Texas Police Made More than $50 Million in 2017 From Seizing People’s Property. Not Everyone Was Guilty of a Crime.
Texas, United States (TexasTribune) – In February 2016, prosecutors in Houston filed a lawsuit against a truck: State of Texas vs. One 2003 Chevrolet Silverado. Houston police had seized the vehicle after surveilling its driver, Macario Hernandez, and pulling him over after he left his house. They took the truck to court, hoping to keep it or sell it at auction to fund their operations, claiming the vehicle was known to be involved in the drug trade. But the truck’s owner, Oralia Rodriguez, was never charged with a crime. She wasn’t…
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