Seize and keep: Civil forfeitures in MassachusettsCity councilors seek review of Boston police purchase of surveillance tech after WBUR and ProPublica investigationThe transaction, detailed in an investigation by WBUR and ProPublica, was previously hidden from the public.ResumeInvestigations01:41Dec 20, 2021Boston police bought spy tech with a pot of money hidden from the publicBoston police used a "slush fund" to pay for a surveillance device that can grab cell phone data from suspects — and also from other phones nearby. The department says...ResumeInvestigations08:10Dec 17, 2021Lawmakers Call For Reforms To Civil Forfeiture After WBUR And ProPublica InvestigationAfter a WBUR and ProPublica investigation found possible due process violations, lawmakers are calling for additional reforms to the state's civil asset forfeiture laws. ResumeInvestigations02:21Aug 30, 2021It's Easy For Police To Seize Money. Worcester's District Attorney Makes It Hard To Get It BackUnder Massachusetts' civil forfeiture system, police can confiscate property they suspect is part of a drug crime and prosecutors could hold it indefinitely, even when criminal charges have been dismissed....ResumeInvestigations09:34Aug 18, 2021
City councilors seek review of Boston police purchase of surveillance tech after WBUR and ProPublica investigationThe transaction, detailed in an investigation by WBUR and ProPublica, was previously hidden from the public.ResumeInvestigations01:41Dec 20, 2021
Boston police bought spy tech with a pot of money hidden from the publicBoston police used a "slush fund" to pay for a surveillance device that can grab cell phone data from suspects — and also from other phones nearby. The department says...ResumeInvestigations08:10Dec 17, 2021
Lawmakers Call For Reforms To Civil Forfeiture After WBUR And ProPublica InvestigationAfter a WBUR and ProPublica investigation found possible due process violations, lawmakers are calling for additional reforms to the state's civil asset forfeiture laws. ResumeInvestigations02:21Aug 30, 2021
It's Easy For Police To Seize Money. Worcester's District Attorney Makes It Hard To Get It BackUnder Massachusetts' civil forfeiture system, police can confiscate property they suspect is part of a drug crime and prosecutors could hold it indefinitely, even when criminal charges have been dismissed....ResumeInvestigations09:34Aug 18, 2021