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rob05c  ·  3684 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Law Lets I.R.S. Seize Accounts on Suspicion, No Crime Required

    this incentive has led to the creation of a law enforcement dragnet, with more than 100 multiagency task forces combing through bank reports, looking for accounts to seize.

There's a difference in "some innocent individuals getting caught," and Executive agencies dragnetting innocent people, knowing they can't afford the suit.

    Achieving both things is not, as I know it, possible.

It's possible to still investigate suspicion and charge launderers, while preserving presumption of innocence. Perfectly? No. But there is a middle ground. This is not it.

Though admittedly, the NYT is probably exaggerating for their story.