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Judge Orders $1 Million Returned to Exotic Dancer
ABCNews ^ | July 23, 2013 | Geetika Rudra

Posted on 07/30/2013 12:24:42 PM PDT by kiryandil

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To: PGR88

They can take it out of your bank...anytime they want.


41 posted on 07/30/2013 12:48:56 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.)
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To: AppyPappy; nascarnation; The_Victor; driftdiver
After reading the article again, I think it is possible. The main thing is, I doubt most people in this profession are that disciplined. If she lived a thrifty lifestyle and save everything. I wonder is she paid taxes?

The other question is: at what point would she stop scrimping and stripping if she had enough in the bank. You would think it would be before $1 million dollars. If one had $250k or %500k in the bank, would you keep eating ramen and stripping? If true, I guess she realized she had a limited amount of time, and she had to make all she could. While I don't applaud her career choice, if she truly saved it, that's impressive.

42 posted on 07/30/2013 12:49:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: AppyPappy; nascarnation; The_Victor; driftdiver
After reading the article again, I think it is possible. The main thing is, I doubt most people in this profession are that disciplined. If she lived a thrifty lifestyle and save everything. I wonder is she paid taxes?

The other question is: at what point would she stop scrimping and stripping if she had enough in the bank. You would think it would be before $1 million dollars. If one had $250k or %500k in the bank, would you keep eating ramen and stripping? If true, I guess she realized she had a limited amount of time, and she had to make all she could. While I don't applaud her career choice, if she truly saved it, that's impressive.

43 posted on 07/30/2013 12:49:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: andyk

Yesh but that is only if you don’t spend any of it.


44 posted on 07/30/2013 12:49:55 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
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To: nascarnation

Do you not think she had expenses?


45 posted on 07/30/2013 12:49:56 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.)
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To: nascarnation
That’s about 335 bucks a day based on 200/yr and 15 yrs.

I'm getting ~$191.00/day, for 15 years, excluding Thaksgivinig and Christmas, adding back in leap days, and figure 2 weeks vacation a year.

I don't know if that's reasonable either. I never go to places like that...

46 posted on 07/30/2013 12:50:50 PM PDT by MAexile (Bats left, votes right)
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To: justlurking; a fool in paradise
How much of the million in tips she took in did she pay taxes on?
Yup, the IRS will soon be calling...

I though I recalled seeing that's how she proved that the money was hers. She paid taxes on it.

Stripper gets her money back

Mishra appeared at a trial with tax returns and documents proving she'd agree to invest in a New Jersey club with the Dheris.

She'd wrapped the cash in dryer sheets to mask its rank, barroom scent, she argued.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon ordered the cash returned to the former topless dancer, saying the government's suspicions about a drug connection "left too many unanswered questions."

47 posted on 07/30/2013 12:51:16 PM PDT by RikaStrom ("To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." ~Voltaire)
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To: justlurking

Interesting. Also interesting that each dollar was put there totally willingly, not like when you get hit up for cash to park your car at some event. None of those guys were roped into putting the dollar there.


48 posted on 07/30/2013 12:51:36 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Osage Orange

LOL who knows.
I was just applying some “farmer math” to see how reasonable the numbers were.
Based on comments on the thread, plus the fact that she is in prosperous California, I’d say it’s within the realm of reality.


49 posted on 07/30/2013 12:54:52 PM PDT by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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To: justlurking; nickcarraway; txrefugee; AppyPappy; showme_the_Glory
justlurking wrote: Yup, the IRS will soon be calling...

nickcarraway wrote: I’m not saying the cops had a right to take the money, but I have trouble believing this money was saved up after 15 years.

txrefugee wrote: You can bet that the next act will be when the IRS strips her of at least half of that cash. That’s why she kept it out of the bank all those years.

AppyPappy wrote: Yep. I’m not buying this one. Did she live on her salary?

showme_the_Glory wrote: $67K a year for 15 years. IRS is interested?

You all have a valid point about the IRS, because it has proved itself to be a lawless government agency. They'll probably be able to get around the fact that she actually paid taxes on ALL of it, as shown in my post #38 above:

...she had claimed the earnings on state & federal income tax returns...

50 posted on 07/30/2013 12:56:47 PM PDT by kiryandil (turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
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To: kiryandil

She is very, very lucky to get her money back. Usually when a citizen is so unfortunate as to fall into the control of bad, corrupt cops... the citizen’s valuables just disappear forever.

(I very much respect and am thankful for good, honest police... the above comment is not about them.)


51 posted on 07/30/2013 1:00:01 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (E)
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To: RikaStrom
She paid taxes on it.

I imagine that the State of Nebraska considers that to be a mere technicality. After all, they seized it at gunpoint, fair & square...

52 posted on 07/30/2013 1:00:05 PM PDT by kiryandil (turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
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To: kiryandil

Nice catch. Did you find that on another article?


53 posted on 07/30/2013 1:00:25 PM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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To: kiryandil

Some observations:

1. Wow, hand $1,000,000 over to a friend to drive it to NJ. Sounds like Indian names, if so; very trustworthy culture.

2. On most traffic stops, cops should not have dogs with them. Saying no to a search is always an option.

3. The “state” should pay interest to hold the cash.

4. What were the sellers going to do with the cash? Deposits to a bank account risk IRS audit.


54 posted on 07/30/2013 1:02:50 PM PDT by cicero2k
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To: kiryandil

This is effing wrong....hope jbtlickers are happy


55 posted on 07/30/2013 1:03:12 PM PDT by wardaddy (the next Dark Ages are coming as Western Civilization crumbles with nary a whimper)
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To: justlurking

It certainly wasn’t on fact-free ABC...


56 posted on 07/30/2013 1:05:02 PM PDT by kiryandil (turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
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To: a fool in paradise

she had to “claim” a specific amount in tips each year for tax purposes and obviously she did.


57 posted on 07/30/2013 1:06:12 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: nickcarraway

“A friend of mine” knows, I mean knew, a few strippers, and depending on where they work, they can easily make several hundreds of dollars per day. Most of them p*ss that money away however on drugs and expensive lifestyle accouterments.


58 posted on 07/30/2013 1:08:24 PM PDT by Paradox (Unexpected things coming for the next few years.)
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To: nickcarraway
I think you nailed it: unlike a lot of professional athletes, she realized that her earning potential as a stripper wouldn't last, and she had to put enough aside to fund her next career or business venture.

Someone posted a cite from the judge's full opinion: she did indeed pay state and federal taxes. It also established the money came from a legitimate source.

59 posted on 07/30/2013 1:08:41 PM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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To: a fool in paradise

How much of the million in tips she took in did she pay taxes on?


Hopefully none of it... the last the federal and state giverments need is MORE MONEY...


60 posted on 07/30/2013 1:12:46 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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