| ▲ | tptacek 7 hours ago |
| Yes: this definitely happens. I'm not making a broader argument about the legitimacy of civil asset forfeiture. |
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| ▲ | UncleMeat 2 hours ago | parent [-] |
| The key point in my comment is "closed on their house for cash." It isn't unheard of to carry around such a massive pile of cash even if you aren't a drug dealer. |
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| ▲ | mikeyouse an hour ago | parent [-] | | The end of this particular story was "charged with several felonies, plead guilty and received probation" so it's safe to assume this cash wasn't a civil asset forfeiture, and certainly wasn't from the sale of a house. | | |
| ▲ | zoklet-enjoyer 36 minutes ago | parent [-] | | They charged him with money laundering. He plead guilty to attempted money laundering. I don't know the exact laws he was charged with breaking. |
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