Cash seizure and asset forfeiture
Expert Civil Asset Forfeiture Lawyer’s
If you are the victim of a civil or criminal asset forfeiture claim and had your assets seized by law enforcement? There is no practice group more experienced who can get your money back than our expert forfeiture attorneys at Edward Johnson and Associates P.C. Call 708-606-4386 now for your free consultation.
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Our clients will tell you, our expert attorney’s know what it takes to get your seized property or cash back to you.
If you have had your cash or property seized by the police, call Attorney Edward Johnson & Associates P.C. for help today. If the police have seized your cash or property, our team can get the property returned with no upfront cost! No cash? No problem! We will get you your money back. Call us today at 708.606.4386.
Expert’s in Cash Seizure And Civil Forfeiture Law
Many people are not aware that law enforcement officials perform cash and property seizures that are unlawful and we can help you get the property back. If the police have seized your cash or property, our team of forfeiture lawyers can fight to get it back! If the police have seized your cash or property, our team can get the property returned with no upfront cost!
4th Amendment Violation
If the property is seized following an illegal search that violated someone’s rights against unreasonable search and seizure, we’ll ask for dismissal.
Lack of probable cause
If police officers did not have sufficient evidence to link the property with a crime at the time it was seized, the property may have been seized illegally.
8th Amendment Violation
The 8th Amendment protects against excessive fines. If assets are forfeitable, but the crime is not equal, the forfeiture may be ruled unjust.
Unreasonable Delay
An excessive delay in bringing a forfeiture case to trial that harms a defendant or claimant’s ability to fight to retrieve their property may result in dismissal.
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Don’t Be a Victim of Seizure laws!
Cash seizures are one of the largest areas of potential law enforcement overreach in the United States today. Many police departments, sheriff’s offices, the TSA and prosecutors have been accused of using this practice as a method of generating revenue rather than fighting crime. In these cases, you need an experienced defense attorney to help you challenge the seizure of your property.
If you have had your cash and assets wrongfully seized by the police, call Edward Johnson & Associates P.C. at 708-606-4386 for help today.
Cash and Asset Seizure Overview
Equitable Sharing
Through civil forfeiture, the government (or any agency that seized the property) sell such property and keeps as much as 80% of the proceeds for itself. This practice is also known as equitable sharing.
Cash & Asset Forfeiture Stats
According to?Forbes article regarding civil forfeiture, without warrants and despite a lack of criminal charges, law enforcement nationwide has taken in $2.5 billion from 61,998 cash seizures under equitable sharing and local and state authorities kept $1.7 billion for their own uses.
How Seizure and Forfeiture Happens
Civil Forfeiture happens when you have had your car, home, or other property seized by the government even though you were never charged or convicted of a crime, then you have been victimized by civil forfeiture laws. The Institute for Justice defines civil forfeiture as the government power to take property suspected of involvement in a crime even if the owner was not charged with a crime.
Why Hire our Cash Seizure and Civil Forfeiture Attorneys?
Asset forfeiture and cash seizure is one of the largest areas of potential law enforcement overreach. Many police departments, sheriff’s offices, DEA, Border Patrol, DOJ and prosecutors have been accused of using this practice as a method of generating revenue rather than fighting crime. In these cases, you need an experienced defense attorney to help you challenge the seizure of your property.
No cash? No problem! We will get you your money back, and then we will ask for a percentage of the seized cash. Call us today at 708.606.4386.
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Edward Johnson and Associates P.C.
1945 S Halsted Street
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Chicago, IL 60608
Email: info@edwardjohnsonlaw.com
Phone: 708-606-4386
