Federal Forfeiture Program Resurrected

"Ill gotten gains from drug dealers," among other seized property will now be subject to adoptive forfeiture, according to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  ​The Justice Department announced that it will restart a federal asset forfeiture program that had been shut down by the previous administration.  

Known as "adoptive forfeiture," the program -- which gives police departments greater leeway to seize property of those suspected of a crime, even if they're never charged with or convicted of one -- was a significant source of revenue for local law enforcement.

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