A while back, a whole sale car dealer was traveling from a Southern state to a car auction in Buffalo, NY. Cop stopped him for speeding and searched his car, seized $30,000 he had in cash. He struggled to get his money back for a year, and they kept it.
What law allows the cops to do this, and would this also apply to your home? Not that I have $30,000 in my home...I wish!
Civil Asset Forfeiture.
If you have what a cop determines to be too much cash, he can confiscate it
under the assumption that having it indicates a crime. Either that it is dirty
money, or miney you were going to use to commit a crime.
And unless you can prove it's legit, you can not get it back.
It's a huge LE scam. Get pulled over for speeding, cop smells someone
going by burning a fatty, or someone burning leaves?
Probable Cause Baby!
He asks what's in your car, can he look.
He sees your gun show stash.
Only $1200.
But he is a millennial, never carried over $50 in his life.
You money is "properly" confiscated.
You, are free to go.
You can get a lawyer to help you recover it.
But not for under $1200.
Got to YouTube. Look at Lehto's Law, under Civil Assest Forfeiture.
Hours of videos.
He is a former defense attorney, seems like an OK guy.
Lots of videos of what's wrong with our legal system.
Also, his current practice is Lemon Law cases, he is a car guy.
OP,
Enough that if we ever need to survive on it,
things will be better, or apocalyptic, before we are broke.
But that's only a couple weeks.
Blows my mind how little cash idiots have.
Guy at work has been unable to buy gas or chew several
times when the credit card system goes down.
I've told him to fold 2 20s and a 10 and keep them for a rainy day.
He refuses. I don't get it. He frequently travels 200 miles from home.
Damnedif I'd be doing that without the cash to buy fuel to get home.
