&gt; meaning the government seized ALL of their money, not just the allegedly illegal money.<p>Red Herring. I made general statements, not opinions about the specific case in the article. Please judge the statements on their own. I was pretty careful in my choice of words, e.g. &quot;to prevent allegedly ill-gotten gains&quot;.<p>&gt; Your #2 is a non-starter because #1 is flawed.<p>You failed to de-conflate.