And even though the Justice Department tracks down to the penny which department receives how much and even what they spend it on, federal and local agencies said they do not track how many seizures actually result in arrests.

Federal seizure program that benefits cops called ‘legal robbery’ http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/local/2015/10/11/federal-seizure-program-benefits-cops-called-legal-robbery/73772302/ Antoinette Lattimore was traveling from Cincinnati to Tucson two years ago to scout African art, carrying nearly $20,000 in cash for possible purchases. By the time she got to Arizona nearly a week later, she didn’t have that cash. That’s because a Dayton police officer, […]