Civil Forfeiture
I’m starting to see real time the various environmental conditions that spring fort such a legend as that of Robinhood.
The United States of Amazon: The Day Amazon Sent the FBI to Take My Family’s Bank Accounts
In 2020, Amazon Web Services accused my husband of a federal crime we’d never heard of: depriving the company of his “honest services” during his seven years of employment for the tech titan. Based on Amazon’s allegations, the government then authorized “civil forfeiture” and seized our family and business bank accounts — including my earnings as the CEO of my start-up, The Riveter, and savings from my decade as an attorney.