A while back, a whole sale car dealer was traveling from a Southern state to a car auction in Buffalo, NY. Cop stopped him for speeding and searched his car, seized $30,000 he had in cash. He struggled to get his money back for a year, and they kept it.
What law allows the cops to do this, and would this also apply to your home? Not that I have $30,000 in my home...I wish!
Civil Asset Forfeiture.
If you have what a cop determines to be too much cash, he can confiscate it
under the assumption that having it indicates a crime. Either that it is dirty
money, or miney you were going to use to commit a crime.
And unless you can prove it's legit, you can not get it back.
It's a huge LE scam. Get pulled over for speeding, cop smells someone
going by burning a fatty, or someone burning leaves?
Probable Cause Baby!
He asks what's in your car, can he look.
He sees your gun show stash.
Only $1200.
But he is a millennial, never carried over $50 in his life.
You money is "properly" confiscated.
You, are free to go.
You can get a lawyer to help you recover it.
But not for under $1200.
Got to YouTube. Look at Lehto's Law, under Civil Assest Forfeiture.
Hours of videos.
He is a former defense attorney, seems like an OK guy.
Lots of videos of what's wrong with our legal system.
Also, his current practice is Lemon Law cases, he is a car guy.
