Nuns' Account Frozen By Patriot Act

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Subject:        Nuns' Account Frozen By Patriot Act
Date:   Wed, 08 Feb 2006 17:55:36 -0500 (EST)
From:   EEkid () aol com
To:     dave () farber net



Nuns' Account Frozen By Patriot Act

United Press International

Nuns of Holy Name Monastery say ridiculous Patriot Act scrutiny led 
their bank to freeze the St. Leo, Fla., religious order's main account. 
I think the Patriot Act is unwise, said Sister Jean Abbott, the 
Benedictine order's business manager.

"If it happened to us, it can happen to anybody," she told the Tampa 
(Fla.) Tribune. "I think people need to know that nobody is safe from, 
in some cases, really ridiculous scrutiny."

The order said its account was frozen without explanation or 
notification for a week in November, causing checks to bounce and taking 
three months to straighten out.

Abbott said she was told the trouble began because an 80-year-old nun, a 
signatory on the account, did not have her Social Security number or 
photo identification on file.

"Clearly an international spy," Abbott wryly told the newspaper.

A Wachovia bank spokesman, citing privacy concerns, declined comment.

The order vowed to lobby Congress to overturn the anti-terrorism law.

http://www.newswatch50.com/entertainment/wierd_news/story.aspx?content_id=A19DB9E6-78D5-43CB-965B-4A0C846ADF89



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