Swartz prosecutor slammed again for bullying after court rules she cant seize propertyselfnews Post According to the Boston Herald: This is one of the most aggressive uses of civil forfeiture laws. Its a power thats too easily abused, and this case epitomizes what an aggressive U.S. attorney can do to a small-business owner with that law, said Scott Bullock of the Virginia-based Institute for Justice, who worked on Caswells case. Now, instead of illegally seizing a property worth $1 million, taxpayers must pay $600,000 for Caswells legal fees due to Ortizs aggression for a case that Bullock says should not have been filed in the first place. Previously, Ortiz defended accusations of literally bullying Swartz to death by stating this offices conduct was appropriate in bringing and handling this case. But now we know, thanks to reporting by CNET, that Swartz didnt face any prison time until Ortiz and the feds took over the case. Obviously, in both the Swartz case and the Caswell case, Ortiz and the feds had an agenda far exceeding their authority and the bounds of the fairness and justice. For Swartz, it seemed to be to silence and intimidate dissent, and for Caswell it seemed to be good old fashioned greed. Two good things may come from this ruling: First, a precedent is set that the feds cannot seize someones property simply because illegal activity occurred on the premises, and second, perhaps Ortiz will finally be fired and maybe face a brutal civil battle with the Swartz family. Read other articles by selfnews Post Here 