Motel Caswell - Asset forfeiture for the Wall Street Journal (98 images)
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![Joel Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years," seen here at the motel in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009.yH42EjtaQ/t/200/I00009.yH42EjtaQ.jpg)
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![Details from inside the room of Joel Dubeshter. Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years," seen here at the motel in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZYiTVMm3ZUg/t/200/I0000ZYiTVMm3ZUg.jpg)
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![Joel Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years," seen here at the motel in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001bg7NU.bEgA/t/200/I00001bg7NU.bEgA.jpg)
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![Joel Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years," seen here at the motel in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LQsScQuBqiw/t/200/I0000LQsScQuBqiw.jpg)
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![Joel Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years," seen here at the motel in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000mMNUvkofOQc/t/200/I0000mMNUvkofOQc.jpg)
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![Joel Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years," seen here at the motel in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000f.RZqSrniFk/t/200/I0000f.RZqSrniFk.jpg)
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![Joel Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years," seen here at the motel in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000krbuHZXu7NM/t/200/I0000krbuHZXu7NM.jpg)
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![Joel Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years," seen here at the motel in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003vtn5NDblgA/t/200/I00003vtn5NDblgA.jpg)
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![Joel Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years," seen here at the motel in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Z9J9Yz.Yj94/t/200/I0000Z9J9Yz.Yj94.jpg)
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![Joel Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years," seen here in the lobby of the motel in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zKUer309H2A/t/200/I0000zKUer309H2A.jpg)
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![Joel Dubeshter (left) and Art Love hang out outside the lobby of Motel Caswell in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years." Art Love has worked in the motel's office for 6 years. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dHUECgfGhJc/t/200/I0000dHUECgfGhJc.jpg)
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Joel Dubeshter (left) and Art Love hang out...
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![Joel Dubeshter (center) and Art Love (right) and another hotel resident hang out outside the lobby of Motel Caswell in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Dubeshter, 58, has lived at Motel Caswell "on and off for 3 years." Art Love has worked in the motel's office for 6 years. Dubeshter says, "This [place] is a stepping stone." His mail is delivered to the motel and he's moved in some of his own furniture, including a walnut dresser previously owned by his parents, and keeps the room clean on his own instead of relying on the motel's maids. Dubeshter previously worked for the Boston Globe in the mail room where he served as union chairman for a time, but the job took its toll after nearly 30 years, creating back problems that led to him having to quit the job. He lost his house in a divorce and began living at the motel. ..The motel is owned by Russell Caswell. Caswell's father built the motel in the 1950s. Now, conservative activitists are trying to use federal asset-forfeiture laws to seize the motel, saying that the motel is used by drug dealers to conduct business. The legal challenge intends to show evidence tying the property to crimes in order to seize the motel.....CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.slug: FORFEIT..CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000FGMJjO3PQ8A/t/200/I0000FGMJjO3PQ8A.jpg)
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