Woman stopped at airport with $46,950 sues DEA

jba · #1 06-23-2005, 02:11 PM

interesting article re: carrying large amounts of cash on airplanes.

I can't help but think you'll have less problems if you are not hispanic. Maybe I'm just cynical.

canis582 · #2 06-23-2005, 02:50 PM

Your tax dollars at work.

Yeknom58 · #3 06-23-2005, 03:21 PM

I'm not really seeing the case here..this is so super easy to prove/disprove.

jba · #4 06-23-2005, 03:36 PM

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not sure what you mean

If she is able to show that she sold stores or whatever, she keeps the cash?

youtalkfunny · #5 06-23-2005, 03:45 PM

"(A) spokesman for the DEA...said that federal asset forfeiture laws allow agents to seize suspected drug profits."

There's some due process for ya.

Jeffage · #6 06-23-2005, 03:56 PM

If the money is truly legitimate, there should be plenty of documentation of where it came from. If she can provide this, I assume the money will be returned. Carrying large amounts of cash in and of itself is not illegal.

Jeff

canis582 · #7 06-23-2005, 04:09 PM

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If the money is truly legitimate, there should be plenty of documentation of where it came from. If she can provide this, I assume the money will be returned. Carrying large amounts of cash in and of itself is not illegal.

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Shes not guilty until proven innocent. The burden of proof should be with law enforcement, not her. The drug war is an excuse to take away civil liberties.

jba · #8 06-23-2005, 04:38 PM

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If the money is truly legitimate, there should be plenty of documentation of where it came from. If she can provide this, I assume the money will be returned. Carrying large amounts of cash in and of itself is not illegal.

Jeff

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I think like rarely works out to be that clean. If the feds are suspecting laundered money I'm not sure how proving the money is legit proves anything. think about it: you buy some convenience store, sell it for $50k, withdraw to cash, now for the next six months you're all set to make drug/cash runs with documentation of where this $50k came from.

notice this happened in february, and we're just seeing a lawsuit being filed four months later. I'm sure she's been trying to get it back.

(just to be clear I definitely view this as a violation of civil liberties, but that's beside the point)

jba · #9 06-23-2005, 04:39 PM

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Shes not guilty until proven innocent. The burden of proof should be with law enforcement, not her. The drug war is an excuse to take away civil liberties.

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no one said she was guilty of anything, that's how they get away with it. If they were to arrest her the burden of proof is with law enforcement.

these seizure laws are obscene.

Jeffage · #10 06-23-2005, 05:35 PM

Just to clarify, I too believe cash seizure laws are a major civil liberty issue and COMPLETELY disagree with them. I don't think I, as a law-abiding citizen should have to worry how much cash I carry when flying to Vegas, etc. I just stated that if her story is straight, she will probably get the money back...I still don't agree it should have been seized in the first place.

Jeff