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2017 July Issue

COUNTERPOINT: Is asset forfeiture a proper means of enforcing the law?

Reform is necessary to protect the rights of innocent parties By STEVEN M. WALLACE    Asset seizure and forfeiture is a powerful tool available to federal and state law enforcement officials. The applicable laws permit seizure and retention of assets by law enforcement if they suspect those assets are connected to criminal activity. Those laws are…

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Authentication procedures add level of safety for computer users

By JAMES DANIELS JR.     The new buzzword making the rounds is “two-factor authentication,” commonly known as 2FA. However, the technology is not new, and you may have been using it for some time without even realizing it.     For example, when you visit certain gas stations and pay at the pump, you are also…

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Midwest Cyber Center opens computer hacking lab in Shiloh

By ALAN J. ORTBALS    The Midwest Cyber Center has opened a Cyber Technology and Research Lab in its office just outside the main gate to Scott Air Force Base.     Tony Bryan, executive director of MC2, said “CNTRL” was created with the community in mind. It will provide opportunities for all technical proficiencies, from high…

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Southwestern Illinois Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Southwestern Illinois Commercial Real Estate Transactions   The Illinois Business Journal is proud to publish commercial real estate transactions recently completed by commercial brokers across Southwestern Illinois. BELLEVILLE Bell St. Clair, LLC sold an 8,860-square-foot office building at 15 E. Washington St. in downtown to 15 East Washington Land Trust. BARBERMurphy Group represented the seller.…

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Mean and meaner: A vaunted political system enters an era of revolt

By DENNIS GRUBAUGH        Bill Winter, a deft copy editor from my past, used to have an old joke in which the king and his guardsman would describe the latest rebellion.    “Your highness, the peasants are revolting!” the guardsman would warn.    “Yes, aren’t they?” the king would respond.    Quick-witted Bill never missed a chance to…

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