Want to change your social security number? Good luck

Want to change your social security number? Good luck

by Carol Thompson The most recent security breach involving the theft of millions of social security numbers from Anthem has left many wanting to know if it’s possible to change their social security number. The government, however, doesn’t allow...
Civil Forfeiture Puts Bank Accounts – and More – At Risk

Civil Forfeiture Puts Bank Accounts – and More – At Risk

by C.J. McKinney Carole Hinders runs a little Mexican restaurant in Iowa called Mrs. Lady’s Mexican Food.  She’s been in business for nearly forty years.  But when the IRS seized her bank accounts in 2013 and left her business in ruins, this law-abiding...
Civil Forfeiture: Policing for Profit Violates Civil Rights

Civil Forfeiture: Policing for Profit Violates Civil Rights

by C.J. McKinney You’re a longtime restaurant owner who’s never committed a crime, but because you regularly deposit suspect amounts of cash in the bank, the IRS seizes your accounts. You’re a grandmother whose grandson sold a bit of pot on the street out front, so...