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Man, daughter suing after $82K life savings seized at Pittsburgh International Airport
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| January 16, 2020
Posted on 01/16/2020 4:05:18 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: LouAvul
This is the government you voted for, folks. They have the right to take your money and your guns and your children and........... In the end, we get the government we deserve/have allowed.
Way too simplistic a look.
No one was given an up or down vote on this tyranny.
It was brought in with numerous lies, control of the media by progressive statists, and government indoctrination centers.
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posted on
01/16/2020 8:26:48 AM PST
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: pepsionice
That she said she didn’t have time to go to the bank suggests she knew the risks involved in carrying this amount of cash thru airport screening as most flights have a limit on the amount of cash you can carry.
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posted on
01/16/2020 8:27:55 AM PST
by
caww
To: Fresh Wind
Actually, it's not legal. Making repeated cash deposits/withdrawals just under the $10K limit is called "structuring" and is prohibited under the Bank Secrecy Act. There are a lot of problems with that law, but it is the law nevertheless.
No, it is not. It is only illegal if the purpose of the repeated deposits/withdrawals is to avoid reporting.
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posted on
01/16/2020 8:28:52 AM PST
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: marktwain; mewzilla
There's a serious problem when law enforcement can break the law without cause and get away with it. Kinda like the FBI and FISA court. They break the law, destroy people's lives, no one gets penalized and they do it again and again.
They aren't getting the money back...it's probably already gone.
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posted on
01/16/2020 8:29:20 AM PST
by
Paco
To: wardaddy
It’s okay to seize funds if ownership is in question.
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posted on
01/16/2020 8:29:52 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds.)
To: shotgun
Which article? The first is badly written. And based on the info in the article I posted the link to, looks like LE wants to make sure legal ownership of the money is established and that no crimes have been committed. In this particular case, I think LE is acting within the law and responsibly.
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posted on
01/16/2020 8:33:02 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds.)
To: yldstrk
If you are on a domestic flight in the US, there is no limit to the amount of cash or monetary instruments that you can carry.... However, the TSA may ask a passenger who is carrying a large sum of cash ‘to account for the money’....so she should have been “prepared” to answer those questions....she wasn’t.
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posted on
01/16/2020 8:33:58 AM PST
by
caww
To: Hot Tabasco
“...they were making constant deposits just less than $10K in a bank across the street from the store.”
The government considers this “structuring” and it’s a crime. That is, banks are required to report deposits over $10K and they see you making deposits of $9K, they can assume you are trying to evade the reporting requirement. Now it’s perfectly legal to make $9K deposits, but if the government thinks you’re doing it to get around the $10K law, they can go after you. You basically have to prove your innocence.
To: rightwingintelligentsia
After getting to the gate, she said she was approached by a state trooper and a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agent.
Try calling the cops for a real crime. Very likely they won't show up for hours, if at all.
They are incentivized to show up quickly when asset forfeiture is on the table.
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posted on
01/16/2020 8:38:54 AM PST
by
Arones
(When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
To: jazminerose
$10K is an antiquated threshold. $10K is chump change these days. As if I have to say so, the gooberment is stupid. It is run by stupid people. Plain stupid since they never will learn they are not merely ignorant.
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posted on
01/16/2020 8:39:05 AM PST
by
Sequoyah101
(We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
To: Sequoyah101
As if I have to say so, the gooberment is stupid. It is run by stupid people. Plain stupid since they never will learn they are not merely ignorant.Because stupid people vote for them. Garbage in, garbage out!
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posted on
01/16/2020 8:39:58 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: yldstrk
I think she actually ripped dear old dad off and that is why their stories didnt match up.
It would be strange for him to be participating with her in this suit then, eh?
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posted on
01/16/2020 8:45:58 AM PST
by
Arones
(When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
The money was charged with a crime. And of course the money cannot hire a lawyer to defend itself.
To: pepsionice
Watch the same event with $9,900 and how they let you slide by.There would still be plenty of attention. LEOs are aware of smurfing.
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posted on
01/16/2020 9:09:44 AM PST
by
CommerceComet
(Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
To: mewzilla
per the link you provided
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posted on
01/16/2020 9:49:22 AM PST
by
shotgun
To: Arones
Well obviously, he wants his money back.
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posted on
01/16/2020 9:50:12 AM PST
by
yldstrk
(Bingo! We have a winner!)
To: yldstrk
Well obviously, he wants his money back.
So far, I see no reason to accept what you view as "obvious."
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posted on
01/16/2020 9:58:58 AM PST
by
Arones
(When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
To: mewzilla
I'm glad the cash was seized pending an investigation.
From your link:
He said when the DEA sent Brown a civil forfeiture notice in October, informing her they intended to keep the cash, they cited “a broad catchall about seizing anything related to controlled substances.”
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posted on
01/16/2020 10:02:16 AM PST
by
Arones
(When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
To: mewzilla
Whats that got to do with this thread
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posted on
01/16/2020 10:05:22 AM PST
by
wardaddy
(I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
To: mewzilla
Since when does the Drug Enforcement Administration determine ownership of funds ?
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posted on
01/16/2020 10:07:06 AM PST
by
wardaddy
(I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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