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

gbopp wrote:
What I found interesting is, a Nevada State Trooper made the initial traffic stop.
A County Sheriff made the second stop.
The Federal Government seized the cash, were ordered to return it and, filed an appeal with no explanation.

It just sounds like we need to hear "the rest of the story." Something seems to be missing.
Please post again if you see another article on this, it's interesting.

What's missing is the rightful owner's cash. Appears to me like racketeering between different government agencies. Corrupt officials taking advantage of an asinine law!

boondockdad wrote:
Amazing.

Since the first trooper couldn't detain him without any reasonable articulated suspicion, they pull him over 50 minutes down the road?!

The whole thing should have been thrown out of court, and those "officers" severely disciplined.

"Civil Forfeiture" is one of those concepts that absolutely flies in the face of the Constitution.

I don't think there anyone that disagrees with you. This was seen and is as a gold mine by many jurisdictions even though, the People say, it is illegal.

rgatijnet1 wrote:

gbopp wrote:
There's two sides to every story. :W

You are right, which is what happened when it went to court. Both sides gave their story and the court ORDERED the money returned to the rightful owner. Now the state does not want to abide by the court order nor do they want to pay the court costs. So yes there are two sides and the court determined who was right. :R

What I found interesting is, a Nevada State Trooper made the initial traffic stop.
A County Sheriff made the second stop.
The Federal Government seized the cash, were ordered to return it and, filed an appeal with no explanation.

It just sounds like we need to hear "the rest of the story." Something seems to be missing.
Please post again if you see another article on this, it's interesting.

When going to look at Classic Cars around the country, I have carried some cash also and I always stashed it in several locations around the coach. I NEVER put any in the safe that came in the coach when I bought it. That was too obvious.

wa8yxm wrote:
: I know for a fact that even in relative law abiding (As far as police are concerned) states such as Michigan there have been seminars on "How to confiscate cash or houses even if NO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IS SUSPECTED"

I don't doubt it. Absolute power corrupts.

Some years ago the Feds passed a set of laws calle RICO (Racketeer Influenced Criminal Origination as I recall) These laws allow the government to seize cash and property from those accused of a range of crimes.. IE: Narcotics, Bribery, Murder.. IF the government feels that illegal money was used to obtain said property.. The law's intent is to put drug dealers (Primarily) in the poor house.

Two problems however: First. The odds a sniffing dog would "HIT" on the money in your wallet is so close to 100% it is outrageous.. Understand I'm not accusing you of anything other than haveing money in your wallet. The money itself is drug tainted. (From prior handling).

Second: I know for a fact that even in relative law abiding (As far as police are concerned) states such as Michigan there have been seminars on "How to confiscate cash or houses even if NO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IS SUSPECTED"

In fact. I have met the instructor.

I will not post my opinion of this... Because if I did .. .Well.. I just do not like using that kind of language.

We have a law in Washington State for driving to slow "it's called impeding the speed limit" and the WSP set the rule for that at 45 MPH while driving in speed zones of 55 mph or higher. I've been pulled over for this and warned one time many many years ago. As far as the cash goes there are many citizens in the U.S.A. who don't trust banks and any official in government or law enforcement should respect that. Thanks for posting that article Ronnie it was very interesting read to me. I would like to add that former PGA Golfer Mo Norman (Mo is dead now) didn't trust banks and he was known to carry many times over $50,000.00 on his person or in his vehicle.

gbopp wrote:

2oldman wrote:

Golden_HVAC wrote:
When was driving slow a reason to pull someone over?

Sounds like a contrived 'probable cause'.

Is there a posted minimum speed on Interstate 80 in Nevada?
I have not driven there in many years so, I don't know.

Driving too slow is usually considered under the "unsafe driving" type laws. There is no set speed at which it is considered "unsafe" - that depends on road conditions, congestion, traffic conditions, etc. (and the officer's opinion).

As for this situation, I wonder how the officer suspected "he was hiding cash" - that to me would be the bigger issue - as how would you ever look at someone and/or their vehicle and think "oh yeah, he's hiding cash in there". Sounds like someone made that suspicion based on the appearance of the driver.

That Police mentality again.

No, there is NOT a posted minimum speed on I-80.