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When is it ever not nice to have $38m kicking around that isn't pre-allocated and can be used for whatever?

• cbsmith 11y ago
  Unlike with local seizures, it can't be used for whatever.
  • task_queue 11y ago
    Source? I don't doubt you, but I'd like to read up on it anyway as I'm having trouble finding the pertinent information with Google.
    • cbsmith 11y ago
      Yeah, I don't have one that is explicit. All I know is that many of the rules around the use of civil forfeiture funds for local law enforcement are considered unusual because of the complete lack of regulation and oversight as to how that money can be spent (in a lot of towns, aside from fear of being run of of town, there really isn't much stopping the local sheriff from spending the money on hookers and blow). On the Federal spending side, military intelligence spending is kind of the elephant in the room for "light regulation & oversight" of spending, and even that has more checks and balances than local civil forfeiture.