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Few things that bug me about this: - what would have happened if this guy didn’t get a lawyer, couldn’t afford one, or was too intimidated by this experience to

Few things that bug me about this: - what would have happened if this guy didn’t get a lawyer, couldn’t afford one, or was too intimidated by this experience to do so? How many others fall into this category? - he was planning on using his life savings to buy some real estate. Now I don’t know what the Albanian market is like, but it’s been at least 90 days since this happened and I know in the US, 90 days can equal some big missed opportunities in real estate..

wgj 8y ago
> How many others fall into this category? It happens a lot. ($2.5B in 2010) In some states, it's a systemic source of income for police departments. Most asset forfeitures are never returned to the individual, yet they are never charged with any crime. Even with an attorney, it is extremely hard to recover your money or other assets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United_States#Statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United...