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Old Aug 2, 2015, 3:05 pm
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Originally Posted by tanja
Yes I do know he got stopped in Sweden for "drugs".
Yes he has. But maybe his bank has no office in Sweden.
Who knows. I have accounts in both countries so I dont have to travel with more that $100 in cash.
Belive me that has not been populair either.
US citizens resident only in the US commonly should try to avoid banking outside of the US; and where such US citizens try to bank overseas, things are more messy than ever before. This is because of the US Treasury/IRS requirements applicable to US persons and because of other USG rules used to push around foreign governments and foreign financial institutions.

That is to say, I doubt he maintains a personal bank account in most of the countries in which he plays. Just not worth the hassle, if the banks are even willing or able to put up with it.
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