The Indianapolis Star today ran an excellent op-ed arguing for more substantive forfeiture reform in Indiana: A system that encourages a deputy prosecutor to simultaneously profit from prosecutions as a private attorney is anything but fair either to defendants or…
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Indianapolis Star op-ed advocates more substantive forfeiture reform
Indiana attorney Paul Ogden sues 78 prosecutors for stealing forfeiture funds
Indiana attorney Paul Ogden of Roberts & Bishop has filed suit against 78 Indiana prosecutors who inappropriately retained millions of dollars in forfeiture money that should have properly gone to an education fund: The Indianapolis Star reported that the lawsuit…
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In Indiana, forfeiture money is supposed to go to education…right?
In Indiana, the civil forfeiture law (Indiana Code 34-24-1) directs that seized property and cash be used to cover the expenses of the seizing law enforcement agency, with the remainder being deposited in the common school fund. Over the past…
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