It&#x27;s worth noting that civil forfeiture doesn&#x27;t just apply to cash. It can be (and has been) used against bank accounts or pretty much any property you can own. For example, here&#x27;s a case where the government tried to seize $115,000 from a couple&#x27;s bank accounts (without charging them with a crime): <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.wsj.com&#x2F;law&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;08&#x2F;after-seizing-couples-bank-accounts-prosecutors-abandon-forfeiture-case&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.wsj.com&#x2F;law&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;08&#x2F;after-seizing-couples-ba...</a>