Think twice before heading to the airport with that huge wad of cash

Buffalo News ^ | July 26, 2020 | Matthew Spina

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

If you have no proof of where you got huge amounts of cash ‘legally’ when they find it in your carry-on then its your problem, probably drug or tax evasion $$$.

I thought that we were Americans living under US constitution law, innocent until proven guilty.

I had no idea we were french living under Napoleonic law, guilty until proven innocent.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

What happened with the guy and the $12k taken at the airport? Did he get it back?

[sickoflibs]

RE:”Under what logical aspect of “reasonable” does someone have to think a crime was committed when one person has $10,001 dollars in their pocket instead of $10,000? This is an absolute perversion of any sense.”

$10,000 in your pocket : HAHAHA! Pocket LOLOLO

So many unrelated hypotheticals in comments on this thread.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”I thought that we were Americans living under US constitution law, innocent until proven guilty.
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You sound like those anarchists in Portland, that's exactly what they are saying!.

[ConservativeMind]

I agree, and I’m bothered we have people acting okay with this, here.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Yep, wanting the law followed is exactly what an anarchist does.

:eyeroll:

[FXRP]

I always carry enough cash to buy a motorcycle that has a really good price. Private sellers don’t take checks. Even checks that appear to be from a bank are easily faked. I have a few prized examples sent to me by ebay and Craigslist scammers. Fake bank checks, fake postal money orders and fake Walmart money orders are common.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The problem is that we are not coming close to even speaking the same language any more.

So there is no talking to them.

[ConservativeMind]

That’s idiotic.

Protesters were found to have done something illegal, then were arrested. Heck, most protesters weren’t arrested who should have been from their witnessed crimes.

You also make it sound like a rational argument can’t be levied by a Freeper if any prior actual criminal ever used it in self-defense—even if proper by all laws and our Constitution.

You are a sick $:$@.

[ConservativeMind]

What’s funny is that your stupid context would justify you saying the same to a raped woman wanting justice “You are saying what the Antifa protesters are saying about Trump!”

You are not right in the head. Really.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”You are a sick $:$@.”

You sound like a BLM anarchist, stop bashing police.

[ConservativeMind]

I haven’t bashed police.

You are full of nonsense.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”What’s funny is that your stupid context would justify you saying the same to a raped woman wanting justice “You are saying what the Antifa protesters are saying about Trump!”

Now you are saying you are like a raped women for being told you have to explain where you got the $10,000 in cash drug $$$ that you got caught smuggling on plane

The antifa moms talk like that.

[ConservativeMind]

You are wrong. No one has to explain why they have $10,000.

They only have to explain why they have $10,001 or above.

Get your head out. Your arguments are senseless.

[newfreep]

Think twice before heading to the airport...

A wise man once said...

"Don't think twice, it's alright"

[sickoflibs]

RE:”They only have to explain why they have $10,001 or above.”

Then carry $1 less of that illegal $$$ that you cant explain on a plane and stop whining about it

For all I know it's drug $$$ you are carrying to BLM/antifa on plane to purchase weapons

[JimRed]

Gold and silver coins are heavy and play hell with your pockets in any substantial number.

[Rurudyne]

Oh well. Stuff happens.

[Svartalfiar]

It's called probable cause.

If you have no proof of where you got huge amounts of cash ‘legally’ when they find it in your carry-on then its your problem, probably drug or tax evasion $$$.

How is that probable cause? Many people don't trust banks, or as others have mentioned, are going to buy a vehicle, have some gambling winnings, legit business transactions, or something. Simply having a "large" amount of cash is not in and of itself suspicious. And "suspicion" or "hunches" are not a legal basis to support "probable cause".

And what defines suspicious? Some poor looking guy on a cheap Spirit flight carrying $9500 isn't, But a well-groomed guy in an expensive suit sitting in AA's executive lounge, carrying $10,001 is suspicious? Does it count as suspicious if he's got $9900 in a paper sack, but forgot the $250 from his wallet?

I'm not sure when the flight reporting requirement was instituted, but the bank transaction report requirement is part of the Banking Secrecy Act, from 1970. Inflation is about 6.8x since then, so $10M in 1970 dollars is equivalent to about $68M today. Shouldn't we make that the new "suspicious" limit?

[metmom]

Even driving you’re not safe, especially going over the border.

Had one new customs agent, who was clearly trying to go by the book, ask mr. mm and me if we were carrying more that $1,000 in cash. We weren’t but I would have lied anyways.

Besides, is that per person, ON me, in the car, total altogether?

So, no, I would not carry more than a grand ON me at any one moment.