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From: miraje	4/14/2024 10:34:27 AM
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Another civil asset forfeiture case. Really raises my libertarian hackles. Pure highway robbery by cops with guns. Looks like they robbed the wrong guy here.. foxnews.com After police seized Marine vet's life savings, ruling brings him closer to saving others from civil forfeiture The DEA returned his $87,000, but this Marine vet is continuing his fight to end civil forfeiture abuse Stephen Lara was driving cross-country to see his daughters in California when a seemingly routine traffic stop ended with the Nevada Highway Patrol seizing his entire life savings of $87,000. "I knew at that moment that wasn't the place to fight this battle," Lara, a 42-year-old Marine veteran, told Fox News. "I had to stay calm." It took Lara seven months to get his money back from the government, but his fight to prevent law enforcement agencies from getting kickbacks for seizing suspected but untried Americans' property remains ongoing...

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