Cash seizure and Civil forfeiture Law
Experts In Civil Forfeiture and Cash Seizure Law
Our proficient civil forfeiture attorneys at Edward Johnson and Associates P.C. boast unparalleled experience in this field. Contact us now at 708-606-4386 to schedule your free consultation.
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 use of government power to take property suspected of involvement in a crimes even if the owner was not charged with a crime.
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Don’t wait. Schedule a 100 percent free consultation to discuss your unique asset forfeiture case with a top Illinois and Chicago forfeiture lawyer. Give us a call at 708-606-4386 or contact us online as soon as possible.
Money Seized by Police? You’re on a Deadline
If you have received notice of a criminal or civil forfeiture, you and your attorney can fight to get your assets back, but you’re on a deadline. These deadlines vary, depending on whether the forfeiture is from the federal or state level and whether it is civil or criminal.
If you miss the deadline to respond, you may lose your chance to recover your assets and cash. A trusted forfeiture attorney can help you respond in time and take the right steps to get back what’s rightfully yours.
How an Illinois Asset Forfeiture Lawyer Can Help You
If you want your money and property back after a forfeiture, you have to fight back. An experienced lawyer from Edward Johnson and Associates P.C. can help you do that. Here’s how:
We Defend You
If you are ultimately found not guilty of a crime related to the forfeiture, you should be able to get your seized property and money back. As top-rated criminal defense lawyers, we know how to build a bulletproof defense that gives you the best possible shot of beating any criminal charges.
We Defend Your Assets!
Law enforcement likes to weaponize civil asset forfeiture laws to use against citizens like you, but even the police have to follow certain rules about property seizures. We examine the rules of the involved government agencies, push through administrative forfeiture claim review processes and look for any improper actions that could get your property returned to you.
Fighting Federal & State Agencies in forfeiture cases
When the government takes your money and property, you have to go toe-to-toe with a powerful government agency to get it back. That can be pretty intimidating, which is why it can be so helpful to hire an experienced asset forfeiture attorney.
We go up against the following government agencies, among others, to get your cash and other assets back.
ATF
USCBC
DEA
USPIS
US Attorney’s Office
State/Local PD
FBI
IRS
US Secret Service
Best Criminal Defense When It Counts The Most
The attorneys at Edward Johnson and Associates P.C. take pride in providing a complete legal defense team for our clients. Our clients agree, as we are one of the highest rated criminal law firms in Illinois reviews If you want to bring the fight, you will need a complete legal defense team and not a solo attorney.
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