Asset Forfeiture

New York Senate Committee Passes Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal Program in Most Cases

by Mike Maharrey | May 10, 2022 | Asset Forfeiture, State Bills

ALBANY, N.Y. (May 10, 2022) – On Monday, a New York Senate committee passed a bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to require a criminal conviction and opt the state out of a federal asset forfeiture program known as “equitable sharing” in most...

What Happened When New Mexico Ended Civil Asset Forfeiture?

by Mike Maharrey | May 3, 2022 | Asset Forfeiture, Police

In 2015, New Mexico scrapped its civil asset forfeiture laws and replaced them with a criminal process requiring a conviction before forfeiture can commence. Law enforcement lobbyists warned that ending civil forfeiture would cause crime to skyrocket. So, what...

Rhode Island Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Bill That Would End State Civil Asset Forfeiture But Federal Loophole Would Remain

by Mike Maharrey | Apr 7, 2022 | Asset Forfeiture, State Bills

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 7, 2022) – On Tuesday, a Rhode Island Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would repeal the state’s civil asset forfeiture process and replace it with nothing. But the legislation leaves a loophole open that would allow police to...

Stolen Loot, Secret Spending and Stingray Surveillance

by Michael Boldin | Apr 6, 2022 | Asset Forfeiture, Audio/Video, Path to Liberty, Police, Stingrays, Surveillance

Asset forfeiture, federal equitable sharing funds, secret warrantless surveillance and more. All unconstitutional – and all in a day’s work for a corrupt law enforcement agency. Path to Liberty: April 6, 2022...

Boston Police Use Asset Forfeiture Funds to Secretly Purchase Stingray Spy Device

by Mike Maharrey | Apr 5, 2022 | Asset Forfeiture, Stingrays

Civil asset forfeiture is a pernicious policy in its own right. It is nothing more than legalized, institutionalized, government-sanctioned theft. Forfeiture laws flip due process on its head and create perverse “policing for profit” incentives. It’s bad enough...

Asset Forfeiture: A Double-Whammy of Bad Government Policy

by Mike Maharrey | Apr 5, 2022 | Asset Forfeiture, Audio/Video, Maharrey Minute, Surveillance

Asset forfeiture is bad enough in and of itself. Adding insult to injury, it creates a double-whammy of bad government policy. The City of Boston is a prime example of how asset forfeiture amplifies other government abuses. View this post on Instagram A post shared by...

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