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US Supreme Court Rules Unanimously To Curb Civil Asset Forfeiture

by Justin Marchand | Published: Feb 20, '19

… years, law enforcement had used civil asset forfeiture, seizing assets from people … sometimes caught up in the civil asset forfeiture shakedown. Recently, West Virginia … arrest. He argued that the forfeiture of his $42,000 vehicle …

West Virginia Police Swipe $10K In Casino Winnings From Couple Who Committed No Crime

by Card Player News Team | Published: Sep 04, '18

… under what is known as civil asset forfeiture, a decades-long practice … we live in anymore?” Civil asset forfeiture ran rampant under the Obama … Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Civil asset forfeiture is often used to seize …

Poker Players Have Another Reason To Be Worried About Jeff Sessions

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jul 26, '17

… use a process known as civil asset forfeiture more often, according to … problem is that under civil asset forfeiture there doesn’t have … big of a business is civil asset forfeiture? Revenue from the … of the few advocates of civil asset forfeiture. He’s also …

Man Could See Return Of $167K Nevada Police Seized After He Was Driving Too Slow For State's Liking

by Card Player News Team | Published: Jun 13, '17

… seize it under the infamous civil asset forfeiture laws. “You don’t …

Hawaii Man Fights Civil Asset Forfeiture Case Similar To The Poker Players In Iowa

by Brian Pempus | Published: Aug 13, '15

A man from Hawaii driving through Nevada in a motor home was originally stopped because law enforcement thought he was driving too slow, and he later saw authorities seize the $167,000 in cash he had in the vehicle. Footage of the search is above. The …

Poker Players Can Proceed With Lawsuit Over 'Highway Robbery' In Iowa

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jul 20, '15

… . Though they are technically fighting civil asset forfeiture laws, they call what … amid the growing criticism of civil asset forfeiture, which often targets people …

Poker Players Cope With 'Highway Robbery' By Cop

by Card Player News Team | Published: Oct 14, '14

… watching for aggressive cops using forfeiture as a ruse to confiscate …

Poker Players Get Robbed Under Guise of Civil Asset Forfeiture

by Card Player News Team | Published: Oct 13, '14

… fancy legal term may be ‘civil asset forfeiture,’ but for a couple … you talk about when civil asset forfeiture became a really big issue … . Civil forfeitures aren’t anything new. The concept of a civil forfeiture has …

WSOP Star Richard Lee Facing Gambling Charge

by Bob Pajich | Published: Oct 08, '07

… , and watches. Lee has filed civil forfeiture proceedings to try reclaiming the …