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Can someone explain the legal justification under which the government can direct a private entity to indefinitely seize a third party's assets with no due proc
by blackbagboys 11y ago
Can someone explain the legal justification under which the government can direct a private entity to indefinitely seize a third party's assets with no due process?
- cdumler 11y agoIt's called Civil Forfeiture. The money was arrested and charged with a crime. Since he's not a party the crime, unless he wants to admin being a party to it, he can't defend the cash. Since it can't defend itself, there is no need for the trial as it is going to lose by default; therefore, the cash can be taken. Makes one's blood boil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United... Cool thing is police now out steal thieves in the U.S. for the group most likely to take your stuff: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-...
- blackbagboys 11y agoI don't think that's what's occurring here; no crime is alleged to have occurred, he admitted being party to whatever was going on, and OFAC has directed Venmo to withhold his assets, they haven't directly appropriated them.