Explainer: Fort Worth Police Receive Big Bucks For Civil Asset Forfeitures

Arlington TX

12 April, 2022

8:17 PM

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By Emily Wolf, Fort Worth Report April 12, 2022 After a city audit revealed money in the Fort Worth Police Department's civil asset forfeiture fund earmarked for the city, the department has started transferring funds through City Council. The most recent transfer in mid-March drew criticism from District 9 councilmember Elizabeth Beck, who questioned the ethics of accepting money seized from potentially innocent residents. "Our civil asset forfeiture laws are broken," Beck said. The Fort Worth Report talked to experts to answer commonly asked questions about the process of civil asset forfeiture, how it operates in Fort Worth, and why the practice is controversial. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.