Ridiculous cash out flagging. Empire won't give me my money?

[wdeadwyler]

Dear WDeadwyler,
>
> While approving a cashout request of yours we see
> that you are cashing out an amount transferred to
> you by another player on our website via the
> Inter-Account Transfer feature.
>
> Please note that the Inter-Account Transfer feature
> is a privilege for all Real Money Account Holders
> who wish to help their friends on the site who go
> broke, or want to convert Play Money Players to play
> for Real Money.
>
> Using this feature for any purpose other than those
> mentioned above is not encouraged, so please write
> back to us with a clarification about the same for
> us to verify the cashout.
>
> We thank you in advance for your cooperation and
> patience.
> muralikrishnap
>
> Investigations Team for Poker
> alerts@empirepoker.com
> http://www.empirepoker.com
>
> NOTE: Please do not disclose your password to any
> individual/organization claiming to represent or
> representing "EmpirePoker.com".If you receive any
> email or phone call from anyone requesting you to
> provide your password please report it to us
> immediately. Our Customer Care Department is
> available 24/7 to assist you via email.
>
This is a rakeback payment that I cannot cash out? WTF? Anyone heard of anything like this. I wrote them an email along the lines of its my money and I can do what I want with it.