Posted October 18, 2017 12:00 pm by Comments

By Brian Seay

In July, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rolled back an Obama era initiative that sought to limit the program. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Associated Press)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday announced he’s looking to find a director to oversee the Justice Department’s asset forfeiture program.
The Director of Asset Forfeiture Accountability will “ensure compliance, review complaints, and advance the integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the program,” according to a press release from the Justice Department.
The controversial forfeiture program allows law enforcement to seize money, cars and other property from people — with or without criminal charges filed — as long as the property is suspected of being connected to a crime. A December 2016 Cato Institute poll found that 84 percent of Americans opposed civil asset forfeiture.
In July, Sessions rolled back an Obama era initiative that limited an element of the program. So-called “adoptive forfeiture” allows state and local agencies to bypass local restrictions on asset forfeiture by allowing the federal government to “adopt” the seized property, take a cut of the loot, and then give back the rest.
Sessions says a director will help keep the program accountable as the Department of Justice looks to fight crime under a law and order president.
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