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> It's a common and vital tactic for prosecutors to seize funds of defendants so they can't mount an adequate defense. I've heard about this tactic on more tha
by geoka9 13y ago
> It's a common and vital tactic for prosecutors to seize funds of defendants so they can't mount an adequate defense.
I've heard about this tactic on more than one occasion already. It sounds horrible, and I think it should be made illegal.
As a side note, why can't the feds get all the mob bosses this way, for example? Do they only use this tactic against people like Dotcom?
- jtbigwoo 13y agoAs I understand it, the trouble is that money isn't evidence, necessarily (while Dotcom's server data would be) and civil seizure of money only applies to the proceeds of a crime. If you're a mob boss, you probably have lawyers and accountants working to keep the illegally-earned money out of your legitimate bank accounts.
- kbenson 13y agoI've heard about this tactic on more than one occasion already. It sounds horrible, and I think it should be made illegal. I agree. More accurately I could have said "It's a common and to their belief vital tactic..."