{"id":4791,"date":"2021-12-15T13:46:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T13:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=4791"},"modified":"2021-12-15T13:46:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T13:46:19","slug":"traveling-poker-pros-warned-of-us-authorities-confiscating-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/traveling-poker-pros-warned-of-us-authorities-confiscating-cash","title":{"rendered":"Traveling Poker Pros Warned Of US Authorities Confiscating Cash"},"content":{"rendered":"
Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n US authorities are reportedly confiscating large sums of money from poker pros traveling into the US<\/a>. <\/p>\n This story first emerged when World Poker Tour (WPT) Director Matt Savage<\/strong> shared one woman\u2019s horrible experience at an airport in Dallas.<\/p>\n The lady from Chicago had checked in luggage containing over $100,000 in cash at Dallas Love Field Airport which was discovered by a sniffer dog. Law enforcement officers then seized the money despite the passenger not committing any crime. She was not arrested or charged. <\/p>\n The Civil Asset Forfeiture Law<\/a> allows US authorities to confiscate property they suspect is or will be used to commit certain crimes. Officers can do this without having to arrest or charge the owners, but to reclaim their property, they should provide proof that the seized property wasn\u2019t connected to any criminal activity. <\/p>\n We couldn\u2019t tell where the woman got the money or where it\u2019s going to be used, but the point is, she did not commit any crime. No law in the US prohibits people from bringing with them large sums of cash<\/strong> while traveling to and within the country.<\/p>\n When Savage posted the story on Twitter, several high-profile pros shared their experiences of having to be stopped and questioned by law enforcers at US airports for checking in some cash. Daniel Negreanu<\/a><\/strong> said he experienced the same once in Miami airport where he was pulled off from his flight seat by 16 officers. <\/p>\n Once in Miami airport I fully declared cash that I had, police searched my bag, let me through. <\/p>\n A DEA agent speaks to me before getting on plane. <\/p>\n I sit on plane, they pull me off and there are 16 officers in my face, a few who even recognized me.<\/p>\n \u2014 Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n
Civil Asset Forfeiture Law<\/h2>\n
Poker Pros Fall Victims to Flawed Law<\/h2>\n
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