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A nurse from Katy is suing Customs and Border Protection after the agency took the cash from her last October and never charged her with a crime. Advocates say the case shows just how abusive the practice of civil asset forfeiture can be.....

....for nearly a decade, Anthonia Nwaorie dreamed of starting a medical clinic in her hometown in Southern Nigeria.

Last October, the 59-year-old nurse was boarding a plane in Houston with medical equipment, supplies, and about $41,000 in cash — which had taken her years to save — when Customs and Border Protection officials stopped her....


https://www.wfaa.com/mobile/article/news/feds-seize-41000-from-texas-woman-at-airport-never-give-it-back/287-549649341


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Re: FEDS SEIZE $41,000 FROM TEXAS WOMAN AT AIRPORT, NEVER GIVE IT BACK
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2018, 07:10:20 pm »
Cash is not a crime.

Taking it without charge or due process is a constitutional crime.

One that Sessions is pushing for more of.