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Wary of abuse, lawmakers move to tighten civil forfeiture laws

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//February 18, 2017//[read_meter]

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Wary of abuse, lawmakers move to tighten civil forfeiture laws

Wary of abuse, lawmakers move to tighten civil forfeiture laws

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//February 18, 2017//[read_meter]

Critics of Arizona’s civil forfeiture laws often cite how the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office under Paul Babeu spent revenues from seized properties in their efforts to...

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Tags: seized assets, Arizona Free Enterprise Club, Aimee Rigler, civil forfeiture, Paul Babeu, Rep. David Stringer, American Civil Liberties Union, Attorney Amy Kalman, Christopher Radtke, Deputy Pima County Attorney Kathleen Mayer, rizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, Institute for Justice

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