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Justice Department Demands Changes After Investigation Reveals Ferguson Uses Police to Generate Revenue

The report describes a city government that uses its police and courts as an ATM, tolerating a culture of police brutality while pressuring the police chief and court officials to increase traffic enforcement and fees without regard to public safety. More Here.

March 4, 2015

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Video: Justice Department Demands Changes After Investigation Reveals Ferguson Uses Police to Generate Revenue

The report describes a city government that uses its police and courts as an ATM, tolerating a culture of police brutality while pressuring the police chief and court officials to increase traffic enforcement and fees without regard to public safety.

March 4, 2015

Patrol

Holder Severely Limits Federal Civil Asset Forfeiture Program

While police can continue to make seizures under their own state laws, the federal program was easy to use and required most of the proceeds from the seizures to go to local and state police departments. Many states require seized proceeds to go into the general fund.

January 16, 2015

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R.I. Police Begin Spending 'Google Money'

Five Rhode Island law enforcement agencies say they're still working out how to spend well over $100 million that's left from a $230 million settlement.

September 9, 2013

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Judge: Nebraska Troopers Must Return $1M To Stripper

The Nebraska State Patrol must return more than $1 million in suspected drug money seized during a traffic stop that belongs to a former stripper, a judge has ruled.

July 24, 2013

Gangs

A Financial Weapon To Fight Gangs

MS-13 will now be targeted for the seizure of its criminal assets just like infamous foreign-born criminal organizations such the Yakuza of Japan and Mexican drug trafficking organizations such as Los Zetas.

October 21, 2012

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Calif. Sheriff, Deputy Face $10M Suit Over Seized Horse

A former Carmel woman is claiming that a Putnam County (Calif.) Sheriff's deputy who was president of the Putnam Humane Society confiscated her $35,000 horse in 2006 and sold it to the deputy's sister for $100.

July 31, 2012

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Court Awards Ore. Agency $1M Lottery Ticket

The Medford (Ore.) Police Department won the lottery Wednesday, after an appellate court awarded the agency a $1 million scratcher illegally purchased by a woman in 2005 in an asset forfeiture case.

July 11, 2012

Patrol

Google Pays $230M To R.I. Agencies

Rhode Island law enforcement agencies plan to set up a statewide police training center, build a new headquarters, and replace aging vehicle fleets with a $230 million asset forfeiture windfall from Google.

April 2, 2012

Patrol

Prosecutor: Mich. Cops Spent Forfeiture Funds on Alcohol, Prostitutes

The former Romulus (Mich.) Police chief and five officers face corruption charges stemming from a three-year state probe apparently revealing that they spent $40,000 in drug forfeiture funds on alcohol, prostitutes, and marijuana.

September 27, 2011

Patrol

Prosecutors Seek Death for Tampa Cop Killer

Updates in the case this week included Morris' not-guilty plea, the charging of his accomplice who is trying to retrieve her vehicle from forfeiture, and the FBI's $20,000 reward for the murder weapon.

July 23, 2010

Technology

S.C. Agency Adds In-Car Video

The Ridgeland (S.C.) Police Department used federal drug enforcement funds from the DEA earned from seizures to help add Digital Ally video systems to their patrol cars.

April 7, 2010