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by Ninja181 on 05 November 2010 - 21:11
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2010/11/04/police-dog-sniffs-out-1-7m-in-cash/
by Pirates Lair on 05 November 2010 - 21:11
by Slamdunc on 06 November 2010 - 00:11
Jim
by Keith Grossman on 06 November 2010 - 00:11
by MAINLYMAX on 06 November 2010 - 00:11
Are you saying it was $2,000.000. with a couple kilos?
Very nice, ....taking the cash hurts more than taking the dope.
by Pirates Lair on 06 November 2010 - 00:11
I believe your IRS goes after people for money laundering unless they can prove how (legit) and why they have large sums of money.
I may be wrong
by Slamdunc on 06 November 2010 - 03:11
Keith,
I really doubt that money will be returned. It will go through a civil trial and the "defendants" will have to prove how they earned the money. Yes, there are regulations for carrying large amounts. Can you give me one legitimate reason for having 1.7 million dollars in your car? How often do you or anyone you know carry anywhere near that amount of cash. That money is gone it belongs to the state. Most times the suspects claim they didn't know it was in the car and sign a release form turning the money over. I have made numerous cash seizures, just made one 3 days ago from a hotel room. In our city, which I'm sure is similar to most others the civil trial is 51% proof, not beyond a reasonable doubt. We seize cars regularly, jewelery, Flat screen TV's, etc and last month a house. I can't think of one seizure, other than third party vehicles that was ever returned.
Max,
WTF are you talking about? I was saying that seizing cash from a dope dealer hurts the dope dealer more than seizing his dope.. I often have a hard time understanding what you are saying. As I have said before I'm not that good with internet sarcasm. I'm sure it would be different if I could hear your tone and watch your expressions, then I might see the humor.
Jim
by Keith Grossman on 06 November 2010 - 15:11
Are you saying that these seizures happen in the absence of any criminal wrongdoing? You make it sound as though the police can pretty much go into anyone's house and unless the owners can provide receipts and bank records, their property can be arbitrarily seized and that is not the case. There have been many noteworthy cases in which law enforcement has used civil forfeiture proceedings inappropriately...one comes to mind of an old woman who was moving to Texas to retire and carrying her life savings with her in cash...in which the money or property was returned.
I agree with you that there is no valid reason to carry that amount of money around in your car and that the money is undoubtedly drug related but unless the laws have changed, it is not illegal. The federal government requires cash transactions in excess of $10,000.00 to be reported and for anyone entering or leaving the country with similar amounts to declare them but I am unaware of any restrictions on how much cash a citizen can have on his/her person at any given point in time.
Why more people don't contest these seizures is anyone's guess but it could be simply a matter of avoiding increased scrutiny of their criminal enterprises. I knew someone who was carrying $25,000 in cash and was stopped by agents of the Miami-Dade organized crime division task force getting off of a plane in Florida. The agents had apparently been notified he would be on that plane by the DEA in his originating city and the money was, in fact, going to be used in a drug deal. By the time all was said and done, the money was returned less $6,000.00 in attorney's fees so it does happen.
by Keith Grossman on 06 November 2010 - 15:11
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by beetree on 06 November 2010 - 15:11
Look how pleased he is! LOL
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