Informants, Guns and Travel: Seized Funds Free Illinois Police to Spend on Wide Range of Items – Pulitzer Center

Under state and federal laws known as civil asset forfeiture, police departments may seize property - such as cars and cash - they believe is used in criminal activity. The funds then can be used for expenditures to supplement the law enforcement agencies’ budgets.

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