Forfeiture Endangers American Rights (F.E.A.R.) is an organization in the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
dedicated to stopping abuse of
asset forfeiture
Asset forfeiture or asset seizure is a form of confiscation of assets by the authorities. In the United States, it is a type of criminal-justice financial obligation. It typically applies to the alleged proceeds or instruments of crime. This ap ...
, the practice whereby governments seize tangible and financial assets alleged to have been used in the commission of certain crimes.
[Bob Egelko, July 13, 2012, '']San Francisco Chronicle
The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and M. H. de Young, Michael H. ...
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Harborside may find answers in L.A. case
... Retrieved October 14, 2014, Brenda Grantland, a Mill Valley attorney and president of an organization called Forfeiture Endangers American Rights...." It is a
501(c)(3)
A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, Trust (business), trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of ...
charitable organization located in
Mill Valley, California
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge and from Napa Valley. The population was 14,231 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
Mill Valley is lo ...
. Its president is Brenda Grantland since 1998.
See also
* Civil forfeiture in the United States
In the United States, civil forfeiture (also called civil asset forfeiture or civil judicial forfeiture) is a process in which law enforcement officers take assets from people who are suspected of involvement with crime or illegal activity wit ...
References
External links
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Political advocacy groups in the United States
Government watchdog groups in the United States
Drug policy organizations based in the United States
Asset forfeiture
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