Originally Posted by
TSORon
Its not a threat. And yes, you can travel all over the US with as much as you like. Its when one is traveling outside of the US that the concerns start. One must declare sums of cash equal to or larger than $10,000 with Customs. If you have done so then there is no problem.
Ah, does your brethren screener in Saint Louis (STL) know that? His understanding was that even $4700 (cash & checks which means not all of it was cash) he can detain a passenger.
So what is the policy du jour?