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csziggy

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8. Suspected drug money does not rely on a conviction to be seized

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 02:40 PM

Oct 2017

In fact, seizure of money often is done with no charges being filed. Of course, that is for people who have little other than the cash in their pockets, not for people with millions in multiple accounts or wealthy friends who might help them fight to get their money back.

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Manafort bail $10,000,000 [View all] madaboutharry Oct 2017 OP

They should sieze his money as ill gotten gains like a dope dealer MattP Oct 2017 #1

They will if he is convicted. It is all in the indictment snooper2 Oct 2017 #4

Suspected drug money does not rely on a conviction to be seized csziggy Oct 2017 #8

"Civil asset forfeiture" EarthFirst Oct 2017 #17

If he flees I hope he doesn't go to Russia KWR65 Oct 2017 #2

Step 1. Role yourself up in your carpet; Step 2. Have carpet shipped to Turkey. brooklynite Oct 2017 #3

This works in Saturday Morning Turkish cartoons. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #5

Jeffrey Toobin just said this is enormously OldHippieChick Oct 2017 #6

Treason is a white collar crime? malaise Oct 2017 #20

No bail dammit... lame54 Oct 2017 #7

No bail is usually reserved for violent and dangerous defendants. madaboutharry Oct 2017 #10

I'm leaning on your word usually... lame54 Oct 2017 #12

He has to surrender his passport and madaboutharry Oct 2017 #13

The dominoes are beginning to fall. lpbk2713 Oct 2017 #9

Dershowitz is going to be heartbroken Pope George Ringo II Oct 2017 #11

Defense lawyers, like Dershowitz, praise civil rights even for those they despise Cicada Oct 2017 #15

Chump change for his Slavic connections to cover elfin Oct 2017 #14

This is a bit more than just grabbing their passport... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #16

10 mill still isn't enough, when you know he's laudered 10 times that. lindysalsagal Oct 2017 #18

If they post bail and walk workinclasszero Oct 2017 #19

Manafort could probably afford that. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #21