"“How can this happen?†Ms. Hinders said in a recent interview. “Who takes your money before they prove that you’ve done anything wrong with it?â€
The federal government does.
Using a law designed to catch drug traffickers, racketeers and terrorists by tracking their cash, the government has gone after run-of-the-mill business owners and wage earners without so much as an allegation that they have committed serious crimes. The government can take the money without ever filing a criminal complaint, and the owners are left to prove they are innocent.
absolutely, positively unethical and immoral.
in reading more of the article, you see where the gov't has offered settlements for substantially less than they've confiscated, making the whole thing even worse. unbelievable.