Kenny no the vehicle wasn’t illegally confiscated but they have officially dropped all forfeiture issues. When we contact them they tell us its still pending and they will take care of it when they get time. We were not the ones in the vehicle when they confiscated it. It just seems that as taxpaying citizens we should have some rights. We have sent 2 certified letters and our attorney has tried contacting them but they won’t return his call. Any other ideas? Thanks

They say it is pending because they are too busy and haven’t had time to work on it. Which actually means that they are trying to get as much from us as they can on the fines and impoundment fees. Our attorney has researched it and said that we have done all we can and that all we can do is wait. But you are right the govt. can and will do whatever they can and if the law isn’t in their favor they will change it. As far is what they mean by pending I have no idea everytime I ask she said its pending and when I explain that the forfeiture has been dropped and that they have no reason to still be holding it she says they are too busy and that they will get to it when they have time. She also said at one time that it had been sent to another agency and when I questioned her about it she wouldn’t tell me what she was talking about because she said it was confidential. I don’t know or understand any of it. I’m just an American who didn’t realize how messed up our govt. was until now. haha

It better be right where they say it is or there will be some legal action. Another question does anyone know what other govt. agency she would have been talking about? As for keeping it they have already dropped any forfeiture issue on it because they determined that we were not involved in the illegal activity and knew nothing about it. It just makes me mad because I cannot believe that these are the values that this country was founded on and the people we are supposed to trust to keep us safe are the ones we need protecting from! If anyone has any ideas on what we can do as the next step in getting them to release the vehicle please let me know.

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