$44,000 of unreported currency was seized from Jamaica bound travelers by Philadelphia CBP Officers. During an examination of the couple’s carry-on baggage, officers discovered the currency. The couple was not criminally charged. An individual may petition for the return of seized currency, but the petitioner must prove that the source and intended use of the…
Poweshiek County, Iowa- In June 2012 an Iowa state trooper pulled over Robert Pardee for a non-working taillight and tailgating. During the stop, the state trooper discovered a small amount of marijuana and $33,100 in cash. One year later, the district court found him not guilty. Despite the not guilty verdict, the Iowa Court of…
Asset Forfeiture Law Explained Forfeiture Law is based on ancient rules that the King owned all property in the Kingdom. The King’s soldiers could make an unreasonable seizure of the citizen’s property to tax and fill the coffers. American patriots fought against unfair tax in the famous Boston Tea Party and incorporated the 8th Amendment…
Most people know that you have a lessened “expectation of privacy” when you cross an international border such as from Tijuana Mexico into San Ysidro, California. So we are not surprised when we get frisked and otherwise violated by a U.S. Customs officer if we walk across the CBX line at Otay. Maybe our car…
Finally, Tyson Timbs, the man out of Indiana whose Land Rover was seized and kept under civil forfeiture law, gets his only asset back. As you may remember, back in 2013, Timbs, a heroin addict sold a small amount to undercover cops and after he paid the maximum $1,200 fine and did his time. However,…
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