounts of money? Or if they get a tip from TSA that someone is carrying a lot of money can they just get the dog to sniff at a target to initiate search and seizure?
 
Probably such a large sum of cash reaches the threshold for residual drugs anyways. All those cocaine dollars.
 
That's a good point.
 
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