Fox News: The FBI took a woman's life savings, but a new bill would end the 'lawless' seizure of Americans' property

Bipartisan legislation could halt the federal government’s decades-long practice of seizing billions of dollars from Americans who never face criminal charges.

"The lawless seizure and ‘forfeiture’ of people’s private property by police officers is becoming standard operating procedure in many parts of the country," Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat who co-sponsored the bill, said in a statement. "We want to restore the presumption of innocence, fair judicial process, and the opportunity to be heard." 

Raskin and Republican Rep. Tim Walberg reintroduced a bill on March 9 that would overhaul federal civil asset forfeiture laws, which allow the government to seize and sometimes keep property from citizens who, in many instances, have never been charged with a crime. If passed, the legislation would force agencies to make a case for seizure to a judge, remove financial incentives around forfeiture and raise the level of proof needed to allow for seizures.

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