The unfortunate part, assuming the allegations are shown to be true in any meaningful capacity, is that those that support civil forfeiture might say, "see, thi

The unfortunate part, assuming the allegations are shown to be true in any meaningful capacity, is that those that support civil forfeiture might say, "see, this is a case of the forfeiture system working as its suppose to work... depriving criminals of their ill-gotten gains." Of course, the real argument they're trying to avoid having to make with the forfeiture "hack" is: due process of law is not required for just legal outcomes and may be an impediment to a just legal outcome. Of course that line of thought, and the successful practice of civil forfeiture to such an aim, requires a purity of virtue, morality, and rationality of law enforcement officers and prosecutors that no thoughtful observer would think it achievable. That's the whole reason due process of law and the rights of accused exist: you simply cannot trust any one person or group to find a just outcome on their own... and even then our due process is often not enough to accomplish real justice.