[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"So are you saying ANYONE that uses cash to make large purchases are suspect of something illegal?"

Yes.

Anything over $10k in your possession at any time risks confiscation by the cops, who get to keep it for departmental use. It's called asset forfeiture, and it's been a big scam for about a decade now.

To those who say "there must be more to it; something smells"-- then fine, charge the guy with a crime and find him guilty in a court. Don't just take his cash because you have bad feelings. This is supposed to be America.

Google on "asset forfeiture"-- you'll be astounded.

[goldstategop]

In this case, this man was NOT even suspected of committing a crime or that the money was illegally acquired. It was sufficient that it was $124,000 worth of cash. That's all that's needed to confiscate YOUR assets - you have more than the police think you should be allowed to have. We don't even live in a free country anymore.

( No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo!)