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JMD: AFP: 2001 Asset Forfeiture Fund Reports - http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/afp/02fundreport/FY2001AFPLinks.htm
Here you can see the annual reports on the looting by the Justice Department. Treasury has similar reports. |
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The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act 1997 (Testimony) - http://www.cato.org/testimony/ct-rp061197.html
Congressional testimony from Roger Pilon, Ph.D., J.D., Senior Fellow and Director Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute, before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, June 11, 1997. |
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Executive Privateers - http://www.fear.org/hadaway.html
A Discussion on Why the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act Will Not Significantly Reform the Practice of Forfeiture |
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Steven L. Kessler - http://www.kessleronforfeiture.com/
Online articles, from an attorney and author with expertise in RICO and forfeiture. |
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American RadioWorks : Corrections Inc. - http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/corrections/cops1.html
The war on drugs took off when police agencies got a new incentive to chase drug offenders: the ability to keep cash and vehicles seized in drug operations. Critics say asset forfeiture skews police priorities by giving them a monetary stake in the war on drugs. Read, Listen (Real Audio, 19:30 min) |
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Reforming Property Forfeiture Laws to Protect Citizens' Rights - http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=792
A study of asset forfeiture by the Macinac Center, which concludes nine specific reforms are necessary to reduce the unfairness and abuses of the present system. |
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American Forfeiture Law: Property Owners Meet the Prosecutor - http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-179es.html
A Policy Analysis from the Cato Institute that discusses the history of forfeiture and how it has enhanced the power of government over people and their property in ways that are difficult to reconcile with long-cherished constitutional rights. |
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Introduction to "Your House is Under Arrest" - http://www.serendipity.li/wod/yhiua_in.html
Excerpt from book about how police can seize you home, car and business without a trial and how to protect yourself, by Brenda Grantland. |
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The Government's Legal Theft Racket - http://www.fumento.com/theft.html
Spirited attack on forfeiture law, by Michael Fumento. Discusses Tina Bennis case and others. |
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The Devil is in the Details - http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/felkins11.html
The Forfeiture Example of American 'Justice'. A heavy criticism of asset forfeiture by S. Leon Felkins. |