Q&A
Asset forfeiture accounts and use of seized funds
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Council Member Brannan inquires about asset forfeiture accounts and the use of seized funds. Sheriff Miranda provides limited information and offers to follow up with more details.
- Sheriff Miranda is unsure about which asset forfeiture account seized cash is deposited into
- The Office of the Sheriff Asset Forfeiture Account had an ending balance of about $867,000 in FY 2023
- There are specific rules and regulations about how asset forfeiture money can be used
- Sheriff Miranda does not have information on projected revenue from asset forfeiture for FY 2025
- The total amount of cash seized during inspections is not immediately available
Justin L. Brannan
0:52:39
Okay.
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Which asset forfeiture account does seized cash get deposited into?
Anthony Miranda
0:52:46
If if we haven't seized the cash, I think that's a I could probably get that for you.
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And if there's any seized cash by the sheriff's office, what asset forfeiture accounts they utilize, I can probably come back and and be able to give you that information.
0:52:57
I don't have that available right now.
Justin L. Brannan
0:52:58
Okay.
0:52:59
Because NYPD, right, they have an asset a forfeiture account, and the office of the sheriff asset forfeiture account, or is there another account?
0:53:07
There was a controller's report for FY 23.
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The ending balance for the office of the sheriff asset for forfeiture account was about $867,000 with about $295,000 in revenue from that year.
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So do you have projected revenue from me, asset forfeiture for FY 25?
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I do not.
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Does the seized cash fund any specific programs within DoF?
Anthony Miranda
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No.
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You said, you're from the asset forfeiture generally.
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I mean, there are there are rules and regulations about how you can utilize any money that's taken by here.
0:53:45
For asset forfeiture, and there are specific guidelines to that.
0:53:48
So I don't have that information available, but I think one of the things you can do is for training and other things like that.
0:53:53
But it's very specific about the use, and we have somebody else in the office that's assigned to taking care of that.
0:53:58
So there would be the person that we speak to the particulars on that or I'm gonna find out more for you at a later time.
Justin L. Brannan
0:54:03
But right here today, do you have a total amount for cash that's been seized at these inspections?
Anthony Miranda
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Okay.
0:54:11
Two different questions.
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I asked you for for and the general nature of where we get funding from that may come from various resources, not related to cannabis enforcement.
Justin L. Brannan
0:54:18
Mhmm.
Gale A. Brewer
0:54:18
We
Anthony Miranda
0:54:18
were talking about cannabis enforcement since Cadillac to protect.
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The Vouchering process has been designated with New York City, NYPD, New York City Police Department.
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That currently they are the ones who vouch at the property depending on the circumstances and location.
0:54:32
They will either vouchuate as safekeeping or they will vouchuate as an investigatory evidence depending on the different circumstances.
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So it will depend on it depends on the circumstances of each in particular inspection and how we got there.
0:54:44
But you don't have a you don't have a total number for how much?
0:54:47
I do not.
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I can definitely get the information after the after was by confirmed with the New York City Police Department.
Justin L. Brannan
0:54:52
Okay.
0:54:53
Thank you.
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We've also been joined by Council members Stevens and wrestler on Zoom.
0:55:04
Okay.
