What happened to my company shouldn’t happen to anyone.’
A family jewelry business that lost $42,000 when police in Indianapolis simply took it and kept it is getting it back.
The Institute for Justice has confirmed the money is being returned to the small jewelry operations of Henry and Minh Cheng.
A customer earlier this year sent them $42,000 cash as payment, but it never arrived because “Indianapolis police seized their parcel and tried to take the money without alleging any specific crime,” the IJ reported.
“Now, after the Chengs defended their property from civil forfeiture with the Institute for Justice (IJ), Marion County prosecutors have agreed to return their money. The Chengs’ class-action countersuit, aimed at ending the unconstitutional seizures, will continue to move forward,” the legal team explained.