Holder limits seized-asset sharing process that split billions w/ local, state police

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Policing for Profit: The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture
http://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/policing-for-profit-2nd-edition.pdf


November 10, 2015 | Strategic Research
Policing for Profit
The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture: 2nd Edition

Civil forfeiture laws pose some of the greatest threats to property rights in the nation today, too often making it easy and lucrative for law enforcement to take and keep property-regardless of the owner’s guilt or innocence. This updated and expanded second edition of Policing for Profit: The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture makes the…

 

[dennishoddy]

Too long to read tonight. Saved it for later reading when I feel like getting pissed off.

 

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from Policing for Profit .. Oklahoma keeps 100% of seized funds turned in to Feds or about $4.7 million avg per year 2000 to 2008

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Oklahoma has terrible civil forfeiture laws, and its statutes give law enforcement sig-
nificant financial incentives to seize property. To forfeit property in civil proceedings,
the government typically must show that property is related to a crime and subject to
forfeiture by a preponderance of the evidence. In all civil forfeitures in Oklahoma,
owners are presumed guilty and must contest forfeiture by proving they did not know
property was being used illegally. Worse, law enforcement receives 100 percent of
the proceeds from civil forfeiture.
When assets are seized by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Control, the Bureau can agree to share the proceeds with other law enforcement
agencies. There are some limits on the amount of forfeited funds the Bureau can
spend, but the cap was raised substantially in 2007. Previously, the Bureau needed
to seek permission of the legislature to spend more than $900,000 of forfeited funds.
Since 2007, that cap is $2,000,000.1 Oklahoma law enforcement officials have used
civil forfeiture laws aggressively, averaging more than $5.5 million per year in forfei-
ture proceeds between 2000 and 2007.

Proceeds Returned
to State of Oklahoma
FY 2000
$1,384,903
FY 2001
$729,415
FY 2002
$5,754,965
FY 2003
$6,418,639
FY 2004
$5,630,156
FY 2005
$7,158,850
FY 2006
$6,569,517
FY 2007
$6,189,501
FY 2008
$2,579,483
Total
$42,415,429
Average
per Year
$4,712,825

 

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http://www.news9.com/story/31191835/state-legislature-takes-up-the-issue-of-civil-asset-forfeiture
Newly Proposed Civil Asset Forfeiture Bill Raises Questions
Posted: Feb 10, 2016 5:00 PM CSTUpdated: Feb 10, 2016 6:43 PM CST
By Aaron Brilbeck, News 9

 

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Nebraska Bill Would Require a Criminal Conviction Before Forfeiture (ij.org)
http://ij.org/nebraska-bill-would-require-a-criminal-conviction-before-forfeiture/

 

[Hobbes]

Ha


http://gawker.com/bold-step-forward-for-criminal-justice-reform-was-actua-1767701042

 

[soonerwings]

Ha


http://gawker.com/bold-step-forward-for-criminal-justice-reform-was-actua-1767701042

Oh good, I was uncomfortable thinking that Holder would actually do the right thing. I can go back to my pre-conceived notions of him now.

 

[Glocktogo]

Oh good, I was uncomfortable thinking that Holder would actually do the right thing. I can go back to my reality based observations of him now.

Fify...

 

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OHP Uses New Device To Seize Money Used During The Commission Of A Crime
Jun 07, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY -
You may have heard of civil asset forfeiture.

That's where police can seize your property and cash without first proving you committed a crime; without a warrant and without arresting you, as long as they suspect that your property is somehow tied to a crime.

Now, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a device that also allows them to seize money in your bank account or on prepaid cards.

It's called an ERAD, or Electronic Recovery and Access to Data machine, and state police began using 16 of them last month.

Here's how it works. If a trooper suspects you may have money tied to some type of crime, the highway patrol can scan any cards you have and seize the money.

http://www.news9.com/story/32168555...e-money-used-during-the-commission-of-a-crime

 

[dennishoddy]

Link?