Comments on Advance Indiana™: Brizzi Sued By OmniSource

Ok say they did know the metal was stolen, that do...

2010-11-21T16:21:54.396-05:00

Ok say they did know the metal was stolen, that dosnt give the prosecuters office the right to turn around and still from OmniSource! The forfeiture action was put into place for law enforcement and education to be founded with property and money seized in drug raids, not so small buisness owners can be robbed by attorney's trying to cash in.

So, to look at this from a different perspective: ...

2010-10-18T07:33:05.858-05:00

So, to look at this from a different perspective:

The entire Omnisource deal stinks. Thousands of people had their air conditioning condensers cut off the side of their homes, catalytic converters cut off of their cars, siding, gutters, even city manhole covers stolen and sold to Omnisource for scrap - costing citizens thousands of dollars with each incident.

Omnisource knew it was buying stolen stuff and refused to put into place even basic protection (like paying with a check instead of cash, documenting the id of the seller, etc.)
Instead they hire IMPD officers to look the other way.

Brizzi's office is either corrupt or incompetent or both - and doesn't file paperwork in time. At the same time, nothing significant comes from the IMPD investigation of itself (surprise).

And citizens are still getting their air-conditioning and catalytic converters stolen.

"Garrison contended he was not entitled to an...

2010-10-17T12:53:20.042-05:00

"Garrison contended he was not entitled to any cut of money law enforcement seized during an investigation; only money recovered in separate civil forfeiture actions he brought on the government's behalf, one he said at the time he intended to bring against OmniSource."

I don't know what Garrison is talking about. If the property was used in connection with a crime, it is subject to civil forfeiture. He's trying to make a distinction that doesn't exist.

I have Garrison's contract. It specifically gives him the right to go after Omnisource for civil forfeiture. Why he didn't do it, I don't know.

Regardless, once the rock start getting flipped over on civil forfeiture, you're going to see a lot of people getting in trouble. You give people access to money with no accountability, and there are bound to be ethical problems. I expect some of the biggest problems uncovered to be in Marion County. The attitude of the civil forfeiture section in Marion County is that they're above the law and can do whatever they want.