"In the 1970s and 1980s, the federal government and the states began to turn to civil asset forfeiture laws to enable the seizure of property used to facilitate crime, and to target the ill-gotten gains of the worst offenders—drug cartels, kingpins, and money launderers (think Tony Montana).
Over time, however, that narrow focus has been replaced by a broad grant of authority to seize and forfeit property from virtually anyone for a host of alleged crimes."
http://dailysignal.com/2016/09/26/for-8-years-this-couple-has-been-fighting-the-government-to-get-back-their-seized-property/
Over time, however, that narrow focus has been replaced by a broad grant of authority to seize and forfeit property from virtually anyone for a host of alleged crimes."
http://dailysignal.com/2016/09/26/for-8-years-this-couple-has-been-fighting-the-government-to-get-back-their-seized-property/