Over $1 Million Recovered In Drug Asset Forfeitures

Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that in cooperation with the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department and the DEA, the property located at 9672 Bennington Drive, Huntley, IL was determined to be subject to forfeiture under the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act. The property had an estimated value of $209,118.00. An additional property located at 10123 Ashley Street, Huntley, IL, was also the subject of asset forfeiture and had an estimated total value of $46,233.00.

Under the forfeiture laws, prosecutors file civil actions in court seeking an order to forfeit property seized related to drug crimes. The forfeited assets are sold and the forfeited money is distributed, according to State law, among State law enforcement agencies. In this case, $33,481.94 was distributed to the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office as their share of the forfeited proceeds. The forfeited money is deposited in a drug asset forfeiture account, and pursuant to law, is used for substance abuse treatment and educational programs, and for detecting, investigating, apprehending and prosecuting people for drug crimes.

During the 2015 Multi-Juris Drug Grant year, over one million dollars have been recovered in drug asset forfeitures.

These cases were prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Randi Freese of the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.