Comment by JumpCrisscross
4 days ago
> context is "what to do with the $200000 we just found"
If literally nobody--including the accused--claims it, it's unclaimed property [1].
4 days ago
> context is "what to do with the $200000 we just found"
If literally nobody--including the accused--claims it, it's unclaimed property [1].
Each state and federal body has process for it. It's not uncommon to encounter unclaimed property (including cash), especially with poorly/inaccurately described bank accounts. eg https://www.fdic.gov/bank-failures/unclaimed-property-inform...
Allowing specific state actors to actively claim these goods via civil forfeiture (and bypass these systems) has always been improper. Law enforcement is untrustworthy in many locales, so this is unsurprising.