Law Allowing Seizure of Proceeds of Crime In Effect

Friday, April 21, 2006 11:59 AM

Lawyer, and former police officer, Rob Kroeker, has been appointed the Director of the new Province of B.C. program that will go after the proceeds of crime.

It has been just over a year since the Civil Forfeiture Act was introduced, it came into effect today.

The Act will allow the Province to apply to the Supreme Court of B.C. to seize and sell assets acquired through crime. If a civil court judge orders forfeiture, the assets – such as houses, cars, boats or other property – can then be sold, with the money going into a special account that will help:

· compensate eligible victims of crime that resulted in a forfeiture;

· providing grants to fund crime-prevention activities

· remedy the effects of unlawful activities; and

· Cover costs related to the administration of the act.

“This law will help us take the profit out of organized crime and other illegal activities, and will also let us help the victims of those crimes,” says Solicitor General John Les.

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Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006 11:59 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Don Mackenzie on April 21 2006 2:26 PM

Lets take the cars and Trucks of drunk drivers,sell them of to help victims of drunk drivers.

Posted by: Gofaster on April 21 2006 4:05 PM

This sounds too good to be true. Our governemt doing something constructive. Forgive me if I sound a whole lot sceptical. This I have to witness for myself, and once I do, if I do, I will find some addresses and send letters of appology. Stamps should be about $20 each by then

Posted by: Shadow on April 21 2006 4:56 PM

It’s about time that this law is passed.
Why not take it 1 step further, these junkies will do anything for there next fix, steal, robbery, break and enter etc.So why not use them against there suppliers.
For anyone calling in to crime stoppers in regards to drugs should be given 3 numbers. Then the person who phones in the biggest tip in a 6 month period gets not only the cash for the first tip but also gets a second reward for the
Biggest bust in that 6 month period. The second
anon amiss number is then posted in the news paper. The person that phoned it in now has to identify themselves through the third number that was given to him.
Antimony is still garinteed.These people will turn on there on for there next fix.
Lets give it a try.

Posted by: owl on April 21 2006 8:38 PM

"The Shadow Knows"

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

;-)