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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,437 posts)
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 08:39 PM Aug 2018

Your civil asset forfeiture story of the day: West Virginia state trooper seizes $10K in cash....

David Fahrenthold Retweeted:

"After the newspaper called...."



Your civil asset forfeiture story of the day: West Virginia state trooper seizes $10K in cash from a couple on their way to a casino, issues nothing but a traffic ticket. After the newspaper called, the police suddenly decided to give it all back


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Your civil asset forfeiture story of the day: West Virginia state trooper seizes $10K in cash.... (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 OP
Yikes! Right here is Jefferson County! k8conant Aug 2018 #1
The cops should'a kept it. If they are taking 10K to a casino, they're too dumb to own it. 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 #2

3Hotdogs

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2. The cops should'a kept it. If they are taking 10K to a casino, they're too dumb to own it.
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:40 PM
Aug 2018

But then, again, they won't own it for long.

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