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

Posted by nipper 11 years ago to Government
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"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 11 years ago in reply to this comment.
    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 Snoogoo 11 years 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 11 years 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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