Poppy Bush helped to push this. I remember when it was still being debated and I tried to tell people where this was all going to end up - but as usual, I was a tin foil hat wearing doomer conspiracy pusher.
Thousands of Americans have been the victims of this government corruption over the years and no one has done anything to stop it. I remember hearing about a case in So Ca where a guy lost his home, his business, cars, boats, etc. all on an allegation of drug trafficking by a disgruntle former employee. No charges were ever filed. The last I had heard anything about the case was approximately three years after it happened and the poor guy was still not able to get his property returned. He had no money to retain legal council. His business and livelihood had been destroyed. The law enforcement entity that stole his property wanted to make a deal with him for pennies on the dollar. This entire theft scam that law enforcement uses to pad their budgets soured me on the blue years ago.
There are highway corridors from the South going North that are patrolled by County Mounties or State Troopers who's sole purpose is to look for people driving North with cash to buy cars or to pay for other legal transactions. The cash, sometimes in the tens of thousands, gets confiscated and the person can do nothing. If you are going to travel with large amounts of money, hide it well and protect it from the dogs - all cash smells like drugs. Large bills also have RDIF chips, so make sure when you carry large amounts of cash it is shielded from readers. Also, if you are unfortunate enough to have money confiscated, if it is not seasoned money, as in having a paper trail of at least six months, chances are you will have a difficult time getting it returned because you can't prove where it came from. They have been setting this up for years making it difficult to do business in cash.
The America we think we have at times is a far cry different from the America we actually live in.
I've utilized it as a tool when I was a narc against meth dealers. But I've also seen it abused and made an official complaint about a local fed who did that to one of our county citizens. The feds had to return all the assets. Our prosecutor had strict controls on that. It still needs to go and states need to decide what to do.
Poppy Bush helped to push this. I remember when it was still being debated and I tried to tell people where this was all going to end up - but as usual, I was a tin foil hat wearing doomer conspiracy pusher.
Thousands of Americans have been the victims of this government corruption over the years and no one has done anything to stop it. I remember hearing about a case in So Ca where a guy lost his home, his business, cars, boats, etc. all on an allegation of drug trafficking by a disgruntle former employee. No charges were ever filed. The last I had heard anything about the case was approximately three years after it happened and the poor guy was still not able to get his property returned. He had no money to retain legal council. His business and livelihood had been destroyed. The law enforcement entity that stole his property wanted to make a deal with him for pennies on the dollar. This entire theft scam that law enforcement uses to pad their budgets soured me on the blue years ago.
There are highway corridors from the South going North that are patrolled by County Mounties or State Troopers who's sole purpose is to look for people driving North with cash to buy cars or to pay for other legal transactions. The cash, sometimes in the tens of thousands, gets confiscated and the person can do nothing. If you are going to travel with large amounts of money, hide it well and protect it from the dogs - all cash smells like drugs. Large bills also have RDIF chips, so make sure when you carry large amounts of cash it is shielded from readers. Also, if you are unfortunate enough to have money confiscated, if it is not seasoned money, as in having a paper trail of at least six months, chances are you will have a difficult time getting it returned because you can't prove where it came from. They have been setting this up for years making it difficult to do business in cash.
The America we think we have at times is a far cry different from the America we actually live in.
Great addition to the article! Thank you!
I've utilized it as a tool when I was a narc against meth dealers. But I've also seen it abused and made an official complaint about a local fed who did that to one of our county citizens. The feds had to return all the assets. Our prosecutor had strict controls on that. It still needs to go and states need to decide what to do.