Class Action Suit Against TSA For Unlawfully Confiscating Travelers' Cash

[OneEyedDiva]

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to stop unlawful cash seizures from travelers at airports. The lawsuit claims that TSA has secret policies that allow agents to seize travelers' cash without proper legal justification, stripping over 10,000 travelers of their money since 2014. The case stems from a high-profile incident involving a woman who was forced to wait over six months to recover $82,000 in cash after TSA agents seized it during security checks. The lawsuit aims to establish clearer guidelines and prevent such practices in the future.
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A class-action lawsuit seeks to stop TSA from unlawfully seizing flyers’ cash

While I think their actions are unconscionable, the story of the woman who packed over $82,000 in Tupperware in her luggage is ridiculous! There's no way I'd carry that much money on my person or pack it in luggage that I know will be scanned and checked. She obviously had no money sense. As a saying I once heard on TV went: "You ain't got the brains God gave a turnip green".

Her father wanted her to deposit the money in a bank near where she lives. She should have opened an account near him and transferred the money in increments (less than $10,000 at a time) to her account at a bank in her area. Better yet, located a bank that also has branches in her area and deposited the money in an account there. I hope this case is resolved in favor of the claimants.

 

[Aunt Bea]

It is odd and unnerving that we live in a world where people that keep large sums of cash at home or carry large sums of cash are automatically assumed to be criminals.

It seems to me that the TSA should be required to publish and follow some sort of rules or laws similar to those followed by financial institutions when people come in to deposit large sums of cash.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

It is odd and unnerving that we live in a world where people that keep large sums of cash at home or carry large sums of cash are automatically assumed to be criminals.

It seems to me that the TSA should be required to publish and follow some sort of rules or laws similar to those followed by financial institutions when people come in to deposit large sums of cash.

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Absolutely Aunt Bea.

 

[IrishEyes]

I won't even put my medications in luggage to be checked let alone cash.
She definitely didn't think that one over.
Medications always in purse in their orig. bottles.

 

[Been There]

I believe there is a law in the U.S. that states a passenger taking over $10,000 through TSA, which was not reported to the CBP during foreign travel may be confiscated. If traveling within the U.S. for domestic travel, there is no limit to the amount of money one may carry.

 

[Mat]

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to stop unlawful cash seizures from travelers at airports. The lawsuit claims that TSA has secret policies that allow agents to seize travelers' cash without proper legal justification, stripping over 10,000 travelers of their money since 2014. The case stems from a high-profile incident involving a woman who was forced to wait over six months to recover $82,000 in cash after TSA agents seized it during security checks. The lawsuit aims to establish clearer guidelines and prevent such practices in the future.
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A class-action lawsuit seeks to stop TSA from unlawfully seizing flyers’ cash

While I think their actions are unconscionable, the story of the woman who packed over $82,000 in Tupperware in her luggage is ridiculous! There's no way I'd carry that much money on my person or pack it in luggage that I know will be scanned and checked. She obviously had no money sense. As a saying I once heard on TV went: "You ain't got the brains God gave a turnip green".

Her father wanted her to deposit the money in a bank near where she lives. She should have opened an account near him and transferred the money in increments (less than $10,000 at a time) to her account at a bank in her area. Better yet, located a bank that also has branches in her area and deposited the money in an account there. I hope this case is resolved in favor of the claimants.

We had one case of a woman losing her car that she had bought used from a car lot. It seems that it had once been used as a drug smuggling car. It took her years to receive restitution .. The Police got a bit carried away seizing cars and money until it was finally stopped. Carrying a lot of money is one crime I won't be prosecuted for.

My luck goes like this " in the early 70s I was at a large Houston club and I walked into the men's room and found a wallet laying on the floor. I said to myself man what a lucky day this is. The wallet held 3 bucks !" I took the wallet with the money and gave it to the bartender and told him if someone claimed it while I was still there I would loan the owner a couple bucks.

 

[WheatenLover]

It is odd and unnerving that we live in a world where people that keep large sums of cash at home or carry large sums of cash are automatically assumed to be criminals.

It seems to me that the TSA should be required to publish and follow some sort of rules or laws similar to those followed by financial institutions when people come in to deposit large sums of cash.

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It's because of drug dealers, mainly.

A lot of my husband's clients had tons of cash hidden in their homes. One girl, age 23, had $90K cash in hers. She was the head of a cartel in our area. Middle management, maybe? Anyway, I was astonished that a girl that young both had that much $$ and such a responsible position. Turned out she was raised in a cartel.

 

[againstthegrain]

Civil Asset Forfeiture - highway robbery by government agencies. In the case below NV state law precludes the practice so the local cops enlisted the help of the Feds to steal the money.

 

[Rider77]

It is odd and unnerving that we live in a world where people that keep large sums of cash at home or carry large sums of cash are automatically assumed to be criminals.

It seems to me that the TSA should be required to publish and follow some sort of rules or laws similar to those followed by financial institutions when people come in to deposit large sums of cash.

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It's hard for me to conjure up with an honest reason to carry a brief case of cash onto a plane.

 

[Jeni]

I can see both ways of looking at this. Many things we have to jump thru hoops because of criminals. the reason we all use to take our shoes off....... can only can x amount of liquids ... etc etc,

The 10k limit in leaving the country and deposited in banks is following money associated with criminal activities.

It is not hard to be transparent if you have nothing to hide.
Most items confiscated if you can show it is legal they can get the cash returned.
The lady with the 82K in Tupperware would have been smarter and safer to transfer to her bank thru her father's bank. Otherwise, she would have had to explain where all cash came from to deposit and fill out paperwork with IRS etc.

 

[OldOld]

Class action lawsuits against government agency? Good luck.

 

[Jules]

You can bring large amounts of cash into the US if you declare it. Of course they will do the paperwork and you have to jump through lots of hoops.