Law enforcement predicts seizures won’t be curbed by new reforms
Despite being hailed as a landmark series of reforms by proponents, law enforcement officials from around the state say changes enacted this year to Arizona’s civil asset forfeiture program won’t do much to curb the ability of police to seize cash and property from...
Legislature taking up major civil asset forfeiture reforms
PHOENIX – In the wake of a yearlong AZCIR investigation that found lax oversight of the state program that allowed Arizona law enforcement agencies to seize $200 million from people suspected of committing crimes and spend more than half of it on general operations,...
Arizona asset seizures net $200M in past five years
Profits of Policing Civil asset forfeiture laws let Arizona police seize tens of millions of dollars in cash and property each year, even if suspected criminals aren’t convicted, and with little oversight of how the proceeds are spent. Profits of Policing Civil asset...