Press Release Source: Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Treasury Department Claims Power to Seize Gold, Silver--and Everything Else, GATA Says Monday August 22, 8:45 am ET MANCHESTER, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2005--The U.S. Government has the authority to prohibit the private possession of gold and silver coin and bullion by U.S. citizens during wartime, and, during wartime and declared emergencies, to freeze their ownership of shares of mining companies, the Treasury Department has told the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee. ADVERTISEMENT But gold and silver owners aren't alone in such jeopardy. For the U.S. Government claims the authority in declared emergencies to seize...
