Arizona cops are sued for REFUSING to return $40,000 in cash seized from black trucking boss who was traveling to buy a new Rig, UPDATE: GOT HIS MONEY

[Alix217]

Arizona cops seized $40,000 in cash from trucker traveling to buy rig

The suit, filed in April by Triple J Trucking owner Jerry Johnson, demands the sum returned in full for what he called 'false accusations' by the force, who seized the sum during a stop in 2020.

www.dailymail.co.uk

How can we help this guy out?

 

[Absolut]

Almost zero recourse for authorities seizing cash. Can do what they want with it

 

[Neo TheInsurrectionistONE]

I personally would never travel with a large sum of money like that. I thought that's what cashier checks are for? But I don't have $40k liquid to travel with right now so I could be wrong.

 

[Absolut]

I personally would never travel with a large sum of money like that. I thought that's what cashier checks are for? But I don't have $40k liquid to travel with right now so I could be wrong.

Once you get wise to forfeiture laws and how loose they are for authorities to just steal your shyt you start moving without cash. Just no sense to risk it. Was he buying the truck in cash? Who even needs 40k cash for anything these days.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Once you get wise to forfeiture laws and how loose they are for authorities to just steal your shyt you start moving without cash. Just no sense to risk it. Was he buying the truck in cash? Who even needs 40k cash for anything these days.

yeah, homie moved sloppy but fukk those pigs.

Sue em no doubt

 

[Silver Surfer]

Something tells me he was suspect. A good lawyer would be able to get the money back especially if they couldn't tie him to anything.

Then again...he might just be an idiot

 

[Uachet]

He should sue for his money, and the rest of us should learn from his idiocy. You don't travel around with that sort of money on you, leaving yourself open to theft by various factors. I have no clue why he thought carrying 40k on him was even a good idea at all.

 

[YoungSimpson]

This is very common in the car game. Most people only accept cash. They will not accept checks of any kind and want no bank involvement to avoid taxes etc. I was recently looking at an old school and the guy wanted 40 cash. He was willing to negotiate the price but the cash only was non negotiable.

 

[Geek Nasty]

Something tells me he was suspect. A good lawyer would be able to get the money back especially if they couldn't tie him to anything.

Then again...he might just be an idiot

No this is a known issue for a LONG time. Tons of stories of cops seizing funds And sitting on them. What they used to do was “gift” it to the feds then the feds would “gift” it back minus 20%. Then the cops would claim they no longer had the money.

 

[voiture]

40K to buy a new rig and he carried it in cash? If he is not guilty of anything he should get his money back. Usually cops hold onto cash like this because they are confident of winning in a civil suit if he takes it there.

There maybe some circumstantial evidence which cannot be proven in a criminal court but it's easily proven in a civil court.

 

[Silver Surfer]

40K to buy a new rig and he carried it in cash? If he is not guilty of anything he should get his money back. Usually cops hold onto cash like this because they are confident of winning in a civil suit if he takes it there.

There maybe some circumstantial evidence which cannot be proven in a criminal court but it's easily proven in a civil court.

Yeah buddy sounds suspect...40k cash...3 phones....last minute ticket

 

[Uachet]

This is very common in the car game. Most people only accept cash. They will not accept checks of any kind and want no bank involvement to avoid taxes etc. I was recently looking at an old school and the guy wanted 40 cash. He was willing to negotiate the price but the cash only was non negotiable.

If this is the case, then he was in fact intending to use that money to break the law. Working to get around the system to avoid paying taxes on that amount of money used in a purchase is against the law. So even though he told them he was going to use the money to purchase a truck, they also know that the intention behind full cash is to avoid the tax system. That is probably why they feel they can get away with keeping his money, because in the end the money was going to be used in the commission of a crime, though that crime would be a federal one.

*Oh, also state and perhaps city too since they can tax on sales too.

 

[Geek Nasty]

Yeah buddy sounds suspect...40k cash...3 phones....last minute ticket

I don’t know this story, but last one I saw was almost the same setup. Private business owner sees something for sale, withdraws cash to drive to the seller, gets pulled over by cops who search him and confiscate cash because “money is suspicious”

EDIT: this is basically how the world worked for everyone at one time.

 

[Doobie Doo]

Did any of you muthafukkas read the story? He had cash to pay for a rig at a auction in Arizona. These auctions only accept cash

 

[Geek Nasty]

some other stories

‘Highway robbers’: How a trip to buy farmland ended with police taking all his cash

A Vietnamese immigrant and his business partner are fighting to get back more than $100,000 seized by Oklahoma police who allege that it was drug money.

www.nbcnews.com

Minnesota man who had $10K seized in Wisconsin traffic stop says police had no right to that money

Wisconsin statute requires a criminal conviction before law enforcement can keep cash, vehicles or property believed to be tied to illegal activity. But following a traffic stop in March near Osseo, Clifford Skinner learned that requirement goes away once the DEA gets involved.

www.wpr.org