[Resolute Conservative]

What criminal charge?

[Resolute Conservative]

And I do not mean their trumped up one.

[Carriage Hill]

If you find out, pls let me know.
I read the article 3x, and it still makes no sense.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Resolute Conservative :" What criminal charge? "

The criminal charge is "having CASH !"
Cash is NO LONGER LEGAL TENDER under the current administration unless it can be tracked and taxed !
You need to have a paper trail before you have a proper trial !
Furthermore, you are "guilty" , until you can prove your innocence (Violation of the Constitution ? Bill of RIGHTS ? ).

[PapaBear3625]

What criminal charge?

"He’s now charged with acquiring proceeds from drug activity".

If he had just quietly given up the money, there would have been no charge. But he went to court to demand the money back, so they charged him.

He can now either accept a plea bargain which will involve him giving up the money, or go to trial, and wind up spending lots of money on lawyers, with the risk of going to jail.

Forfeiture needs to be abolished.

[driftdiver]

“He’s now charged with acquiring proceeds from drug activity. “

From the article

[wardaddy]

The criminal charge is going to go like this:

A probable cause hearing to show the right of the state to seize the cash because the state suspects it was from drug business

The probable cause is the dog alert

It could be that alone by itself is the crime

Carrying suspected drug cash

They sit on out hwys all over America looking to do just this

Or maybe the guy had separate charge elsewhere...the article doesn’t specify

They can seize your money even without charges btw

Back when we were free they could only take assets for unpaid tax or a judgement

Then it could be forfeited after conviction if relationship to the crime proven

Then it was seize whatever can be found once charged

Now it’s seize if found and suspicion meets probable cause judge views which are akin to grand jury and ham sammich

You can fight back though which is why they like to leave you dead ass broke so you’ll compromise guilty or not

It is a bonafide racket

[umgud]

Broken tail light.

[Pelham]

“What criminal charge?”

Stumbling into the clutches of the authorities. Banana republics don’t need reasons, just opportunities