When you make a statement like "99 times out of 100" it's up to you to prove that with statistics. My initial belief is that you made up that 99/100 number and evidence of people not getting their money back only reinforces that belief.
The process for reclaiming seized assets is well documented...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United...
> Victims often have "long legal struggles to get their money back".
If I go see a lawyer and they tell me "it'll take years, you'll get back only some of the money, and most of it will go to paying me", I'd skip court too.