by John Floyd | Jun 28, 2019 | Criminal Law, Forfeiture
Texas law enforcement can seize, and keep, an individual’s private property—cash, cars, houses, or ranch/farm equipment, for example—when they suspect the property is connected to criminal activity. According to the Institute for Justice, the federal government and...
by John Floyd | Dec 31, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Forfeiture
Civil asset forfeiture is nothing short of policing for profit. The concept of the government seizing personal property and assets for charged and uncharged criminal activity is a growing criminal enterprise at both the federal and state level. Writing in the December...
by John Floyd | Jun 10, 2018 | Federal Criminal Law, Forfeiture
Under the federal civil asset forfeiture law, the U.S. Government can seize a person’s home, car, money, or property if law enforcement suspects any of these assets were involved in criminal activity. The person from whom the assets are seized need not be charged,...
by John Floyd | Jan 30, 2018 | Criminal Justice Reform, Forfeiture
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, nicknamed “Buddy” as a kid growing up in Hybart, Alabama, got his law degree from the University of Alabama in 1973. He practiced law in the mid-1970s before being appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama in...
by John Floyd | Sep 6, 2017 | Bank Fraud, Forfeiture
Federal forfeiture statutes authorize a dirty business—the taking of an individual’s assets the government believes are tied to criminal activity, for both convicted and un-convicted activity. For example, 18 U.S.C. § 1345 permits a federal district court to ze,...
by John Floyd | Aug 2, 2017 | Drug Distribution, Drug Trafficking, Forfeiture
On June 5, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision, Honeycutt v. United States, that limits the ability of the government to collect criminal asset forfeiture in drug conspiracy cases. The Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984, codified in 18 U.S.C....
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