Criminal and Civil Asset Forfeiture in State and Federal Court Asset forfeiture is an often ruthless legal process through which the state or federal government seeks to permanently seize private property from citizens.  The government uses civil and criminal asset forfeiture to attempt to obtain assets.  Timing matters.  There are strict deadlines that must be met in order to successfully challenge the government’s attempts to seize property. There are countless federal and state statutes which trigger asset forfeiture. These statutes allow the government to seize property by proving there is a connection between the property which the government seeks to confiscate … Continue reading Asset Forfeiture