Posted on 08/10/2004 9:15:16 AM PDT by Rakkasan1
MINNEAPOLIS - A Louisiana woman of Syrian descent was charged with trying to evade currency reporting requirements Monday after being caught with more than $24,000 in concealed U.S. currency when boarding a flight to her homeland.
Amneh Ahmad Abbas, 49, of New Orleans, was ordered held without bond by U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan. Another hearing is scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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At least we're catching them....unlike Boston, Florida, etc....
We aren't catching them all, and that is the problem.
For every one we catch there are 100 that don't get caught.
According to the airline's website, there ARE no flights from Minneapolis to "her homeland" of Syria. All such travel involves a transfer in Amsterdam.
true. at least they're not asleep like the guards in my building.
< / sarcasm >
When I die, I want to go like my grandfather...in his sleep.....not like the other people in his car....screaming.
I will never uderstand the stupidity of these people. Why not just send it FEDEX or UPS overnight?
That reminds me of a joke I like... It says
When I die, I want to go like my grandfather...in his sleep.....not like the other people in his car....screaming.
I hadn't heard that joke in years.
Too bad we can't shorten it into a bumper sticker against Kerry.
When I vote, I want to vote like a Democrat...in my sleep...not like the Republicans...with a conscious??
>>>" A Louisiana woman of Syrian descent "
She was a little more than "of Syrian descent."
"Abbas is a Syrian national with permanent resident status in the United States, the U.S. attorney's office said."
She was a Syrian national with permission to reside here in the U.S.
The phrase "of Syrian descent" could mean her great-great-grandmother was from Syria. That was not the case at all.
I'm against the confiscation of cash leaving the U.S... and of all confiscation shake downs. But this case is a difficult one as she could be funding terrorism. More than likely she was just taking hard earned money home.
I think she should be released back to Syria with her money, and her permanent resident visa revoked. And, she can take her family with her.
Confiscation... no. Repatriation... si.
Hoppy
You are ethically correct. I agree!
Woman arrested at airport after $24,000 found stashed in underwear
...investigators noticed an unusual bulge in her chest
I doubt she is a terrorist. More likely she (or her husband, family) is A STINKING TAX CHEAT. Y' all have no idea how many immigrants and Muslim immigrants are in cash businesses where they grossly under report and cheat the IRS. Cash businesses such as taxi, limousine, service station, restaurant, convenience store etc etc.
Will she be forced to wear BVD's over her face? Film at 11!
It's illegal to carry $24,000 from Minneapolis to New Orleans?
WAKE UP!!! That money is unreported earnings. IOW her family has been cheating on taxes. Read my #15
sandy burglar wannabe
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