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On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
Those local, State and local officers have a financial incentive in the enforcement of the law because under what is called equitable sharing, 80 percent of the money that is seized by the Federal Government can be returned to local law enforcement agencies.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Highlighting financial incentives for local law enforcement in asset seizures.

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