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Re:FBI is hiding details about a raid on Americans’ safe dep... by RajT88 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @03:40PM (#32269207)
It is quite far removed from what banks do.

For example, if a bank detects an anomaly, they report it. What they DO NOT do is transfer the suspicious funds to a police bank account.

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Re:FBI is hiding details about a raid on Americans’ safe dep... by mc32 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @03:56PM (#32269367)
What I'm saying is I think it _is_ a step too far. I also think it violates people's constitutional rights. But I don't think it's so different from already monitoring people's transactions.
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Re:FBI is hiding details about a raid on Americans’ safe dep... by pc86 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @04:02PM (#32269442)
A private organization monitoring transactions and reporting those to the relevant tax authority is "not so different" from police breaking locks open, taking cash without a warrant, and depositing it into the police bank account?
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Re:FBI is hiding details about a raid on Americans’ safe dep... by a-user-you-like on Thursday July 28, 2022 @05:14PM (#32270189)
So just use a bank that won’t report it.
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Re:FBI is hiding details about a raid on Americans’ safe dep... by RajT88 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @08:28PM (#32271703)
They are slowly arm-twisting those banks into reporting it.

Swiss banks ain't what they used to be. Cayman islands too.

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Re:FBI is hiding details about a raid on Americans’ safe dep... by justin66 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @04:03PM (#32269448)
Baffling. The bank can't keep your money if they think it's somehow ill-gotten, and the police can. It's a world of difference.
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