Judge Orders &1 Million Returned to Exotic Dancer
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anyone really believes in a "15 year career" a stripper saved a million dollars. is this really possible and how many believe this story?
A federal judge has ruled that Nebraska cops must return over $1 million confiscated at a traffic stop from a woman who saved the money $1 at a time during her 15 year career as an exotic dancer.
The money belongs to Tara Mishra, 33, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., who began putting aside her earnings when she started dancing at age 18, according to an opinion U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon wrote last week. The money was meant to start her business and get out of the stripping business, the judge wrote.
State troopers confiscated the money in March 2012 when they pulled over Rajesh and Marina Dheri, of Montville, N.J., for speeding in Nebraska, according to court documents. The Dheris are friends of Mishra and had been given the cash so they could buy a nightclub in New Jersey. Mishra would own half of the business and the Dheris would own the other half.
Mishra had packaged the money in $10,000 bundles tied with hair bands and placed in plastic bags, and it was stashed in the trunk of the Dheri's rented car, which the Dheris were driving to Chicago. When they were pulled over for speeding, a state trooper asked the Dheris if he could search their vehicle, which they allowed, Bataillon explained.
The state trooper found the money and after suspecting it was drug money took the Dheris into custody, according to the judge's opinion. But police did not find any evidence of drug activity in the car and a K-9 analysis found only trace elements of illegal drugs on the cash, according to Bataillon.
Neither Mishra nor the Dheris could not be reached for comment.
"The government failed to show a substantial connection between drugs and the money," Bataillon wrote in his opinion. "The dog sniff is inconsequential…The court finds the Mishras' story is credible…Ms. Mishra did have control over the money and directed the Dheris to deliver the money to New Jersey for the purchase of the business."
Bataillon ordered that Mishra receive cash or a check in the value of $1,074,000 with interest.
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She lived with her parents and never spent s dime
She didn't do drugs
She never paid any taxes
If she worked 15 years, 5 days a week and took 2 weeks off for vacation a year, that would be her saving an average of $251 a night.
My ATF used a safe deposit box. No interest, but then losing .5% interest and not paying 30% tax works out well.
The article states she is from Rancho Cucamonga, CA which I believe is in southern CA and may be an area of means – i.e. perhaps she was an attractive dancer that was good at it and perhaps worked in upscale clubs – such a dancer can perhaps make $100k to $150k per year if not more – not to mention if she had sugar-daddies and I would think the SoCal area is a very profitable sugar-daddy area (e.g. the former LA Clippers owner supposedly gifted his mistress multiple fancy cars and a house).
So I def think it's doable – sex is a business and like many a business many can be very successful.
She had no recourse other than to file a lawsuit in federal court but could not because she did not have the money.
The cops can seize you property on suspicion even if they have no proof and keep it. It is up to you to sue to get it back. The IRS does it all the time to small business owners especially gun stores. They also threaten banks with investigation and closure if they do business with small gun shops. Since businesses cannot pay their taxes except through direct bank account withdrawal it forces them out of business.
Libertarian all the way. All government employees should be treated like (what the are) vermin. All politicians are sub human and should not be allowed to breed.
1. The article mentioned drug residue on the money. This is very common as most money (even in your pocket) can contain drug residue on it.
2. I befriended your average run of the mill stripper in Vegas a few years back and she was making 60k a year working about 35 weekends a year, and she was past her prime. I imagine if she treated her job more seriously she could have made 100k a year being past her prime and not having to give any extras. So yes, I believe someone in a good market could pull 100k for 10 years straight if they kept their head on their shoulders.
Lol. But true