A Gun Shop Owner and the Bank Secrecy Act

[Sawdust]

Just dropped a line to my congresscritters:

Hello xxx,

I'm writing to urge you to do something to prevent the growing practice of the IRS and FBI confiscating people's money under the 'presumption' that it's tied to drug dealing or other criminal activity, but without so much as charging the individual with a crime, or indeed any evidence of a crime other than them either having a large amount of cash on them or making multiple sub-$10k deposits.

I view this as a travesty of justice here in the USA, and against the US Constitution.  People are forced to 'prove' the innocence of their money or assets, as opposed to a court of law imposing a penalty due to conviction under 'beyond a reasonable doubt'.

These are only a couple of examples, I keep seeing these stories pop up time and time again.
IRS seizing bank accounts:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/02/11/small-business-owners-battle-irs-over-seized-bank-accounts/

Police seizing money:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91555835

Thank you for your attention,

xxxxx[real name redacted because I'm shy]

Remember, congresscritters are busy but have aids.  Be polite, but to the point.

But do the aides have aids? 

Sawdust