I hope the two get their money back quickly. The government should not seize someone’s money or any property with a court order or direct evidence of a crime.
You’re late to the party. ;)
This has been going on for decades. The cops will seize your money and never press charges. You have to sue to get it back. If the amount is small enough, they know you won’t bother. In fact, some police forces have been caught taking only some of the money to keep it below that threshhold.
Understanding asset forfeiture in the US causes one to see this country, um, differently. It’s more like a banana republic than many thing.
Just google Asset Forfetiure to get all sorts of fun stories and videos that will cut you to the core.
BTW, one of their tricks is to actually name the asset or cash as the “defendant” in a case. Dead serious. i.e. “city of Ripoffville vs bag of $200,000”.
Here is some fun stuff: https://www.google.com/search?q=cops+keep+your+money
> I hope the two get their money back quickly.
And the government agents that seized it should have their paychecks held for as long as the money was held.
They won’t.