Please Subscribe to the Channel by Clicking The Link Below: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PyiAbwRQAWtzyLJnqkZeQ?sub_confirmation=1 @PoliceCamEncounters Marine Veteran Suing Nevada State Police For Seizing His $87,000 In Life Savings During Traffic. You’re taking food out of my kids’ mouths.” That’s what Stephen Lara, a Marine veteran, told Nevada Highway Patrol officers after they confiscated his life savings–$87,000 in cash–from his vehicle during a traffic stop outside of Reno in February. The officers said they believed Lara’s cash was from dealing drugs. Lara had not committed a crime, a point NHP officers acknowledged after calling the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency about the stop. Lara provided officers with bank receipts for the cash. The officer who pulled him over, though, complimented his driving. “You drive great,” the officer said. Lara, who was traveling from Texas to Portola, California, allowed officers to search his vehicle. He said he had nothing to hide. NHP, in concert with the DEA, then took his money. “I brought my life savings of $86,900 in cash, which I had been saving in the hopes of purchasing a home where my daughters could live,” he said in a court filing. Lara had to get $1,000 wired to him to continue his road trip. “I [now] have no way of providing for my children,” he told the officers on the side of Interstate-80 east of Sparks. A public interest law firm, Institute for Justice, filed two lawsuits on Lara’s behalf–one to get back his money and another for what they said were violations of Nevada laws. The Institute released on Monday body camera footage of the stop. The firm called the video a “rare glimpse into an abuse of power that thousands of innocent Americans experience each year.” Lara said he carried cash because he does not trust banks. Court documents show he thought the seizure was a misunderstanding, “but the [DEA] agent treated him like a criminal.” The Institute said that, by law, the DEA should have returned Lara’s money within 90 days. That didn’t happen, Lara’s attorneys said. After filing both lawsuits, Lara received his money back plus interest but his case in Nevada is still pending. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. _____________________________________________________________________________ Please like, share, comment and subscribe to my channel Police Cam Encounters by Clicking The Link Below! https://bit.ly/3ezHETk _____________________________________________________________________________ #PoliceCamEncounters #PoliceCamEncounters #PoliceCamEncounters #civilforfeiture

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