The tragicomic aspect of civil forfeiture is that it rarely seems to be used to seize large and valuable assets used to commit low-level white-collar crimes. F

The tragicomic aspect of civil forfeiture is that it rarely seems to be used to seize large and valuable assets used to commit low-level white-collar crimes. For instance, if a dirtbag landlord doesn't keep his property maintained, why not seize that?