The agency that seizes the money gets to keep it. This person had his motel all paid off. So the Government decided to size it because they could sell it. He

The agency that seizes the money gets to keep it. This person had his motel all paid off. So the Government decided to size it because they could sell it. He fought them off, barely: https://www.wbur.org/news/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-fights-property-seizure https://www.wbur.org/news/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-f...