This morning, IJ received a letter from the DEA announcing it would return the life savings of our client Terry Rolin!

It’s been nearly six months since the agency, working with the TSA, illegally seized Terry’s life savings of more than $82,000 as his daughter, Rebecca, traveled through Pittsburgh International Airport en route to depositing the money into a joint savings account.

Flying with any amount of cash is completely legal, yet TSA and federal law enforcement agents routinely search for and seize “large” amounts of cash without probable cause and without charging anyone with a crime. In January, IJ teamed up with Rebecca and Terry to file suit against both agencies for systematically violating the constitutional rights of travelers. You can learn more about our case—and the nightmare Terry and Rebecca endured—in this video <[link removed]>.

The DEA is just the latest government entity to cave in the face of an IJ forfeiture lawsuit—scrambling to return wrongfully seized property in an effort to avoid public scrutiny and accountability. Not surprisingly, the government’s letter contained no explanation and no apology (and no interest on the money wrongfully seized).

Although we’re very happy Terry got his money back, IJ’s lawsuit against the TSA and DEA is a class action, which means it will continue until all victims like Terry and Rebecca receive justice and we put an end to the inherently abusive practice of seizing money from innocent travelers.


Scott

Scott G. Bullock
President and General Counsel
Institute for Justice
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