alt Hacker NewsThat's not how it works. The money can still be guilty of a crime outside of the Defendant's acquittal in civil cases like this.
source: hundreds of hours in forfeiture court
That's not how it works. The money can still be guilty of a crime outside of the Defendant's acquittal in civil cases like this.
source: hundreds of hours in forfeiture court
Civil asset forfeiture should not be considered constitutional, and some day a test case will make it to the SCOTUS. As for this case though... the pardon does not make Ulbritch innocent! On the contrary, accepting the pardon implies guilt. So the pardon need not and might not extend to forfeitures. Though it's also possible that the presidential pardon could extend to the forfeitures, but I suspect that's a constitutional grey area.