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Was The Money Involved Legal?

posted 9 years ago by a_27826
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1. Does 500,000 US need a bag of such size?
of course it depends on the denominations of the bills but then if so, why so lower denominations of bills for 500,000 US dollars?

2. If David Gale acquired the money was legally from newspaper company, then why not leave the money to his son legally through a will rather than smuggling it to Spain?

3. If a such huge (which needed a suitcase) amount of money was legal transaction, then why didn't the newspaper company pay it to David Gale through a bank cheque?

[–] profundity 8 years ago

If we were to believe they were 100's then it's only 50 stacks of 100's not needing a bag of that size. However if they were 20's now were talking about currency straps stacked at 2,000 apiece so it's 250 stacks so the bag would need to be quite large. Don't forget a US bill is a gram so it were 20's it would weigh 55 lbs or 25 kilos for those not fluent in freedom units. He didn't seem to struggle picking up the bag which led me to believe it was 100's.

The money would be taxed to holy hell if he declared it. His son would see roughly half of it by the time the government gets their cut, then if he were to use it here they'll find ways to tax it again.

It obviously wasn't legal or as you stated they would have just used a check or bank transfer would have been the easiest method as funds are instantly verified and available. But they also leave a digital trail. Cash can be made to disappear and used just to make their life easier overseas without him around anymore. I also like to think it was a final *beep* you to his wife for abandoning him and essentially kidnapping their child when he needed their support. One more message showing his innocence and that even from beyond the grave he can financially support their child and help his life's cause.