I seriously dislike the idea of government intrusion into my life. So if I had $10,000.01 in cash to deposit, I’d be inclined to make 2 deposits. These laws were supposedly created to identify drug dealers, but they are being used to harass and threaten honest citizens. I’d like to see the statistics on how many drug dealers are caught this way. I’m betting not enough to justify this level of harassment.
In most places the cops know exactly who the drug dealers are, but they do not go after them because it is dangerous and a lot of work. Instead, they raise revenue by writing traffic tickets on decent hard-working people who are no threat.
I have no knowledge of this particular case, but I’d bet if this woman were really dangerous, they would have either left her alone or sent a SWAT team.
I think people are not getting it.
The "$10,000" threshold (or $5000, or whatever) is a myth promoted by our Owners in the government.
It's strictly for the gullible or low information people.
The actual amount is "whatever flags the computer program that analyzes your account transactions".
It could be a couple of hundred bucks.