Seizure of Money

What happens when federal agents with U.S. Customs and Board Protection (CBP), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), stop you at the airport and seizure the money in your luggage?

If your money was taken by federal agents at the airport, then you need a money seizure lawyer in Tampa, FL. We can help you get the seized money back quickly.

You don’t have to wait for the notice of seizure letter which can take up to 60 days to arrive in the mail. Instead, your attorney can help you file a claim for early judicial intervention or court action to speed up the process.

Filing a verified claim means the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) has 90 days to either return the money or file a complaint for forfeiture in the U.S. District Court.

An experienced attorney can increase the odds that all of the money will be returned by preserving any surveillance video and showing why the seizure violated the law.

Attorney for Money Seizure in Tampa, FL

If federal agents took your money at the airport, then contact an experienced money seizure attorney at Sammis Law Firm in Tampa, FL. We can help you get the seized money back by contesting the administrative forfeiture.

Call 813-250-500.

This article was last updated on Friday, September 27, 2019.