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by Lonnie Burton
The 2001 revisions to New York's so-called "Son of Sam" law, which now allows crime victims to sue their perpetrators and confiscate their money anytime they receive in excess of $10,000, has ...
  
      
        
        
          
            
        
        
      
      
        
          
          
            
              
          
          
        
      
      
        
          
            
        
      
    
  
  
by Lonnie Burton
The 2001 revisions to New York's so-called "Son of Sam" law, which now allows crime victims to sue their perpetrators and confiscate their money anytime they receive in excess of $10,000, has ...
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