In a case brought by Stephen Lara, a judge ruled that Nevada law enforcement cannot use an “equitable sharing” civil forfeiture program to bypass state laws.
A judge ruled Nevada Highway Patrol overstepped its legal authority when it seized nearly $90,000 from a Marine Corps veteran and handed the case over to the DEA.
A Marine veteran is fighting back and warning about a lack of accountability after the Nevada Highway Patrol seized $87,000 ...
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Nevada Judge to Nevada Cops: You Can't Use This Loophole To Get Around Civil Asset Forfeiture ReformThe plaintiff in that lawsuit, a Marine veteran named Stephen Lara, had nearly $90,000 in cash seized from him in 2021 by two Nevada Highway Patrol officers. The cops admitted to Lara that there ...
The case stemmed from the 2021 seizure of retired Marine Stephen Lara’s life savings during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 just east of Sparks. Troopers with the Nevada Highway Patrol said Lara ...
The Nevada Highway Patrol exceeded its legal authority when it seized nearly $90,000 in cash from Stephen Lara in 2023 and then handed the case to the DEA.
Looking for a payday, the Nevada State Police seized the money without arresting Lara or accusing him of a crime. The government then tried to keep the money permanently, using a trick to sidestep ...
"The fight is not over," plaintiff Stephen Lara told Fox News Digital. "You have a lot of other people out there that are continuing to go through this unfortunate civil asset forfeiture process.
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