[ArGee]

But this drug thing, and now apparently money laundering, has been devestating to me personally.

This drug thing is a problem, and I'm glad he was forced into treatment. He may still warrant jail time, which is up to the prosecutors and courts to decide.

But withdrawing cash that was legally earned is not money laundering. It is possible he was withdrawing the cash to pay for the drugs. But the cash withdrawls are not illegal in any way. Money laundering involves using a series of front businesses and bank accounts to make illegal income difficult to trace back to its source.

I suspect that every $9,900 withdrawl was earned legitimately, properly declared, and the appropriate taxes paid. This pattern of behavior does not suggest anything otherwise.

Shalom.

[Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh]

Well, I guess reasonable minds might see it differently. But, when I see someone taking out $9,900 (30-40 times), the only reasonable inference is that they are trying to avoid the $10,000 reporting barrier. In criminal law, they call that evidence "consciousness of guilt."

It is admissible evidence at trial. And to me personally, it's an indication that Rush was knowingly doing something wrong, and trying to avoid all possible government and legal attention.

That's not the kind of behavior I expect from a hero.

[machman]

But withdrawing cash that was legally earned is not money laundering. It is possible he was withdrawing the cash to pay for the drugs. But the cash withdrawls are not illegal in any way. Money laundering involves using a series of front businesses and bank accounts to make illegal income difficult to trace back to its source.

I suspect that every $9,900 withdrawl was earned legitimately, properly declared, and the appropriate taxes paid. This pattern of behavior does not suggest anything otherwise.

Bingo!!!