Brave Judge Rules Cops Must Return Cash Seized Under Civil Asset Forfeiture—Or Go to Jail
By Matt Agorist Iredell County, NC — In one of the most inspiring moves we’ve seen in a long time, a judge has ordered the…
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Congressman Introduces Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture Nationwide, Allow Victims to Be Reimbursed
By Matt Agorist For decades now, federal government and their cohorts in law enforcement have been carrying out theft of the citizenry on a massive…
State Law Lets Cops Steal Cars of Innocent People, and They’ve Done it 14,000 Times in 3 Years
By Jack Burns Police departments used to be forced to sell broken down and abandoned vehicles at auction to supplement their budgets. Not any more….
Airport Robbery: Feds Take Over $2 Billion From Travelers Through Asset Forfeiture
By Michael Boldin For the first time ever, data from the Treasury Department’s forfeiture database has been put through a detailed study regarding airport seizures,…
It’s Time for Cities to Stop Using Cops as Revenue Collectors
By Daniel Kowalski Local governments are spending more money than they receive through taxes, and they are making up the difference through fines and fees….
Now in Effect: West Virginia Law Requires Strict Asset Forfeiture Reporting
By Michael Maharrey CHARLESTON, W. Va. (June 10, 2020) – Last week, a West Virginia law imposing strict reporting requirements for all asset forfeitures in…
How Asset Forfeiture Drives the Police State
By Michael Boldin Civil asset forfeiture is legalized government stealing – it distorts law enforcement priorities and drives the national police state. SHOW LINKS: JOIN…
Signed as Law: West Virginia Requires Strict Asset Forfeiture Reporting
By Michael Maharrey CHARLESTON, W. Va. (April 2, 2020) – Last week, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill that imposes strict reporting requirements…
POLICE STATE: Cops Used A Loophole To STEAL Millions From People Who Committed NO Crime
By Mac Slavo Police officers in Missouri stole $2.6 million from drivers they knew had committed no crime. The cops used a loophole in the…
When Government Can Take Your Children Away … How Free Are You?
By Simon Black, Sovereign Man George Reby was driving from New Jersey to Tennessee to pick up a car he had purchased on eBay when…
Watch as Cops Record Themselves Making Up Fake Charges to Kidnap Innocent Man, Steal His Car
By Matt Agorist Jasper, GA — If you still have any doubt that police are here just for your protection, the following video should be…
Federal Court Rules Cops Can Steal Your Stuff and it Does NOT Violate the Constitution
By Jack Burns The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling which declared police can constitutionally steal your possessions. Called “civil asset forfeiture,”…
Now in Effect: North Dakota Reforms Asset Forfeiture, But Federal Loophole Remains
By Michael Maharrey BISMARCK, N.D. (Aug 1, 2019) – Today, a North Dakota law that reforms the state’s asset forfeiture process and prohibits the state…
New Arkansas Law Ends Civil Asset Forfeiture
By Michael Maharrey LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 24, 2019) – Today, a bill that reforms Arkansas’ asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking…