Woman, 78, caught with cash in girdle at airport (Fed's want to keep it)

Posted by nipper 10 years, 4 months ago to Government

"Federal law requires travelers to declare if they are carrying more than $10,000. The woman hasn't been charged, but the government in the forfeiture complaint said it wants to keep the money."

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Posted by freedomforall 10 years, 4 months ago

The law is an ass.

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Posted by Snoogoo 10 years, 4 months ago

Understandable to stop her and question her - completely unreasonable to just keep the money when she has not been charged for anything. The fees on wiring that much money overseas (could be $1,000 or more) really are a pain so she was probably just trying to avoid that.

I have a question though, if she had hidden a few gold bars in her girdle (uncomfortable as that sounds) would she still have to declare it? Would she still be breaking the law?

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Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years, 4 months ago

Yep. The law is supposed to catch drug money. You would be surprised where people try to hide that money. Or not.

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  Posted by freedomforall 10 years, 4 months ago
  
  Drug money. BS, Just another excuse to loot. (Not that I disagree with your statement on the legality, just that I wholeheatedly disagree with the law itself.)
  
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    Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years, 4 months ago
    
    I also disagree with the law, but that is why it has to be declared and why it was seized.
    
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Woman, 78, caught with cash in girdle at airport (Fed's want to keep it)

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