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The Rich Zeoli Show

Civil Forfeiture Destroys Lives

The Rich Zeoli Show

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4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: 4:00pm- Amy Sterner Nelson—Attorney, Entrepreneur, and Writer/Founder of the Riveter—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her latest article for The Blaze, “Civil Forfeiture Turns Lives Upside Down, Ruins Families—Just Like Mine.” She explains that her husband was never ultimately charged with any crimes, however, the government confiscated her family’s possessions and savings anyway. She heartbreakingly reveals that her “children could have starved” as a consequence of the government’s unjust actions. You can read the article here: https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/civil-forfeiture-turns-lives-upside-down-ruins-families-just-like-mine 4:30pm- Jack Ciattarelli—Republican Candidate for Governor of New Jersey & Former New Jersey State Representative—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about the New Jersey Gubernatorial race.

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0:00.0

The Rich Zioly Show podcast is sponsored by Mike Vaneria Jr.

0:03.6

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0:15.8

So we've got a chance to make some real changes going forward for civil liberties,

0:21.7

for the Constitution,

0:27.3

to restore the balance of a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

0:34.0

And to end the weaponization of our justice system, and a big part of that is ending civil asset forfeiture.

0:35.0

Welcome back to the show.

0:36.0

Glad you're here today.

0:39.3

855, 8.9, 12, 10 on Twitter at Rich Zioli. You know this has been an issue that's been near and dear to my heart for many,

0:43.3

many years, and I was talking about it long before conservatives even wanted to touch the issue,

0:48.3

but I'm glad so many of them are talking about it now. And there's a piece I read on The Blaze by Amy Nelson, and she joins

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me now on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT. You can follow Amy on X at Amy underscore K underscore Nelson. Amy, welcome

1:01.8

to the show. Thanks for being here. Thanks so much for having me, Rich. Yeah, so your article,

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civil forfeiture turns lives upside down and ruins families just like mine uh i i got to tell you

1:15.2

your story is is so frustrating and heartbreaking and i'm i'm grateful that you shared it and i'm

1:21.1

grateful that you came on the show and thank you for following me on x i followed you back today so um tell

1:26.0

us your story yeah so um my husband worked for Amazon for

1:31.4

about nine years out in Seattle where we lived. We had four little girls out there. I am a

1:36.5

lawyer and had become an entrepreneur. In about a year after my husband left Amazon and started

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