Stopped in motor home for going too slow on I-80

rgatijnet1 wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:

FormerBoater wrote:
It gets worse than this, if you read the entire article you will learn about the convenience store owner in NC that regularly made deposits just under the $10K threshold where the bank has to file an SAR (Suspicious Activity Report).

The government swooped in and confiscated his company bank account and then wanted him to settle out of court if they returned half of the money.

Bottom line: Law Enforcement working for the state or federal government participates in (regrettably lawful) confiscation of private citizens funds with little recourse for the citizens.

I was going to recommend writing your elected officials to stop this disgusting practice, but then I remembered they are all on their August "break" before resuming their 3 day work weeks in our nation's capital.

We the citizens need to pay closer attention to what is being done in this country.

I assure you there is more to that story. There are a million cash businesses in this country that generate these types of SARS and CTRS every day. For the government to go in and seize his money there had to have been evidence he was doing something illegal, even if it was only income tax evasion.

As I said before, all of this is fine and I do not disagree, BUT, he was NOT charged and NOT convicted of any crime for THIS traffic stop. Why wasn't HIS property returned immediately? The court ruled that he should get his money back, and the locals are still resisting.
Maybe he is/was a drug dealer but apparently nobody could prove it so until they can, isn't he is just another citizen. Do you figure Nevada cops operate under different laws, and should punish people without any evidence to their guilt other than their own gut feeling.
You mentioned about the bank filing a SAR. That is correct and guess who determines what is a suspicious activity......your friendly banker. That is why I had no problem making the large cash deposit or withdrawing large amounts. My bank was used to my activities and nothing was reported as suspicious.

This is a civil forfeiture case. He was not charged with a crime because it's not a criminal case, it's a civil case. As for Nevada cops doing what they want, they followed the law as it was at the time they made the stop. It is now the US Attorney who has the case as is calling the shots, not the local police.

And as for your banking activities, you are proving my point. You are moving cash as part of a legitimate business yet nobody has seized it, how come? It's because you aren't a drug dealer or a crook. Contrary to what the media and others want you to believe, the government is not running around seizing and keeping cash from otherwise law abiding citizens. You are perfect proof of that.