The government takes billions of dollars from people every year without due process, using civil forfeiture laws: https://ij.org/press-release/new-report-finds

The government takes billions of dollars from people every year without due process, using civil forfeiture laws: https://ij.org/press-release/new-report-finds-civil-forfeiture-rakes-in-billions-each-year-does-not-fight-crime-2/ https://ij.org/press-release/new-report-finds-civil-forfeitu... But there's no evidence it stops much real money laundering: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25741292.2020.1725366 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25741292.2020.1... If money laundering were effectively dealt with, that would stop almost all theft and organized crime, as laundering the proceeds of these crimes to spend them would be nearly impossible. Obviously that will never happen.