The crucial detail is that civil forfeiture works by suing the property, not its owner. The owner is just an "interested party" and has limited standing to figh

The crucial detail is that civil forfeiture works by suing the property, not its owner. The owner is just an "interested party" and has limited standing to fight the seizure. It's mind-blowingly bizarre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_forfeiture#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_forfeiture#United_States