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A friend of mine, a big bettor, was driving from Vegas to Fallone, when he was stopped by a cop for speeding. When my friend went to pull out his vehicle registration from a bag, the cop noticed a stash of money--$50,000 to be exact--and arrested him, claiming he was a suspect in a bank robbery. My friend ended up staying in jail for 4 days before they let him go. Fortunately, they gave him his money back.
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The government isn't happy unless you're working for minimum wage and barely making ends meet. -
I would think he could sue for false arrest?Comment
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I think that a guy driving from Vegas to Fallon, which is a long haul, with 50 gs in cash is living on the edge. It's best not to speed when living in this manner. I suspect the guy has something to hide if only the money.Comment
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Jeff, he's considered a law suit. But he's got plenty of money and doesn't need the aggravation.Comment
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If he got lots of money, why drive? Just kidding Reno.
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which bank did he supposedly knock off?Comment
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Reno, Good topic that needs to be exposed.
True story and common occurence: Government executes search warrant on your home. Reason: suspicion of bookamking. Telephones can kill you. No arrests just confiscation of your money (100k) and alleged evidence. A few years go by(less than stat/lim.) and still not an arrest. Governments makes overtures to you via attorney that they are satisfied with the cash and won't press charges. This happens frequently. WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS DO?
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Hart Attack, they told him he was a suspect in a Los Angeles bank robbery.
Ronbets, I'd do what Artie did--get the best available attorney. I'd rather do time then give them the money. I know a couple of BMs
who did time in Nevada, and they said it was like a vacation.Comment
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I think I would rather pay the 100k and write it off as the cost of doing business........Of course I guess it depends on the size of the operation....Comment
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Jeff, I'm in your corner here. But leaving the 100k to the authorities reinforces a bad precidence. The more this conduct happens and the 'victims' let it slide, the more acceptable this legal larcenous behavior becomes.
Reno, I understand your principles about this. However, doing time is never a vacation for most. It takes a mentally strong individual that minds his own business 24/7.Comment
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