U.S. Government has Asset Forfeiture Sharing Agreements with several countries, including Canada.

In the U.S., some private security corporations work so closely with Law enforcement—providing intelligence information, they appear to have merged with police. Concurrently—U.S. contracted private military corporations continue to expand their intelligence gathering capabilities.

Provisions of the USA Patriot Act appear to have opened the door for U.S. Government to pay large sums to private-contractors to assist the U.S. Government fight terrorism. And to forfeit assets belonging to businesses and individuals: Americans should ask their Congressional Representative to clarify whether U.S. Government is employing U.S. Corporations to facilitate the forfeiture of assets from American Citizens.

Several European countries have entered into asset forfeiture sharing agreements with the United States and are expanding their own forfeiture programs. U.S. mutual forfeiture sharing agreements with other countries usually consider for asset forfeiture jurisdiction, The United States Code, mainly Title 18: And “USA Patriot Act” provisions that reference Title 18 for “Civil Asset Forfeiture.”

U.S. Civil Asset Forfeiture requires a lower standard of proof than criminal evidence, “only a Civil Preponderance of Evidence”, little more than hearsay to confiscate property. Under federal “civil asset forfeiture laws” no one need be charged with a crime for U.S. Justice Department to take their property.

The U.S. has 200 federal laws and violations that can make property subject to “civil asset forfeiture.” U.S. Government has cooperation forfeiture sharing agreements with several countries including Canada.

Of great concern, what might happen to “Fair Justice” in countries where police and government become dependent on forfeiting property from others to pay their salaries and budgets?

It is problematic international law enforcement and private government-contractors may want access to NSA and other governments’ wiretap information to secure evidence to go back decades in countries to make arrests or to forfeit peoples’ assets. The possibilities for police corruption are endless.

Americans are at risk because police in another country can use the Patriot Act and other U.S. laws, e.g., utilize the very low standard of evidence for “U.S. Civil Asset forfeiture” to judge an American’s intercepted hastily written email, fax or phone call to allege a crime or violation was committed to cause an American or visitor in the U.S., civil asset forfeiture.