The apotheosis of the ridiculousness of forfeiture exists in the case "United States vs. $124,700 in US Currency": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v.

The apotheosis of the ridiculousness of forfeiture exists in the case "United States vs. $124,700 in US Currency": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._$124,700_in_U.S._Currency http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._$124,700_in_U.... In this case a large amount of money was taken into custody by the Nebraska State Police. It was found guilty of being the proceeds of illegal drug sales and confiscated by the state under asset forfeiture. The human being who had previously been in possession of this currency was neither convicted of nor charged with any drug crime. The US Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the defendant currency. I wish I was making this shit up.