Earlier today, I posted the most recent piece in a series highlighting the insidious and lawless practice of civil asset forfeiture being abused by police departments and prosecutors across America in the post: Quote of the Day – An Incredible Statement from the City Attorney of Las Cruces, New Mexico. I suggest reading that before checking out the rest of this post.
Considering the fact that civil asset forfeiture has rightly entered the national spotlight as of late, the stance of Obama’s nominee for Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, on the matter is extremely important. Particularly if the Wall Street Journal is correct and her office had been aggressive in utilizing this practice to seize funds under her oversight.
The WSJ reports that:
The early reporting on President Obama ’s choice to be the next Attorney General is that few in Washington know much about her. That may be one of the reasons Mr. Obama picked Loretta Lynch after last week’s election rout. Barring some future revelations, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York isn’t likely to stir a partisan brawl with the new Republican Senate.
As a prosecutor Ms. Lynch has also been aggressive in pursuing civil asset forfeiture, which has become a form of policing for profit. She recently announced that her office had collected more than $904 million in criminal and civil actions in fiscal 2013, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Liberals and conservatives have begun to question forfeiture as an abuse of due process that can punish the innocent.
It’s unclear to me how much of that $904 million was related to civil asset forfeitures in the same spirit as the egregious examples I and so many others have highlighted in recent years. Nevertheless, tough questions certainly should be asked.
In Liberty,
Michael Krieger
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Well I don’t trust her one damn bit.
According to “Who’s Who In America” (2005, page 2890), this Loretta E. Lynch was with the law firm of Cahill, Gordon & Reindel (1984-1990) and in 2002 got a position in Hogan & Hartson law firm. She listed herself as a member of the “Magistrate Judge Selection Panel Eastern District of New York, Judicial Screening Panel of Senator Charles Schumer, NYC Charter Revision Commission. Board of directors National Institute for Law and Equity. Member Eastern District Committee on Civil Litigation, Federal Bar Council, Association of the Bar of the City of New York.” Hogan & Hartson has since been renamed Hogan Lovells http://www.hoganlovells.com/aboutus/overview/ “a global legal practice that helps corporations, financial institutions and governmental entities.” They have “over 2,500 lawyers.” The Cahill law firm is linked to some VERY prominent “globalists.” Now for the KICKER—I lie not! Lynch’s listing also had her saying of herself—“bd. dir. Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y.” Of course, “bd” means “board” and “dir” means “director” or “directors.” For those without Who’s Who access, even Wikipedia also mentions her directorship in the Federal Reserve bank of New York http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta_Lynch Why should theft, piracy and BRIGANDAGE cause her any pangs of conscience? Look at the 290 + TONS of gold the New York Fed Bank has clearly stolen from Germany!
http://srsroccoreport.com/who-controls-the-gold-stealing-new-york-fed-bank/who-controls-the-gold-stealing-new-york-fed-bank/
Precisely. She is a very deep insider, which is why the Senate is not likely to pose a problem for confirmation. She answers, ultimately, to the same bosses they do, as of course, does Obama.
Well, well, well, another great choice by high highness Mr. Obomba. How pathetic.
This holder clone was worse than him before she even got the job. Her rap sheet is longer than holder’s arm. DO NOT LET HER IN – she’s toxic. STALL then say no way. Or we all will regret it – the voters and their picks.