It's sad that people are willing to give up all their rights in order to put people in prison, whether those people are really guilty or not. Asset seizure is one of the biggest abuses of police power these days.

The law says that the assets or funds can be frozen if they can directly be linked to the crime under prosecution. If a bank robber steals $50,000 and is caught, those funds can be frozen and he can't use it to hire an attorney. They should not be able to freeze any other assets to prevent him from hiring an attorney.