U.S. Law Enforcement Has Been Seizing The Cash And Property Of People In Violation Of The Fifth Amendment

September 3. 2021

Remember the articles I wrote about the FBI essentially stealing over $80,000,000 in cash, gold coins and jewelry from people with safety deposit boxes in Beverly Hills, without any just cause (Judge Issues Restraining Order Blocking The FBI From Stealing The Cash, Jewelry And Gold They Illegally Seized At A Beverly Hills Safety Deposit Box Business and  FBI Agents Steal Rare Gold Coins In Brazen Defiance Of Judge's Search Warrant).

I also wrote about a few (of many other) thefts by the FBI and DOJ (Former FBI Directors Robert Mueller And James Comey Criminally Defrauded Florida Submarine Company Out Of Billions Of Dollars In Copyrights And Patents To Benefit Former Employer Lockheed Martin Then Stonewalled Congress Regarding It and The FBI Is Stonewalling Congress On Releasing FBI File In Madonna Human Rights Abuse Case (Congressional Documents)).

The case became a scandal that hit the mainstream press and national television, with outlets slamming the Feds, which resulted in judges ruling against the FBI and DOJ in court. The FBI and DOJ now state they will return the cash, gold coins and jewelry they essentially stole from the public.

Stephen Lara

Well, another case has surfaced and it is one of many. A U.S. marine, Stephen Lara, was pulled over in Nevada during a traffic stop, for allegedly following a tanker truck too closely. Police searched his vehicle and found no drugs or illegal weapons. However, Lara did disclose to them that he had a significant amount of cash in his car, as he was traveling to Northern California to buy a house, to be near to his daughters in the region.

Police then unlawfully seized the $87,000 in his vehicle. The Washington Post reported, "As he stood on the side of the road, police searched the vehicle, pulling nearly $87,000 in a zip-top bag from Lara’s trunk and insisting a drug-sniffing dog had detected something on the cash."

Considering published reports revealed many bills (currency) in America contain traces of illegal drugs on them, such as cocaine, a dog smelling drugs on money can be disputed in court, especially when subsequent searches turn up no evidence thereof.

The Washington Post contacted the DEA and DOJ to inquire why they seized and are holding on to Lara's $87,000 in cash. Both agencies declined to comment. However, once the Washington Post published their story and it drew unfavorable coverage for the Feds, they agreed to return Lara's $87,000.

The Washington Post reported, "It was only after Lara got a lawyer, sued and talked with The Washington Post about his ordeal that the government said it would return his money. Asked for comment on this story on Tuesday, spokespeople for the Justice Department, DEA and Nevada Highway Patrol all declined to comment. But on Wednesday, after this story first published, DEA spokeswoman Anne Edgecomb said the agency had made a decision to return Lara’s money and the government vowed a broader review."

The U.S. government is openly violating the Fifth Amendment which states no person shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

They have become a government of thieves. They are stealing people's money, jewelry, gold coins, homes, cars and intellectual property like a bunch of criminals on a crime spree. It is an arrogant, unlawful, ugly, unconstitutional property and power grab that is going to bring the country to the lowest ebb it has ever been.

This is all due to the villainy of select greedy, wickedness and reprehensible government officials setting this horrible tone of theft and lawlessness. It has become a national and international embarrassment, covered in outlets around the world. This misconduct is also being discussed by world governments.

The U.S. government officials who set this thieving, despicable, degenerate agenda need to be locked away for the rest of their lives, as the ensuing damage their corrupt decisions will cause to befall the economy and America's name in the world will be irreparable. STOP STEALING PEOPLE'S THINGS.

STORY SOURCE

A former Marine was pulled over for following a truck too closely. Police took nearly $87,000 of his cash.

Stephen Lara poses along a Nevada highway where law enforcement seized nearly $87,000 from him in February — without alleging any crimes. (Provided by Institute for Justice)

Today at 10:30 a.m. EDT - The Nevada trooper first told Stephen Lara the highway patrol was educating drivers “about violations they may not realize they’re committing,” and that he’d been pulled over for following a tanker truck a bit too closely. After some small talk, the trooper admitted an ulterior purpose: stopping the smuggling of illegal drugs, weapons and currency as they crossed the state.

Lara — a former Marine who says he was on his way to visit his daughters in Northern California — insisted he was doing none of those things, though he readily admitted he had “a lot” of cash in his car. As he stood on the side of the road, police searched the vehicle, pulling nearly $87,000 in a zip-top bag from Lara’s trunk and insisting a drug-sniffing dog had detected something on the cash.

Police found no drugs, and Lara, 39, was charged with no crimes. But police nonetheless left with his money, calling a Drug Enforcement Administration agent to coordinate a process known as “adoption,” which allows federal authorities to seize cash or property they suspect is connected to criminal activity without levying criminal charges.

“I left there confused. I left there angry,” Lara said in an interview with The Washington Post. “And I could not believe that I had just been literally robbed on the side of the road by people with badges and guns.”...

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