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

Golden_HVAC wrote:
That is sad that he HAD To prove that he did not break the law, and spend a small fortune to get it back. If he could not have afforded to spend $153,000 on lawyers, would he ever have seen the money taken from him?

I know I could not afford to pay the lawyers $153,000!

I wonder how often people give up, and let them keep the money?

And when has it become illegal to carry cash?

When was driving slow a reason to pull someone over? Afterall it is driving over the speed limit that should trigger a ticket or speed warning. What if the RV was driving slow to save fuel, or had a plugged fuel filter, or transmission problems? Bad turbocharger?

Are we going to pull over all motorhomes with a bad turbocharger or drivers like me that want to drive 50 MPH to save fuel?

Give me a break!

Fred.

He did not prove the money was not illegal gains. The money was ordered returned based on the justification for the search that the judge did not like.

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

May or may not be posted, but every State has laws regarding minimum speed limits.

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

They are appealing, which is all part of the process. We'll see what the appellate court says.

It's quite simple toedtoes, but I'm not going to reveal it on this board.
BTC

DSDP Don wrote:
Wow.....Are some of you THAT naïve. This was a dope dealer. They stopped him, but didn't find dope. This doesn't just happen to Joe citizen driving down the road. How many of you drive around with $167K stashed in your vehicle. Suddenly, many of you have made him out as a full timer enjoying his retirement when he gets caught up with the police for no reason.....really!!!

I guarantee that if you could see the driver's record, he has a long list of dope convictions. This article is printed from the side of the driver, where law enforcement is never asked or is not willing to discuss the case, but the media likes to print what looks like an outrageous story.

This is a defense version of the story and is no different than what you hear from a mass murderer's defense attorney. Telling you he was a choir boy and model citizen.

That's what it sounds like to me. Seriously, how does law enforcement determine WHICH vehicle driving down the road has "large sums of cash" hidden so they can confiscate said cash?

Wow.....Are some of you THAT naïve. This was a dope dealer. They stopped him, but didn't find dope. This doesn't just happen to Joe citizen driving down the road. How many of you drive around with $167K stashed in your vehicle. Suddenly, many of you have made him out as a full timer enjoying his retirement when he gets caught up with the police for no reason.....really!!!

I guarantee that if you could see the driver's record, he has a long list of dope convictions. This article is printed from the side of the driver, where law enforcement is never asked or is not willing to discuss the case, but the media likes to print what looks like an outrageous story.

This is a defense version of the story and is no different than what you hear from a mass murderer's defense attorney. Telling you he was a choir boy and model citizen.

For a taste of seizure law read this U. S. Supreme Court case.

Bennis vs Michigan

Seizure Memo

3oaks wrote:
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!

That's why I want to hear the rest of the story, the Federal Government's appeal. Something other than money is missing.

rgatijnet1 wrote:
I sold one of my Classic cars and the man drove down from North Carolina and paid me $56,000 in cash.
I also have bought cars in different parts of the country and cash is the easiest/only way to buy something from a private party that will not take a check or credit card. Wire transfers cannot be done unless you have made prior arrangements with your bank, in person, before you left.
In any case, it is not against the law to carry any amount of cash in your RV as long as you do not try to leave the USA. There is also no law that says that you have to put your money in a bank, or even have a bank account. This is just to warn you of what may happen as you travel.

It's very dangerous to deal in large sums of cash. BTW, you're not correct on the seizure issue - it happens every day in every State, Do not carry around large sums - whatever that number is to you that you don't wish to have seized legally by LE.

It is hard to believe because you shouldn't believe it. Note that the driver was not cited forgoing too slow. That was just given as an excuse for a stop made for other purposes (suspicion) which were not convenient to put into the record.