Civil Forfeiture

LaSalle County, Illinois’ State’s Attorney Felony Enforcement unit illegally seized <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Civil-forfeiture.pdf"><strong>more than $1.7 million</strong></a> from out-of-state drivers after stopping them without sufficient justification, and spent much of it on improper things, one such driver claims in federal court.

CHICAGO — A driver claims in a federal complaint that the Felony Enforcement unit of the LaSalle County, Illinois, state’s attorney illegally seized more than $1.7 million from out-of-state drivers after stopping them without sufficient justification, and spent much of it on improper things.

Categories / Civil Rights, Government

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