In a case brought by Stephen Lara, a judge ruled that Nevada law enforcement cannot use an “equitable sharing” civil forfeiture program to bypass state laws.
A judge ruled Nevada Highway Patrol overstepped its legal authority when it seized nearly $90,000 from a Marine Corps veteran ...
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Nevada Judge to Nevada Cops: You Can't Use This Loophole To Get Around Civil Asset Forfeiture ReformThe plaintiff in that lawsuit, a Marine veteran named Stephen Lara, had nearly $90,000 in cash seized from him in 2021 by two Nevada Highway Patrol officers. The cops admitted to Lara that there ...
A Marine veteran is fighting back and warning about a lack of accountability after the Nevada Highway Patrol seized $87,000 ...
Looking for a payday, the Nevada State Police seized the money without arresting Lara or accusing him of a crime. The government then tried to keep the money permanently, using a trick to sidestep ...
The Nevada Highway Patrol exceeded its legal authority when it seized nearly $90,000 in cash from Stephen Lara in 2023 and then handed the case to the DEA.
"The fight is not over," plaintiff Stephen Lara told Fox News Digital. "You have a lot of other people out there that are continuing to go through this unfortunate civil asset forfeiture process.
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