Felon Farmers? Law Criminalizes Legitimate Businesses
With at least 4,500 federal laws existing today, some of the most unlikely people are finding themselves charged with crimes and breaking laws they didn't know existed.
Sowers decided to buck the trend of most farms these days and not work for a major agribusiness, but sell products from his South Mountain Creamery independently.
As products became more popular, the Sowers pulled in thousands of dollars in cash most weekends.
Then in February, the busy farm family discovered federal officials were targeting them with the Bank Secrecy Act, which originally ordered banks to report any cash deposits over $10,000....