Documents Show Chicago PD Secretly Using Forfeiture Funds To Buy Surveillance Equipment

By Tim Cushing | TechDirt | October 19, 2016 The Chicago Reader has put together a massive, must-read investigation into the Chicago Police Department’s secret budget. The Chicago PD has — for years now — used the spoils of its asset forfeiture program to obtain surveillance equipment like Stingrays. This discretionary spending is done off […]