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Such recruiting is considered “an act of gross unsportsmanlike conduct” punishable by game forfeitures and fines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The family and company are due to pay more than $8 billion in fines, forfeitures and penalties.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, speaking for the court, said states have adopted different rules for handling forfeitures, and the justices were wary of requiring a second, preliminary hearing in all forfeiture cases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

What to do about the civil seizure and forfeitures process has been discussed for more than 20 years in Washington.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

At the time the new rules were adopted, the law governing civil forfeiture was so heavily weighted in favor of the government that fully 80 percent of forfeitures went uncontested.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander