Comments on: Update: Baltimore City Paper on South Mountain Creamery case

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:13:50 +0000

More over-reach by the feds. A statute that was clearly aimed at money laundering is now used to steal funds from a business simply because the owner did not want to have red flags on his account. Could it be as simple as he did not understand what a red flag is? Perhaps if it was explained to him he would not have ‘held back’ payments if that is indeed the case. Here we have a struggling farmer trying to make a living and the feds come along and steal his cash. I don’t see where they are claiming he was laundering the money or even hiding cash, simply keeping his deposits below a certain amount. This is a clear violation of his liberties. Are the feds this desperate for cash. They should return ALL the funds with interest. Not just to this business but to the others from which they have stolen money. This is just not right, period.

By: a_random_guy

a_random_guy — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:09:18 +0000

“Sowers is said to have told federal investigators…”

Of course, one should never talk to the police, and certainly not to a federal investigator. They will twist your words and find something to nail you with. If he gets out of this charge, they will nail him for lying to a federal investigator – for which the only record will be the notes and recollections of the very same investigator. Just ask Martha Stewart.

By: Flemur

Flemur — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:27:04 +0000

Is breathing still legal?

By: William Nuesslein

William Nuesslein — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:53:26 +0000

How about adjusting the $10,000 for inflation to $25,000 or so?

By: spo

spo — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:51:12 +0000

But there’s no obligation in the first place to deposit more than $10K. All the guy is doing is depositing money. He’s not structuring a transaction.

Sometimes, I really hope these government bureaucrats with a license to mess with your life have someone mess with theirs.

By: Mannie

Mannie — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:28:44 +0000

It’s now safer to keep the cash in mason jars buried under the chicken house.

By: doug

doug — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:14:41 +0000

so he basically did not want to file the forms. other than that, he doesnt seem to be evading his tax obligations or breaking any other laws. once again, this is like drug forteiture laws in which the cops get to keep the money or cars seized. this is wrong and should be abolished.

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“Structuring”: who can get away with it, and who can’t — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:19:59 +0000

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