After citizens were impacted by account freezes and asking for proof of citizenship . . . Here's the local reaction:
KCTV4: Cleaver requests congressional hearing following reports of banks asking customers about citizenship status
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“I recently became aware of this after hearing reports of people in the area whose bank accounts had been frozen because they did not respond to an inquiry from the bank on their citizenship status. They are interfering with the livelihood of citizens,” Cleaver said in a statement.
He said he's requesting a hearing with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and other institutions.
Developing . . .
Grandstanding is all this is, this has been going on at least since 9/11. Or is he that stupid that he didn’t know till now?
ReplyDelete^^^^^^He's that stupid
ReplyDeleteYou do not have to be a citizen to have a bank account.
ReplyDeleteTranslation:
ReplyDeleteCongressman Carwash found an excuse to squeeze Bank of America's balls in an attempt to force them to stop making him pay back his court-ordered million dollar bad debt.
And you'll never hear about in local media because the Star and TV stations provide political cover for Carwash.
Bozo the clown.
ReplyDeleteCleave wants people thinking he is doing some good.
ReplyDeleteAll they have to do is answer the question
ReplyDeleteOr, @7:52, all the Bank has to do is not ask the question.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing requiring Banks to ask, know, or keep records of this.