“But six months after the raid, the FBI and U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles have produced no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by the vast majority of box holders whose belongings the government is trying to keep.”
The FBI emptied about 800 safe deposit boxes and wants to keep $86 million. An unemployed chef got his $57,000 back only after proving where it came from. The FBI’s evidence against him was a low income, a side business and a dog. The government seized first and left the owners to prove their innocence.