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To: ManyMoose who wrote (9318)	6/12/2006 2:50:13 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

MM, excellent point. What came to my mind immediately was the was the way the DEA worked for a while (and, for all I know, still does). Drug confiscations, including cars, boats, homes, airplanes, etc. are frequently sold at auction. At one time, a DEA agent would be graded on the value of the items he confiscated. Proceeds from the auction go to the agency's budget, and a percentage would be "awarded" to the collecting agent in the form of a Superior Performance Award. Conflict of interest maybe? Seems to me it would be similar to allowing soldiers to pillage and loot.