Frozen Account Ruffles Nuns........(patriot act) Florida

[bluedog]

******say it loud and clear Sister.....this is so damn true*******

'I think people need to know that nobody is safe from, in some cases, really ridiculous scrutiny,' Sister Jean Abbott says of the Patriot Act, which was cited when the nuns' account was frozen.

TODD DAVIS / WFLA

By ELAINE SILVESTRINI and HOWARD ALTMAN The Tampa Tribune

Published: Feb 8, 2006




ST. LEO - The nuns of the Holy Name Monastery say they have been swept into the net cast by the nation's antiterrorism laws.

The sisters say the monastery's main bank account was frozen without explanation in November, creating financial headaches and making the Benedictine nuns hopping mad. They were told the Patriot Act was the cause.

"I think the Patriot Act is unwise, let's say, and that if it happened to us, it can happen to anybody," said Sister Jean Abbott, the monastery's business manager. "I think people need to know that nobody is safe from, in some cases, really ridiculous scrutiny."

The nuns didn't know anything was amiss until Nov. 10, when their checks started bouncing without warning and the account wouldn't accept deposits, including paychecks from state agencies where some of the sisters hold jobs.


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http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBTP976FJE.html

[Lerkfish]

1. here's the REAL reason..further in the article..

Against the Patriot Act from the start, the sisters have members of Congress on speed dial, Abbott said. "They'll be hearing from us now that this is all settled."

[bluedog]

2. yup.....they are not the loyal "groupies" of *'s

[Historic NY]

3. The article does point out new banking rules.............

I just found out my bank didn't have a lot of info on me either. I've been a customer for 30yrs and they didn't have much. No driver license info, etc. I just wanted to add this large check to my regular account and was counseled against it. Apparently they have trigger threshholds on account balances. In the end they updated my info and opened a new account. I have at times gone and made withdrawals in cash above 10k and now they tell me this is even tracked closer. In the end I did get higher interest on all my accounts.... :bounce:

http://www.fincen.gov/finalciprule.pdf