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Civil asset forfeiture has long been one of the most controversial mechanisms in American law enforcement. Rooted in medieval maritime law, the practice allows the government to seize property—such as cash, vehicles, real estate, or valuables—suspected of being connected to criminal activity. Under civil forfeiture, the legal action is taken against the property itself (in […]
What if Florida’s Attorney General wanted to create its own cryptocurrency “strategic reserve”? It could train law enforcement officers across the state to look for scams involving cryptocurrency. Those scams include overseas fraudsters calling Florida residents to convince them to put cash into a virtual currency kiosk through fraud. Many of those scams target the […]
The purpose of civil asset forfeiture statutes is to deter crime by taking the profits of crime away from the criminal. Forfeiture statutes at both the state and federal levels allow the government to take privately owned property without compensating the owners. Those opposed to forfeiture laws argue that these actions invite corruption by law […]
