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Federal Forfeiture Reform: 81% Property Seized By DOJ from People Never Charged With a Crime

Last week, the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Justice published its report on federal civil forfeiture, entitled “Review of the Department’s Oversight of Cash Seizure and Forfeiture Activities.” The full report is available online and has been stored in the Michael Lowe Digital Library for your convenience. Read it here. …

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Federal Government Watch, Michael Lowe Digital Library, Money Laundering Charges, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Search and Seizures |

Defenses in Texas Criminal Cases

Criminal defense isn’t just trial work, even though it sure looks like it if you watch all the TV crime shows. A lot of defending clients charged with crimes here in Texas involves working with evidence and negotiating with the government. Defending happens a lot of the time at a desk with a keyboard, or…

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Evidence, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Wrongfully Accused |

Forfeiture Victory for Police: They Can Seize and Keep Assets Even In an Illegal Search Says Texas Supreme Court

Texas law allows the police to take property from someone even if the property owner is never charged, much less convicted of a crime. This is called “civil forfeiture,” it’s allowed under Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. arts. 59.01-.14 et seq., and we’ve discussed this several times before. Lots of people are against civil forfeiture…

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Crime News, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Search and Seizures |

Forfeiture Funds are Back as Equitable Sharing Program Gears Up in Dallas County and State of Texas

Back in March, the Department of Justice issued a news release that had to have been met with lots of joy in law enforcement offices all over the State of Texas: the “Equitable Sharing Program” was back, effective immediately! Both the March 28, 2016 Letter Sent by the Department of Justice to State, Local, and…

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, DA Watch, Money Laundering Charges, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Search and Seizures |

Heroin in Dallas: 5 Things About Dallas’ Heroin Market from the New DEA Report

Heroin use in Texas isn’t news, but the increasing use of this particularly notorious drug — and the skyrocketing number of drug overdose deaths in our state and across the country — is really getting newsworthy. Search the news, or just search for “heroin” in Twitter, and you’ll find stories from all over the country…

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Drug Crimes, Federal Government Watch, Heroin Charges, Texas Government Watch |

North Texas Banks, Drug Cartels, and Money Laundering in Dallas

When a business is involved in illegal activity, operating on a cash basis is smart. It’s not easy for law enforcement to track dollars like it is for them to access and monitor checking accounts or online business transactions. Maybe you’ve heard the stories of Pablo Escobar having so much cash in hand that his…

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Drug Crimes, Money Laundering Charges |

Dennis Hastert Plea Deal: My Prediction Coming True and The Impact on Future Prosecutions

Maybe today, maybe tomorrow – but soon, and most likely on October 28 according to the Chicago Tribune, Dennis Hastert (former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives) is going to be facing a federal judge with a plea deal in hand, an agreement reportedly ironed out between his defense team and the federal prosecutors….

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Federal Government Watch, Money Laundering Charges, Sex Crimes |

Fighting to Stop Asset Forefeiture by Police Isn’t That Easy

You know that the issue of asset forfeiture is a big deal in this country when it’s reported that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), FreedomWorks, Americans for Tax Reform, the Center for American Progress, and the Faith and Freedom Coalition — among others — have joined together in their efforts to stop the practice…

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Cop Watch, Media Watch, Search and Seizures, Texas Government Watch |

Drug Cartels in North Texas: Big Business and Felony Crimes

In Dallas and Fort Worth, as well as the surrounding area here in North Texas, illegal drugs are a big (very big) business. Criminal defense lawyers here as well as police and prosecutors in both the state and federal systems understand in ways that the general public does not about the commercial success of selling…

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Drug Crimes, Heroin Charges, Marijuana Charges, Money Laundering Charges, Trafficking Charges, Weapons Charges |

Heroin in Dallas, Fort Worth, and North Texas: All Kinds of Felony Arrests Are Possible

This month, new national research studies are warning once again about the dangers of drug overdoses, both from prescription drugs (think Oxycodone and Vicodin) as well as illegal drugs like heroin. June 2015 Research Warns of Epidemic in Heroin Overdose Deaths According to the June 2015 study released by nonprofit organization Trust for America’s…

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Drug Crimes, Heroin Charges |

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