'Highway robbers': How a trip to buy farmland ended with police taking all his cash.

I was interviewed and quoted by NBC in an article I would like to share with you.

Link to entire article: 'Highway robbers': How a trip to buy farmland ended with police taking all his cash (nbcnews.com)

Please see my quote below:

“Billions of dollars are taken yearly from citizens who are never charged with a crime, and are not afforded any of the due process provisions of the Constitution, such as a day in court, presumption of innocence, right to counsel, and an impartial jury,” said Brad Cates, former director of the Justice Department’s Asset Forfeiture Office during the Reagan Administration who has become an outspoken critic of civil forfeiture.