Jeff Regnier and Greta Keranen, a couple accused of pocketing $275,000 through federal COVID-19 relief programs, have been trying to seize millions of dollars in investment accounts and six vehicles under Illinois' civil asset forfeiture laws. However, a Will County judge rebuked prosecutors for their actions, stating that the money-laundering statute is not a catchall for all things that the state cannot legally seize. The case against the couple is still in court. Civil rights advocates argue that the system flips the presumption of innocence on its head, but Will County state’s attorney’’ office maintains that its prosecutors use all legally available channels to fight crime and serve the residents of Will County. The couple eventually recovered $4.4 million from frozen investment accounts but still owe them $2 million in lost investment gains.