Injustice: Daughter Begs For Justice — Her Father’s 30 Year Stay In Prison For A Crime Another Man Committed  

The first time I went to visit my father in prison, I was 12, and I hadn’t seen him since I was an infant. I was so terrified and angry at him, because I thought he was guilty. Prison is for bad men. Every little girl wants her daddy, but I thought mine was a criminal.

Now I know the truth: my dad, Mike McAlister, has been in prison for almost thirty years for a crime committed by another man. A man who looks just like my father.

My dad was convicted of abduction and attempted rape in 1986, but after he was in custody, similar attacks kept occurring. We now know the real culprit was a man named Norman Derr, and as you can see from the photos, he and my dad could be twins. Derr is now in jail, convicted of multiple counts of rape, but my dad is still in prison, too – even though a mountain of evidence points to Derr as the true culprit.

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IRS Steals $107,702 From Law-Abiding Man, Then Tells Him To Stay Silent 

The IRS and the US Justice Department appear to be violating a new federal policy on the seizure of cash in bank accounts.

The IRS and a US attorney are moving forward with the seizure of all the money in convenience store owner Lyndon McLellan’s business account even though the case violates new federal rules.

During a hearing earlier this year, North Carolina Congressman George Holding told IRS Commissioner John Koskinen about the case, without mentioning it by name.

“If that case exists, then it’s not following the policy,” Koskinen responded.

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How The Police Can Steal Your Hard Earned Money And Never Give It Back 

Police civil forfeiture is letting the government seize money from people with almost no legal cause. The shady ways police can steal cash that is in the possession of people that aren’t being charged with crimes, plus the hardships in getting your money back is all explored with attorney Mike Cavalluzzi. We get a legal perspective on the notorious methods cops are using to effectively steal millions from citizens in this Crime Time excerpt, hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.

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