This story is more than one about a rogue prosecutor, "the government is overstepping its bounds in a practice that has swelled in the past decade to encompass some 400 federal statutes, covering crimes from drug trafficking to racketeering to halibut poaching."
This story is more than one about a rogue prosecutor, "the government is overstepping its bounds in a practice that has swelled in the past decade to encompass some 400 federal statutes, covering crimes from drug trafficking to racketeering to halibut poaching."
If you don't read the article, take a look at this infographic: http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/P1-BD015_FORFEI_G_...
In NY and CO, asset forfeitures have increased 1,000% since 2003. Think there might be a problem here?