Authorities Eye Whether Rush Limbaugh Laundered Money Used to Pay for Drugs

ABC News ^ | Nov. 18 | Brian Ross

[Lucky2]

The liberal media and the Rat party itself is out to get Rush in any way they can. This is becoming a circus surrounding Rush and I find it disgusting. This only shows how low the left will go in this country to shut conservative up!

[uncbob]

The GESTAPO at work. America used to be a free country... no more!

All based on the insane WOD that so many on this site support

[I still care]

Didn't Peter Jennings threaten last night they were going to go after Rush? Oh, how important it is to silence the right and talk radio.

Prepare for them to pull out ALL the stops - the voice of debate MUST be silenced if the left is ever to regain the power of the glorious 60's and 70's, when this country was almost destroyed before Reagan came and reminded us of our greatness again.

[k2blader]

Ha!

[jraven]

If it's involving Rush there is no way this could be true. And if the do it it's only because it's the liberals. If it was Clinton or Al Franken it would have to be true and there would be no political motives on the part of law enforcement. Right? So we immediately defend people with whom we agree and find a conspiracy. It's more fun that way..

[just me]

Banks must file a report to the government if someone withdraws more than $10,000 at once.

It is none of the governments business what we do with our money... you are right. Free No More..

[demlosers]

"The Patriot Act was not meant to be just for terrorism," Department of Justice spokesman Mark Corallo told a reporter."

Translation: 9/11 was a great opportunity for us to expand our police powers -- suckers haha...

[L.N. Smithee]

If she is an "Undocumented worker" then she has no problems. Hell, she'll probaly get a drivers license, healthcare and a 401K given to her.

I have never heard anything suggesting Wilma Cline wasn't an American citizen. The grand irony would be if the reason why Rush hired her is because he could be sure that he wouldn't have a "nanny problem."

[Shermy]

Hey, don't knock a guy too much for trying to be politically trenchant.

;-)

[Ramius]

OK... beyond the part were Rush occasionally getting 10K from his bank is not any bigger deal for him than it would be for me to get $100 from an ATM... and he's not gonna be able to get 10K from an ATM... What's the big deal? So he regularly tapped his account for lots of cash. He's wealthy. Wealthy people do that.

I don't see the "laundering" angle to this.

[Normal4me]

I believe in Florida anything over $3500.00 has to be reported. I have never had $3500.00 to deposit or withdraw so....

[Steve0113]

Either the limit is $10,000 or it's not.

It is.

How far below $10,000 is below the threshold of suspicion?

The law doesn't say. The bank is supposed to read the customer's mind, subject to second-guessing by the feds.

[Peace will be here soon]

I thought the limit was $8,000. But it has been awhile since I have had to withdrawl that kind of money. And when you do withdrawl that kind of money in cash, you are looked upon as a criminal. The bank , at least my bank, had twenty questions about why I needed that kind of money. I told them to stuff it, it was my freaking money I could withdrawl it if I just wanted to throw it on my bed and roll around in it !!! They did not like that at all. They informed me of this stupid law and blah blah blah , just give me my money !! Which they did , and I never had any problems, yet........

[Uncle Hal]

Folks this is just the beginning. Remember, there are very powerful and influential people in high places that would love to take Rush down once and foreall.

[malia]

"Limbaugh's lawyers say it was US Trust that suggested the arrangement. In July 2001 the bank paid a $10 million fine because of the Limbaugh transactions and many others like it."

The following is legal.

"Authorities say they became aware two years ago, during an investigation of New York bank US Trust, that Limbaugh had taken between 30 and 40 cash withdrawals from his account in amounts just under $10,000."

That still does not explain the 10 mil fine - which had nothing to do with Limbaugh.

[John H K]

It's pretty much the same people who insisted the idea that he was addicted to painkillers at all was a liberal fabrication.

The idea that all the drugs he bought were legally prescribed was fairly naive but a lot of people clung to that, too.

Being able to think in an unbiased, logical manner is an important life skill. Earlier today people were making fun of the (laughably stupid) Leftist Wellstone conspiracy theories surrounding his plane crash. Yet OUR equally stupid conspiracy theories are routinely indulged on FR.

[Honestfreedom]

That is the ridiculous point. There is no benchmark. The Bank is expected to note suspicious movements within the limits and is liable to all kinds of hell if they fail, in the judgment of Banking regulators.

[Steve0113]

If you withdrawl cash from your bank account ( clean money ), and then use that money to buy prescription pain medication illegally, you can be charged with money laundering. How is that ??? What am I missing here ?

As far as I know, money laundering consists of concealing the source of illegally obtained money. The charge makes no sense if it's his own (legally obtained) money.

[joltinjoe]

The $10,000 law has been in effect way before the Patriot Act.

[Cosmo]

I don't see the laundering aspect either. If Rush wanted to launder money, he'd find better ways than having a banker bring him his money. And what's 10 grand to a guy making 35 mill a year? I used to take 10 grand out all the time to buy studio gear because getting a check to go through for that large an ammount in an LA store with Equifax services was an unpredictable experience at best.

I also love how this is being brought up just as soon as Rush is back on the air