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“Civil asset forfeiture is a due process violation, and it always has been,” said Rep. Justin Amash (L-Mich.)

A Minnesota state law gives cops authority to take the vehicles of non-lawbreaking individuals and sell them for profit.

After cops bragged on the internet about stealing $620,000 and 1,800 pounds of cannabis oil from a legal business, a judge put them in their place.

A Michigan prosecutor was arrested, along with his Chief Operations Officer, for embezzling $600,000 in Civil Asset Forfeiture funds over the period of 8 years.

A innocent man who was not accused of or suspected of committing any crime was robbed by state troopers of $40,000 in cash thanks to civil asset forfeiture.

A 9th Circuit court ruled cops can get away with stealing your stuff and there’s nothing you can do about it because cops have qualified immunity protecting them from lawsuits.

Michigan may be joining 11 other states that require a criminal conviction before any asset forfeiture.

Civil asset forfeiture is prevalent across the nation but very rarely talked about.

The innocent family that had their home seized by police through civil asset forfeiture fought back, and their victory will affect other residents for years to come.

After police seized more than $19 million in property, less than 2 percent of the proceeds were sent to public education.