Funds Frozen By a Bank

[AmericanMan]

My question involves personal finance in the State of: South Carolina

Nearly a year ago a friend of mine had her bank account frozen soon after she filed a law suit against a major international business organization in SC...She stated to me that the bank was ordered to use the Patriot Act to freeze her account until further notice..she is NOT in any way a "threat" to the US or any other person or entity...It has been nearly a year now and the bank will NOT release any of her funds in her checking/or savings accounts..The court says they have the power to evoke the "P.A." anytime its deems necessary with NO explanation..

.This past year as she continues to earn income thru her employer these funds are added to her existing balance each and every week as the outcome of the hearing painstakingly makes it way thru the court system at a "Turtle" speed....She has not had access to ONE PENNY of her earned payroll in over a year and the court continues to deny her access to the funds. She is desperate for money and has been told she can not even accept another job elsewhere for income because those payroll funds will also been locked..she has received help from friends and family in order to make it Thru the past year

What is up with our Republic style government....When did we become a socialist and authoritative style gov't....I am fed up with how our gov't and courts always seem to favor the "Big Business" model..I believe that the Big Business involved in the legal suit is applying "some covert" pressure thru the court system to force my friend to drop the case ..

She has two lawyers assisting here and they seem to think that the gov't can do what they want and she will just have to endure the financial pain or drop the case to have her bank account unlocked....it is appalling to think that her lawyers can't get her access to a small $200-300 per week of her nearly $800+ she makes every week..

I appreciate any suggestions that you might have to offer...


I am very frustrated and angry for her...

FrustratedMan

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.This past year as she continues to earn income thru her employer these funds are added to her existing balance each and every week as the outcome of the hearing painstakingly makes it way thru the court system at a "Turtle" speed....She has not had access to ONE PENNY of her earned payroll in over a year

seriously? She couldn't figure out to open an account at a different bank or have her employer pay her with a check or cash?

[Mr. Knowitall]

From what you've told us there appear to be three possibilities:

1. Your friend doesn't understand what is happening, despite her being represented and having attorneys who have no doubt explained things to her;

2. Your friend understands what is happening but is so bad at explaining things to you that you have a wildly distorted and inaccurate understanding; or

3. Your friend is lying to you, perhaps as part of an effort to get you to give her money.

If your friend wants to come here and answer questions, something her lawyers would probably not want her to do, it's easy to find the forum. But it does none of us any good to try to guess at what is happening, and sorry - you really don't know.

What is up with our Republic style government....When did we become a socialist and authoritative style gov't....I am fed up with how our gov't and courts always seem to favor the "Big Business" model.

If you actually believe that the "gov't and courts always seem to favor the 'Big Business' model" that would put the government about as far from socialism as you can get.