Original article from forbes.com.
But few realize that the $10,000 reporting requirement (a limit that hasn’t been raised since 1986) applies to those leaving the country as well. Anyone who “willfully” violates that requirement can face up to five years in prison.
What type of retard tries to take $40,000 in cash across a border and doesn't declare it?
That law hasn't changed in a long time, and exists in most countries.
She tried to smuggle the cash into a very shady corruption hotspot and got caught.
I'm having a hard time working up any sympathy.
After CBP formally notified Anthonia of the seizure in November, she responded by requesting that her case be sent to a U.S. Attorney for “court action.” Under federal law, the government then had 90 days to file a forfeiture complaint. But prosecutors declined to pursue her case and let that deadline expire this past March. Once time ran out, the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (CAFRA) requires the federal government to “promptly release the property.” Clearly, Anthonia should have received her money months ago.
The description of the law sounds pretty straightforward - either charge her or give her the money back. Thankfully not much rests on your sympathy.
I never said it did, or that it should. I said it's hard to feel sympathy for a crooked idiot.
Am I speaking too fast for you again? Too many syllables? What's your difficulty?
Are you this rude to everyone who tries to help you with your reading comprehension?
I'm of the thought that it's none of anyone's business how much debt instruments I may have whilst traveling.