While I agree that the police have a history of horrific abuse of asset forfeiture laws, this oft-quoted event doesn&#x27;t tell the whole story. The 2104 numbers were skewed greatly based on a proper $1.7 Billion forfeiture from Bernie Madoff. Most of this money went back to his victims:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;wonk&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;23&#x2F;cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;wonk&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;23&#x2F;cops-...</a>