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Newshawk: Herb
Pubdate: Thu, 29 Oct 2009
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN)
Copyright: 2009 St. Paul Pioneer Press
Contact:
Website: http://www.twincities.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/379
Author: Mara H. Gottfried
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/af.htm (Asset Forfeiture)
LAWMAKERS HEAR HOW FORFEITURE LAWS WORK IN THEORY, IN
REALITY
After hearing hours of testimony Thursday about how state forfeiture
laws are supposed to work, many legislators had vanished by the time
two citizens spoke of their problems after police seized their property.
One of them was Terrance Frelix Sr., 34, of Minneapolis. He and a
business partner owned some properties and were running behind on a
mortgage in 2006, Frelix testified at a hearing. His partner
borrowed $4,000 and had just given Frelix the money when a Metro Gang
Strike Force officer took them in for questioning.
Police released them without charging them with a crime. The strike
force later informed Frelix they were forfeiting the cash and
Frelix's truck.
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MAP posted-by: Jo-D
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