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Posted on 04/02/2009 10:04:55 AM PDT by Errant
Must see video... Know your rights!
Take a look at this BS.
Not at all, I would just tell them to call my bank since I had withdrawn it that morning from my checking account.
It’s a lot of money to me, but I don’t see the relevance of that.
When he refused to answer questions about the money, he was not free to go. Does that seem right to you?
When he asked the agents to inform him of his rights, they refused to do so. Does that seem right to you?
“Not at all, I would just tell them to call my bank since I had withdrawn it that morning from my checking account.”
Yes you withdrew it for a drug transaction. (their position)
You would be required to prove it was not drug related in a court of law. The standard is pretty darn high since a high percentage of the money is kept by the dept confiscating the money.
I called the timber buyer and told him to bring me the cash in $50’s $100’s or stay off my property.
I had the lean green the next morning! ( No fed forms either)
I saw someone win $1500 on a slot at the MGM in Vegas. They will pay out, usually in a check, not cash for larger amounts like that. First you have to sign tax forms for the $, so the IRS knows. If you are a foreign visitor, the casino will take out the taxes first.
I doubt it. Maybe if you want to leave the country. What do you think happens at McCarran?
ML/NJ
“When he refused to answer questions about the money, he was not free to go. Does that seem right to you?”
Not for $4700. That’s chump change.
well they also need to know what charities you donate to on your tax form. What interest you pay on your house, what kind of car you drive to depreciate it and if you are blind... It's their business to know... if you aint doing anything wrong then...
$4700 isn’t that much money.
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Speak for yourself. That’s very arrogant on your part.
That scared the crap out of me!! I don’t know what I would do in that situation. Those a-hole cops should be fired!
The "Patriot" Act sure helped. Nothing like war to ramrod through your favorite power grab.
“I understand that some transactions must be reported if above a certain threshold. But how is having money, and taking it to another state a “transaction”?”
I have no idea. The authorities have been confiscating cash for years, even when there is no evidence of a crime, and they never return it, even if it’s proven that no crime has been committed, even when courts order them to return it. It used to be in the context of the war on drugs or tax evasion. Now it’s in the context of the war on terror.
Try taking 10k or more out of your own bank account. You will have to fill out forms that go to the Feds.
Not true, at least at my bank. Two weeks ago I cashed a personal check on my account and requested $10K in $100 dollar bills. I didn’t have to sign a thing. All they said was they didn’t know if they had enough $100 dollar bills, - They did.
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(Don’t forget video at top of post, as well as the two in the referenced post.)
He does nothing of the sort.
He never told them why he had the money, he called their bluff.
The bank likely sent in a fed form on the transaction though.
They did arrest him until the FBI agent released him so he should sue those involved for millions for violating his civil rights. Money talks with liberals so take it from them.
Me too! It really pisses me off that citizens of this country are treated like prisoners.
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