Law Lets I.R.S. Seize Accounts on Suspicion, No Crime Required

[DrLeftover]

Law Lets I.R.S. Seize Accounts on Suspicion, No Crime Required

OCT. 25, 2014

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa — For almost 40 years, Carole Hinders has dished out Mexican specialties at her modest cash-only restaurant. For just as long, she deposited the earnings at a small bank branch a block away — until last year, when two tax agents knocked on her door and informed her that they had seized her checking account, almost $33,000.

The Internal Revenue Service agents did not accuse Ms. Hinders of money laundering or cheating on her taxes — in fact, she has not been charged with any crime. Instead, the money was seized solely because she had deposited less than $10,000 at a time, which they viewed as an attempt to avoid triggering a required government report.

“How can this happen?” Ms. Hinders said in a recent interview. “Who takes your money before they prove that you’ve done anything wrong with it?”

The federal government does.

Using a law designed to catch drug traffickers, racketeers and terrorists by tracking their cash, the government has gone after run-of-the-mill business owners and wage earners without so much as an allegation that they have committed serious crimes. The government can take the money without ever filing a criminal complaint, and the owners are left to prove they are innocent. Many give up.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/us/law-lets-irs-seize-accounts-on-suspicion-no-crime-required.html


You will, of course, notice, that this was the NEW YORK TIMES, not those disgusting haters at Fox

 

[Webster]

By the looks of it, the only thing that woman in the article above did wrong - if anything - was deposit amounts of less than $10k into her bank account each time; its' known in legal parlance as structuring and, unless I'm mistaken, is still illegal under federal law (31 USC 5324).

That said, I hope she sues the hell out of them.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Law Lets I.R.S. Seize Accounts on Suspicion, No Crime Required

OCT. 25, 2014

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa — For almost 40 years, Carole Hinders has dished out Mexican specialties at her modest cash-only restaurant. For just as long, she deposited the earnings at a small bank branch a block away — until last year, when two tax agents knocked on her door and informed her that they had seized her checking account, almost $33,000.

The Internal Revenue Service agents did not accuse Ms. Hinders of money laundering or cheating on her taxes — in fact, she has not been charged with any crime. Instead, the money was seized solely because she had deposited less than $10,000 at a time, which they viewed as an attempt to avoid triggering a required government report.

“How can this happen?” Ms. Hinders said in a recent interview. “Who takes your money before they prove that you’ve done anything wrong with it?”

The federal government does.

Using a law designed to catch drug traffickers, racketeers and terrorists by tracking their cash, the government has gone after run-of-the-mill business owners and wage earners without so much as an allegation that they have committed serious crimes. The government can take the money without ever filing a criminal complaint, and the owners are left to prove they are innocent. Many give up.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/us/law-lets-irs-seize-accounts-on-suspicion-no-crime-required.html


You will, of course, notice, that this was the NEW YORK TIMES, not those disgusting haters at Fox

What is going to happen under this absolutely corrupt government is people are going to find ways of bypassing banks altogether. When we keep electing worse and worse leaders who want to make the people fear government instead of government scared of the people this is the crap we get.

 

[Webster]

What is going to happen under this absolutely corrupt government is people are going to find ways of bypassing banks altogether. When we keep electing worse and worse leaders who want to make the people fear government instead of government scared of the people this is the crap we get.

Uhhh...that particular law was signed by a Republican, Liberty...but maybe a little fear towards government is a good thing now and again...

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

What is going to happen under this absolutely corrupt government is people are going to find ways of bypassing banks altogether. When we keep electing worse and worse leaders who want to make the people fear government instead of government scared of the people this is the crap we get.

Uhhh...that particular law was signed by a Republican, Liberty...but maybe a little fear towards government is a good thing now and again...

I do not care what president it was signed from it was a bad idea. And we have not had a true Republican president since Reagan so you need to be more specific when you say "republican"

And honest Americans should have no fear in the least towards there government. But government should have constant daily fear of us.

 

[+paradox]

The i.r.s. thugs are the domestic terrorists...

how is this being allowed?

and liberty says good and honest americans shouldn't fear their government, um, as history told us we all should be in fear of the government as they can simple do what they want, anytime they want, with-in the law or not...

and you say letting felons vote would make this country worse, no, it's the brainwashed sheep that are electing the same trash over and over again and not standing up against tyranny...

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

The i.r.s. thugs are the domestic terrorists...

how is this being allowed?

and liberty says good and honest americans shouldn't fear their government, um, as history told us we all should be in fear of the government as they can simple do what they want, anytime they want, with-in the law or not...

and you say letting felons vote would make this country worse, no, it's the brainwashed sheep that are electing the same trash over and over again and not standing up against tyranny...

I saying we should not that we can in today's world.