Can anyone tell me how to write a petition for the remission or mitigation of a civil forfeiture for money .

Washington, DC Viewed 160 times. Posted 7 months ago in Civil Rights

I recently was arrested during a illegal search and all of my money was seized because they said it came from the sale of drugs. I had that large amount of money on me because my wife had recently threw me out of the house and i had no where to go but in my car and stay at my job until i could afford to live on my own. I obtained the money from working at a dialysis clinic and from a lawsuit i filed with a previous job and just received the settlement abut five months prior to my arrest. Can someone help me please?

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all of my clothes were in the car as well , so for three and half months i have had on the same clothes. none of my personal property has been returned to me even after the trial is over.

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Alan James Brinkmeier

This attorney is licensed in Illinois. Posted 5 months ago.

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