When the FBI and DOJ asked for a warrant to raid US Private Vaults, it didn't tell the judge of their plans to seize every box with more than $5,000 and try to take them forever through #CivilForfeiture. New release in this blockbuster @IJ case: ij.org/press-release/…
@IJ@popehat and @jbarro, could some of these folks get into Serious Trouble for not being forthcoming w/ a federal magistrate judge?
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James was a 21yo college student walking between summer internships in 2014 when he was approached by two plain clothes officers. Those officers were looking for someone that didn't look very much like James.
Five years ago, Miladis Salgado was busy planning for her daughter’s quinceañera, a big 15th birthday party. Then the DEA took all the money for the party. I wrote about her continuing legal battle for @Forbes today: forbes.com/sites/institut… /1
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In short, an anonymous (and bogus) tip led the DEA to raid Miladis’ home and seize $15,000 in cash. Read the article for more details, but eventually the government admitted that there was no evidence that the money was tied to a crime.
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Miladis spent years in court before the government gave up on taking her money. But when they did throw in the towel, government attorneys closed the case in a way that could have allowed them to reopen it later. Very sneaky, because….