Report Inappropriate Comments

No no no, the money is mine. I dropped the cases when I was walking to the store to buy a new TV (I only buy the best).

On a serous note, did you know that the federal government, most states and many towns and cities have laws in place that allow them to confiscate large amounts of your cash if they suspect (which they always do) that the money was gotten from an illegal activity? They can also confiscate your automobile and your house if they think that any illegal activity has gone on in them. They don't need a warrant or anything. They can take your money and possessions just based on their suspicions. It's called "civil asset forfeiture".

We're not as free as we think we are in this country.

From: Children find money-filled suitcase in Barrington

Please explain the inappropriate content below.



   

2024 by East Bay Media Group

Barrington · Bristol · East Providence · Little Compton · Portsmouth · Tiverton · Warren · Westport
Meet our staff
Jim McGaw

A lifelong Portsmouth resident, Jim graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1982 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. He's worked two different stints at East Bay Newspapers, for a total of 18 years with the company so far. When not running all over town bringing you the news from Portsmouth, Jim listens to lots and lots and lots of music, watches obscure silent films from the '20s and usually has three books going at once. He also loves to cook crazy New Orleans dishes for his wife of 25 years, Michelle, and their two sons, Jake and Max.