How police spent billions seized from Americans without evidence that a crime occurred

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday effectively ended the Equitable Sharing process in which local and state police seized billions in cash, cars and other property under federal law without evidence that a crime occurred. The Justice Department’s new policy prohibits federal agencies from "adopting" local seizures into the Equitable Sharing program, with a few limited exceptions.

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By Steven Rich and Robert O’Harrow Jr.

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