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Anytime Attorney General Eric Holder or the President is criticized, Holder loves toplay the race card. In fact, he recently implied that anybody who opposes Obamas Year of Action is a racist.

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Now hes playing the race card again. In a recent speech he said, Theres a certain level of vehemence, it seems to me, thats directed at me (and) directed at the president. You know, people talking about taking their country back. Theres a certain racial component to this for some people. I dont think this is the thing that is a main driver, but for some theres a racial animus.

Radio talk-show host Larry Elder (who happens to be black) points out thattheres nothing racist at allabout wanting to take the country back. In fact, it seems to be a favorite call to action among Democrats

Wow, look at all that racism! Theres so much, one wonders when Holder will start accusing his own party of racism against himself and President Obama.

Conservatives are up in arms over the Justice Departments refusal to name a special prosecutor in the IRS scandal.

And thats basically how the media covered it, as an Eric Holder vs. Ted Cruz argument.

But theres some important history here that helps explain why the Obama administration is, in effect, able to investigate itself. And its a debate that goes to the heart of public confidence in government. (more)

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Investing.com -- As part of a continuing review by the U.S. Department of Justice, attorney general Eric Holder placed new limits on a controversial civil asset forfeiture program on Tuesday.

Under the new Justice Department policy, federal prosecutors must develop clear evidence that a crime has occurred before an account can be seized. The new directives issued on Tuesday will restrict authorities from seizing assets for "structuring offenses," involving bank deposits.

Structuring occurs when a person attempts to avoid federal and state bank reporting requirements by making numerous deposits under a $10,000 threshold, in lieu of a single, larger deposit. The new policy prevents the government from seizing structured funds unless there is compelling evidence that the actions were undertaken to hide other criminal activity. Furthermore, Holder indicated that the policy changes will restrict the government's ability to seize bank deposits to only the most nefarious illegal banking transactions.

"With this new policy, the Department of Justice is taking action to ensure that we are allocating our resources to address the most serious offenses," Attorney General Holder said. "Appropriate use of asset forfeiture law allows the Justice Department to safeguard the integrity, security and stability of our nation's financial system while protecting the civil liberties of all Americans. And as we continue our comprehensive review of the Asset Forfeiture Program, we will stay focused on deterring criminal activity, assisting victims of wrongdoing and defending the rights of our citizens."

The review comes in response to the release of several investigative reports condemning the longstanding program, launched in 1984 when Congress passed the comprehensive Crime Control Act. Last year, a Washington Post investigation found that police nationwide seized approximately $2.5 billion from more than 60,000 Americans over the last 15 years. In addition, a comprehensive study by the Institute for Justice determined the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) used the program to seize nearly $250 million involving 2,500 cases in between 2005 and 2012.

In approximately one-third of the cases, according to the Institute for Justice, the accounts were seized in the absence of any allegations that criminal activity had occurred. The program previously gave authorities the discretion to seize the accounts of small business owners solely on the suspicion of structuring.

Last year, the U.S. Marshals Service managed $2.2 billion in seized assets and distributed $1.9 billion to victims of criminal activity, according to a fact sheet on its web site.

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Eric Holder announces new restrictions to asset forfeiture program

Today Attorney General Eric Holder issued new guidelines to federal prosecutorstightening the rules for seizing assets for so-called structuring offenses.

Under the Bank Secrecy Act, structuring occurs when someone is suspected of arranging their financial transactions as to avoid triggering a report to the federal government by the financial institution. Some of civil asset forfeitures most egregious abuses are the result of federal prosecutors utilizing this nebulous statute to empty the bank accounts of unwitting citizens and small businesses who are never charged with any crime or even aware that their transactions are considered illegal.

The new rules require:

1. That structuring seizures against people for whom there is no criminal charge be based upon probable cause that the funds were either generated by unlawful activity or intended for use in anticipated unlawful activity. Alternatively, prosecutors must procure a warrant from a court and with the approval of either the U.S. Attorney (for Assistant U.S. Attorneys) or the Chief of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section (AFMLS) (for Criminal Division trial attorneys).

2. That when the prosecutor determines subsequent to a structuring seizure that the government lacks the necessary evidence to succeed at either a civil or criminal trial, the seizing agency must return the full amount.

3. That when a prosecutor seizes property pursuant to suspicion of structuring, the prosecutor must file either a criminal indictment or a civil complaint, or receive an exception from either a U.S. Attorney or Chief of AFMLS within 150 days or else return the seized assets.

4. That all settlements must be complete and in writing. Informal settlements are expressly prohibited.

Time will tell how impactful these reforms are, and they certainly stop well short of the abolition of civil forfeiture advocated by civil liberties advocates like Cato and the Institute for Justice. The reforms are also limited to seizures made under suspicion of structuring, which represent only a portion of civil asset forfeiture abuses.

However, much like Eric Holders previous reforms to the federal governments equitable sharing program, this memo can be taken as yet another signal that even the federal government is concerned about the increasingly publicized abusive nature of the governments asset forfeiture regime.In that sense, these common sense reforms represent another step in the right direction, toward a legal system that respects due process and property rights.

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Eric Holder resigns Holder talks with his father, Eric Holder Sr., after being sworn in as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia in 1993.

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Eric Holder resigns Holder is sworn in as attorney general by Vice President Joe Biden in February 2009. Holder's wife, Sharon, is by his side.

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