Controversial Cash for Cops Is Squeezed by Budget Deal
A controversial federal program that over the years has sent billions of dollars to state and local police was halted in December after Congress raided the fund associated with it -- and cops are now crying foul. The payouts came from a Justice Department fund created via civil asset forfeiture -- a practice that allows law enforcement to take money and property from people who may not even be charged with a crime.
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