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As an example of this. http://www.wbur.org/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-fights-property-seizure http://www.wbur.org/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-fights
by cdash 12y ago
As an example of this.
http://www.wbur.org/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-fights-property-seizure http://www.wbur.org/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-fights-...
A hotel owned by someone who has no criminal record or charges is being seized because some of its guests have used it to commit their crimes.
Edit: Seems like the Judge ended up dismissing this specific attempt but the key to take away from this is that the government will try and also sometimes win such cases.
- dllthomas 12y agoWell, to a degree. That was a bigger grab, since (at least as far as I can see in the article) they did not allege - much less demonstrate - that he had knowledge of any specific instances of criminal behavior. In some circumstances, it's legitimate - "Yeah, I'll be getaway driver for your heist for $X..."
- rayiner 12y agoThe allegation there was that he knew about these activities and was turning a blind eye to profit from it. And as you note, the government didn't win there.