more on If you go around with large amounts of cash, police can take it without evidence of crime

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Andreas Ramos <andreas () andreas com>
Date: August 22, 2006 2:15:44 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: vgill () vijaygill com
Subject: Re: [IP] If you go around with large amounts of cash, police  
can take it without evidence of crime
Reply-To: Andreas Ramos <andreas () andreas com>

> Federal Appeals Court: Driving With Money is a Crime
> Eighth Circuit Appeals Court ruling says police may seize cash  
> from  motorists even in the absence of any evidence that a crime  
> has been  committed.

Yes, this is true and it's been happening for many years.

If local cops seize "drug assets", the forfeiture laws let the money  
go to them. So local cops have an incentive to seize "assets". This  
includes houses, cars, boats, cash, etc.

Does it have to be drug assets? Well, to get it back, you have to  
prove that it is not drug related. That's federal court, and it can  
cost $50,000 or more in legal fees. So, if it's under $50K, you have  
to let it go. The cops know that, so they seize stuff, knowing there  
is little you can do.

Now add Mexicans to this. Mexicans work in the USA in construction,  
where they can save up money. They don't trust banks. They often  
drive around with large amounts of cash. The police know this. And  
the police also knows that Mexicans don't have lawyers, political  
connections, etc.

So, when the police spot a Mexican on the road, they pull him over  
and look for "assets." Whatever they find, they take, knowing that  
the Mexicans can do nothing about it.

Ask immigration lawyers about this. It's very common. One told me  
that his Mexican client drove across the USA and was stopped three  
times by police.

It's a horrible situation and very few people know about this.

yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com



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