SUPREME COURT TAKES STEPS TOWARD REIGNING IN ASSET FORFEITURE ABUSE

The Supreme Court has placed new limits on criminal asset forfeiture and the government’s ability to seize property from people convicted of drug crimes in a unanimous 8-0 ruling on Monday.
The case surrounded Terry Honeycutt, a Tennessee man convicted for selling iodine water purification filters to methamphetamine producers. Honeycutt is said to have helped to sell over 20,000 filters from his brother’s hardware store; prosecutors argue both brothers knew iodine was used to produce the illicit substance.
Honeycutt’s brother forfeited $200,000 out of $270,000 in profits after pleading guilty. The government attempted to get Honeycutt to hand over the remaining $70,000, but he said he didn’t see any profits from the scheme, and is therefore not responsible.

This post was published at The Daily Sheeple on JUNE 6, 2017.