Crossing the border into Mexico with cash, whether for medical or dental procedures is a common practice. But what happens if someone neglects to file a FinCEN form? Can US Customs seize their cash? To understand the situation, let’s look into what the FinCEN form entails. FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) operates under the United…
In the last several years, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been notably assertive in enforcing regulations pertaining to vehicle seizures. The experience of having your vehicle seized by CBP can be a stressful one, prompting concerns about potential charges and the urgency to retrieve your property. If you’re facing the dilemma of…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) possesses the legal authority to seize vehicles under specific circumstances. CBP may initiate a vehicle seizure if there is suspicion of its involvement in illegal activities such as the transportation of contraband, including illegal drugs or smuggled goods. Additionally, vehicles can be seized if they are in violation of…
Many clients ask us at San Diego Defenders’ Forfeiture Law Firm if they will be criminally charged if they try to get their car back after Border Patrol seizes it on suspicion of alien smuggling. If they were not charged at the time CBP detained them, we have never seen the US Customs and Border…
When your car is seized and impounded by U.S. Customs & Border Protection because they detained you or your family for suspicion of alien smuggling, you will receive a Notice of Seizure letter in the mail. The letter will include an Election of Proceedings. Basically, how do you want to try getting your vehicle…
Here are some examples of rejected/denied Petitions 5 to 9 months after our clients ignored our advice to NOT file a petition if they wanted to save money and get their vehicle back ASAP after the CBP impounded their car. It is too common for young adults to get their car taken after responding…
At San Diego Defenders Forfeiture Law Firm, we get a LOT of calls from people who want to get their car back from CBP after it has been seized. Some file a Petition that is REJECTED or DENIED. Some who file a Petition go 7 months, 9 months–it varies–and are still waiting for a…
Every week San Diego Defenders get a call from family members that have had their car seized by Custom or CBP and the car is in their mother or aunt or a relative’s name and they are not a US Citizen either without any papers or a Resident. Can they get their car back from…
Our San Diego Defenders’ Forfeiture Law Firm gets calls every week. “The Customs letter says I just have to pay the APV value of the vehicle and I can get it back this weekend, right”? That can be a LOT of money! Sadly, I can say after 31 years of helping clients fight the forfeiture…
When the CBP seizes your car or vehicle and sends you the Notice of Seizure and Information to Claimants CAFRA FORM the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office or USBP/ATTN: AFO Post Office Box 439043 San Diego, CA 921439043 is going to confuse you. Call WWW.SanDiegoDefenders.com or WWW.ForfeitureLawFirm.com at 619-258-8888 for an honest evaluation of…
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