A few thoughts:
1) He is a former refugee, now a citizen it seems.
2) Where he comes from you deal in cash and avoid the government. Might be a good idea here also, maybe not.
3)I would suspect the money is collected from other refugees and small churches if it is contributions. Else the source is sales of cd’s and cover charges for the band?
4) probably doesn’t have an official non profit status nor is working under one.
5) My background in non profits, I would want it documented so I wouldn’t be accused of anything. $53,000 is a lot of money to be carrying around.
6) If I was the officer, I would have to question also. Bad deal all the way around. At worst it is drugs, at best, unreported/untaxed income. Some documentation shows it is collected FOR orphanage, but evidence spent there?
7) Hillary does the same thing but has official non profit to hide behind.
During the Balkans war, I was shocked to learn a business owner I knew there had half a million dollars at his house.
He was smart. The OSCE decided to audit the banks in Hercegovina, and said the audit would take up to seven years.
Accounts were frozen. No money for teacher or police salaries.No money for everyday Joes. They also trashed the interior of the banks.