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Old Feb 5, 2012, 5:27 am
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Originally Posted by Mikey likes it
Alas that's not how civil forfeiture works. The racket is that the po-po, the DA and/or the federal agenc(ies) involved get to keep most or all of what is forfeited.
They also cut the local police and sheriff departments a bit of the take to buy their acquiescence.
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