THE FEAR ASSET FORFEITURE
DEFENSE MANUAL
Asset
forfeiture
(or confiscation) has existed for as long as humanity have been
afflicted with
rapacious, parasitic governments: since time immemorial.
Asset
confiscation
was used to great effect by Nazi Germany, Communist China and the
Soviet Union,
and Pol Pot's Cambodia. But the rights of citizens of so-called
"free" nations (such as the UK, USA and Australia) are fully
protected by the Magna Carta and constitutions - aren't they?
Guess
again. The
UK Parliament has just passed asset forfeiture legislation, and the
Liberal,
National and Labor parties are trying to do the same in Australia.(See
The
Proceeds of Crime Bill 2001 at www.aph.gov.au) And
asset
forfeiture has been quietly gutting USA citizens - ignored by the
mainstream American media, hardly noticed by the mass of Americans -
for more
than twenty years.
How, you
might
ask? Brenda Grantland, Judy Osburn and Susan
Raffanti tell you how - and, more
important,
what to do to protect yourself and your family - in this magisterial
500-page
A4-size book.
Asset
forfeiture
(or confiscation) simply means empowering government agents to
confiscate any
or all of the assets of an individual or company (such as home, car,
cash, bank
account, equipment, stock in trade, everything) upon ACCUSATION of
having
committed a crime. production of evidence, trial and conviction are NOT
necessary.(Indeed, in the USA, an
estimated
80%of forfeiture victims are never even charged with a crime. They're
simply
left in the street, with nothing to show for a lifetime of hard work.)
Chapters
of this
monumental book address:
-
Current forfeiture litigation
-
Basic principles of forfeiture
-
Statutory grounds for forfeiture
-
Basic forfeiture theories and concepts
-
Innocent owner defense
-"Standing"
to defend a forfeiture
case, and "ownership" issues
-
Other defenses
-
Suppression of evidence
-
Seizure and restraint of assets
-
Notice of administrative forfeiture
-
Administrative claim and cost bond, summary
forfeiture
-
Remission, mitigation and other
administrative remedies
- And there's even a guide for pro se (do it
yourself) litigants!
-
This is
a
magnificent piece of work, and belongs in the home of every USA citizen
and in
the office of every USA lawyer. Unfortunately, it is pricey
(particularly when
computed in debased $A)and not directly relevant to Australian law.
However,
asset
forfeiture law is already in place in NSW, Vic and WA and, as mentioned
above,
John Howard et al are doing their best to push it through Federal
Parliament .THE
FEAR ASSETFORFEITURE DEFENSE MANUAL can tell you exactly what kind of
victimization to expect if they succeed.
For details: contact webmaster@fear.org