Asset Forfeiture
Asset forfeiture is a powerful tool used by law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, against criminals and criminal organizations to deprive them of ...
Asset Forfeiture Program - Department of Justice
Our Mission. The mission of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Asset Forfeiture Program (AFP or the Program) is to use asset forfeiture as a tool to deter, disrupt ...
Asset Forfeiture | U.S. Marshals Service
The US Marshals Service (USMS) manages a wide array of assets including real estate, commercial businesses, cash, financial instruments, vehicles, jewelry, art ...
The alleged purpose of asset forfeiture is to disrupt criminal activity by confiscating assets that potentially could have been beneficial to the individual or ...
Asset Forfeiture Abuse | American Civil Liberties Union
Police abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws has shaken our nation's conscience. Civil forfeiture allows police to seize — and then keep or sell — any property ...
DEA starts the administrative forfeiture process by mailing notice letters to interested parties and advertising the seized property on the Internet. The U.S. ...
Types of Federal Forfeiture - Department of Justice
Asset forfeiture is designed to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes, to break the financial backbone of organized criminal syndicates and drug ...
This website is managed by the Department of Justice, Asset Forfeiture Management Staff and contains a comprehensive list of pending forfeiture notices.
Know Your Rights - Civil Asset Forfeiture - ACLU of Illinois
What is “Civil Asset Forfeiture?”When the police take your property with the intent to keep it that is what is known as civil asset forfeiture.
Asset Forfeiture | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ... - ATF
The mission of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) is to protect communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, ...
Criminal Justice Division | History of Asset Forfeiture
Asset Forfeiture History Forfeiture has been used, literally since ancient times, to take property wrongfully used or acquired. References to forfeiture in ...
Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF)
The Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF) administers the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (TFF). The TFF is the receipt account for deposit of non- ...
Ending Civil Forfeiture - The Institute for Justice
By collaborating with a federal agency, they can move to forfeit property under federal law and receive up to 80 percent of forfeited proceeds. Granting law ...
civil forfeiture | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
The Act also established the Equitable Sharing Program which allows the government to liquidate seized assets and retain the proceeds. In 2000, Congress enacted ...
Supreme Court to Reexamine Use of Civil Asset Forfeiture
The outcome will determine the ability of state law enforcement to use civil asset forfeiture, a practice that four states have abolished entirely.
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 106th Congress (1999-2000)
Shown Here: Passed Senate amended (03/27/2000). Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 - Amends the Federal criminal code (the code) to establish general ...
Forfeiture Overview | U.S. Department of the Treasury
Asset Forfeiture · Forfeiture Overview · Equitable Sharing · Forms and Guidelines · Policy Directives · Annual Reports · Legislation · Domestic Violent ...
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform | Congressman Tim Walberg - House.gov
FAIR Act Civil asset forfeiture has been used by law enforcement to seize and profit off property that may or may not be tied to criminal activity.
What Is Civil Asset Forfeiture? - FindLaw
Civil asset forfeiture laws allow the police to take and keep large sums of cash or property suspected of either being used to commit crimes or obtained ...
Civil asset forfeiture lets police take your money, critics say
Civil forfeiture enables police to seize cash, cars, homes and other belongings they think were involved in a crime, even if charges are ...