Originally Posted by
law dawg
I'm talking about the airline(s) consent to provide the information.
They can "provide information" but they cannot reveal private information without a lawful order.
Originally Posted by
law dawg
Oh no, I have no problem admitting my limits of authority. I know pretty much what I can and cannot do.
Apparently, you believe you can stop people on the street and detain them until they have satisfied you that they haven't broken any laws, so I would say you don't know what you can do.
Originally Posted by
law dawg
Do you really believe this? That LEO agencies cannot share information with one another when necessary to further an investigation? If so, you're wrong. If I have RS to believe the monies may be undeclared, CBP can indeed share with me, as a LEO, that is pursuant to an investigation.
Now you're jumping a TSO finding cash, to RS, to an "investigation" that warrants sharing of information collected under the scope of the Privacy Act, all without anything that provides any evidence of a crime?
Originally Posted by
law dawg
It's a criminal violation with penalties of incarceration up to 5 years and a $250,000 fine as well as possibly having all the monies seized (if a nexus to smuggling/organized crime can be made).
Here is the code violation. And
here is the code for the criminal penalty.
This guy would argue differently.
Now you're trying to conflate the case of guy actively attempting to conceal cash, "willfully" attempting to smuggle it, and make false statements to a federal officer with the situation of most travellers who are over the limit who have no clue about the requirement and make no effort to conceal it. The actions in the link you provided are criminal, but they are entirely different from the situation we are discussing here. And please note, that even in this case, the court gave the guy his money back.
Originally Posted by
law dawg
Asked and answered. It's a violation of criminal law. Cite above.
And refuted above.