Cops Keep 90% of What They Seize and Spend It on Clowns

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Europol recently announced the seizure of 25 million euros in Bitcoin from cryptocurrency mixer Cryptomixer.io. Their press release celebrated international cooperation and disrupting criminal infrastructure. What it failed to mention was where that money is actually going. No victim restitution plan. No mention of returning funds to people who were allegedly defrauded. Just a government agency taking money and keeping it. Civil asset forfeiture has become a multi-billion dollar revenue stream for law enforcement agencies worldwide. In the United States alone, the Department of Justice went from seizing $27 million in 1985 to $4.5 billion by 2014. The Institute for Justice documented $8.8 billion in equitable sharing payments between 2000 and 2019. Eighty percent of these seizures involve people who are never charged with a crime. The burden of proof shifts to the property owner, who must prove their innocence while the government holds their money. Police departments spend forfeiture funds on tactical vehicles, military equipment, and questionable purchases including margarita machines, $600 coffee makers, and hiring clowns for community relations. Documented corruption cases include police chiefs using funds for prostitutes, sheriffs building personal vacation homes, and district attorneys living rent-free in seized properties for years. The average seizure is $1,276 while legal fees to contest run $15,000 or more. Nine out of ten cases are resolved without judicial involvement because fighting back is financially impossible. Highway interdiction units target westbound traffic for cash rather than eastbound traffic for drugs. The system mathematically guarantees that victims cannot fight back, which is precisely the point. ☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ CHAPTERS ☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ 00:00 Two Robberies 00:50 Europol Seizes €25 Million 01:52 Justice Theater 02:09 "Criminals Use It" Logic 02:45 Privacy Used to Be Normal 03:39 Where Seized Crypto Actually Goes 04:11 Margarita Machines and Military Vehicles 04:59 Qualified Immunity 05:55 Prostitutes, Slave Labor, and Rent-Free Living 07:00 Congress Plays By Different Rules 07:28 Designed So You Can't Fight Back 08:50 No Right to Counsel 12:12 Cash Flows West 12:39 What About the Victims? 13:34 The UK Model Is Worse 13:58 Strategic Bitcoin Reserve 14:27 Theft Through Abstraction 15:34 Institutional Theft With Patriotic Undertones 16:04 Who Actually Profits? 16:39 Worse Than Street Criminals 17:47 Blood Is Fine 18:01 5% and 25% 18:29 The Line Gets Blurry 19:00 Privacy Tools Aren't the Problem #civilforfeture #truecrime ☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ SOCIAL MEDIA ☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ 🎙️ Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/darknet/ 🌐 Official Website: https://www.doingfedtime.com 🌐 Official Website Mirror: https://www.sambent.com 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOfficialSamBent/ 🐦 Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DoingFedTime 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-bent/ 📧 Email: [email protected] 📱 TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/TheOfficialSamBent/ 📚 Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sam-Bent/author/B0BHX5V81S 🌐 Dread (Onion Link): http://dreadytofatroptsdj6io7l3xptbet6onoyno2yv7jicoxknyazubrad.onion/d/doingfedtime 🌐 Pitch (Onion Link): http://pitchprash4aqilfr7sbmuwve3pnkpylqwxjbj2q5o4szcfeea6d27yd.onion/@doingfedtime 🐙 GitHub: https://github.com/DoingFedTime 👾 Reddit (User Account): https://www.reddit.com/user/reservesteel9/ 📽️ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/SamBent 🛡️ Breach Forums (Onion Link): http://breached26tezcofqla4adzyn22notfqwcac7gpbrleg4usehljwkgqd.onion/User-SamBent 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sambentoffical/ 📌 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DoingFedTime/ ☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ LEGAL STUFF☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ The information provided in this video is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be legal or professional advice, and should not be relied upon as such. By watching this video, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to these terms. If you disagree with these terms, do not watch this video.