"Theft": Massie responds to CBP seizing $70k in cash in Texas

X ^ | Nov 24 | Rep. Massie

[RandFan]

@RepThomasMassie

If the person isn’t guilty, this is theft.

@CBP

It's not a crime to carry over $10K, we just want to know about it. CBP officers in Texas seized over $70K of unreported U.S. currency. A driver was referred for secondary inspection, during which officers and a K9 unit found the money concealed in the vehicle.

[billakay]

Is FR really now in favor of civil forfeiture without conviction or other due process?

[Antoninus]

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/brownsville-cbp-officers-seize-70k-unreported-us-currency

Is Massie illiterate?

Apparently.

For the lazy, here's the money quote from this article: "It is not a crime to carry more than $10,000, but it is a federal offense not to declare currency or monetary instruments totaling $10,000 or more to a CBP officer upon entry or exit from the U.S. or to conceal it with intent to evade reporting requirements. Failure to declare may result in seizure of the currency and/or arrest. An individual may petition for the return of currency seized by CBP officers, but the petitioner must prove that the source and intended use of the currency was legitimate."