‘Nobody Should Have to Fight This Hard’: A New York Woman Who Was Never Charged with a Crime Had $8,000 Seized By the Feds Since 2020.
A federal appeals court just restored a New York woman’s chance to win back thousands of dollars that authorities seized in the belief that it was connected to a crime. This act is called civil asset forfeiture. It allows law enforcement to seize property suspected of being connected to a criminal offense without charging the…