I’m trying to find any court docs related to this case. The reporting is so lousy, I’d like to see some actual documentation. In the meantime, if Fedzilla doesn’t have a damn good reason for going for forfeiture, I’m with you. The rightful owner of the cash, whoever it is, should get it back. Any any abuse of power by any government agency ought to result in damages to the plaintiff/s.
But I’m not taking anybody’s word for anything without seeing some documentation.
Here’s the complaint: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Pittsburgh-Airport-Forfeiture-Complaint.pdf
Why do the police get to even ask about cash on a person unless it’s obviously criminal like a Jesus and Mary muraled 75,000 dollar Silverado headed back to Tamaulipis with five million in the dashboard
I read about this one a bit
It’s a score for the local cops there
Average confiscation is 5-10,000 per their local media
Which is what I take when traveling out west with my sons
They do this in Nashville too
Some states have banned the practice cause you just can’t rely on local cops not to stuff the local coffers pell mell...it’s their money once they seixe it and they are difficult to get it back from
It’s too tempting for them
New trucks and gearand most of all travel junkets, you’d be surprised where all they go for law enforcement symposiums
Las Vegas and the Caribbean and Italy due to mob stuff
I’ve dealt with this personally on a larger scale, it stinks