Forfeiture and carrying cash...

[ZeeBabar]

After reading article such as the one below, I am concerned with carrying $8-10k in my car or flying with. What would be a good way to avoid this crap...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/jef...cJm?li=BBnb7Kz

[Stealth]

Been screaming about this forever!

There are some precautions you can take. Like carry bank receipts proving where you got the cash. Carry chips and detail play records to confirm you got the cash from a casino and that you are a gambler. All in all make certain you have documentation for the cash and were it came from. Last example I was aware of required $5K in legal fees to get his rightfully owned cash back from the police.

You will be treated like a criminal and without due process although I hear it is changing in some locals.

Complain and be heard to all congressman and government dignitaries. Taking innocent peoples money while intending to take drug dealers criminal cash is not a good trade off.

[Jabberwocky]

You Can't be serious, right?

[ZenMaster_Flash]

"You Can't be serious, right?"

What did you not understand?
Stealth's post #2 is a +1 post.
I cannot recall how many times
my bank receipts have protected
my cash. I always carry low to
mid five figure sums. I travel
with several 10K cash straps.
A.K.A. "double bricks"

[Freightman]

Flash and a Stealth are absolutely correct. I don't worry too much intra Canada - our laws are somewhat more civilized than those south if the 49th, where additional caution is merited.

Intra US, your new attorney general has stated that he would like stricter enforcement if civil forfeiture, which means that innocents will be caught in the dragnet. Trusting his term will be a "short session", if you'll pardon the play on words.

[ZeeBabar]

What did you not understand?
Stealth's post #2 is a +1 post.
I cannot recall how many times
my bank receipts have protected
my cash. I always carry low to
mid five figure sums. I travel
with several 10K in cash straps.

Is there not a better way, say keeping money in a national bank chain (Bank of America, US Bank etc.), going to the city where you plan to play, withdraw funds. For instance, if I am flying to Las Vegas, rather than carrying $10k on my body, just go to the local branch and withdraw amount, re-deposit before you head back? What are the pros and cons of other methods?

[ZenMaster_Flash]

Zee,

The bank branch notion is extremely bothersome and time-consuming,
as well as of no value for play at many (rural) casinos, and you are
completely constrained to standard bank hours. Should one need to go
to their bank on a Sunday, or at 10 p.m. any day they are S.O.L.

[ZeeBabar]

Zee,

The bank branch notion is extremely bothersome and time-consuming,
as well as of no value for play at many (rural) casinos, and you are
completely constrained to standard bank hours. Should one need to go
to their bank on a Sunday, or at 10 p.m. any day they are S.O.L.

Are there other options then? As a non white person who drives fast, regularly gets tickets, one of these days they might find my stash and confiscate it. Moreover, I have had $40+k in a safety deposit box, pick up needed cash and fly or drive. If stopped, I would not have any receipts to show.

[Freightman]

Zee,

The bank branch notion is extremely bothersome and time-consuming,
as well as of no value for play at many (rural) casinos, and you are
completely constrained to standard bank hours. Should one need to go
to their bank on a Sunday, or at 10 p.m. any day they are S.O.L.

Actually, Zees answer has some merit, though it needs to be tweaked. As a Canadian, when travelling intra USA, I have both a USD visa, as well as a USD debit card. The debit card has access to my USD dollar account with heavily relaxed restrictions on daily withdrawal limits, with no charge withdrawal fees from one of the ATM chains.

[Jabberwocky]

Actually, Zees answer has some merit, though it needs to be tweaked. As a Canadian, when travelling intra USA, I have both a USD visa, as well as a USD debit card. The debit card has access to my USD dollar account with heavily relaxed restrictions on daily withdrawal limits, with no charge withdrawal fees from one of the ATM chains.

Or just sign up with the Carrot Rewards program.
https://www.carrotrewards.ca/home/

Soon to appear in U.S.

https://steemit.com/news/@corbettrep...rbing-app-ever

[Jabberwocky]

What did you not understand?
Stealth's post #2 is a +1 post.
I cannot recall how many times
my bank receipts have protected
my cash. I always carry low to
mid five figure sums. I travel
with several 10K cash straps.
A.K.A. "double bricks"

It was the last two sentences that elicited my opprobrium. Also 2 brics = 1 brac.

[Stealth]

If you are referring to the last two sentences in my post, then no, I am not kidding.

One of many serious problems in our country.

See:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...-civil/534168/

[Freightman]

Are there other options then? As a non white person who drives fast, regularly gets tickets, one of these days they might find my stash and confiscate it. Moreover, I have had $40+k in a safety deposit box, pick up needed cash and fly or drive. If stopped, I would not have any receipts to show.

Zee
You have outdone yourself. Congratulations. Let's analyze.

A non white guy (profile 1) who likes to speed - admittedly gets speeding tickets, by inference, consents to a vehicle search when theoretically, no probable cause exists - without bank receipts showing source if cash experiences civil forfeiture wants to know how to avoid this crap.

Reread your own post, and then you should be able to discern the solution.