re: Is there a way to make a large cash withdrawal?

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It is NOT against the law to withdraw any amount of cash from your account...as long as that withdrawal isn't tied to criminal activity.

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That tie you speak of is not the criminal standard of beyond a reasonable doubt. It's the civil standard of preponderance of the evidence- and it's not the govt that has to prove its case. It's you, because your property is assumed guilty.

The IRS has been going after structuring cases recently where it thinks it can win, even if there is no criminal activity. Hell no one even has to get charged.

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When federal agents stormed into Lyndon McLellan's North Carolina convenience store last October without warning and accused him of trying to put one over on the government, the small business owner wasn't sure what was happening. 

"They asked me if I knew what 'structuring' was and then they showed me some cash deposits I made in a 24-hour period," he told FoxNews.com. 

The IRS agents apparently were suspicious because of deposits McLellan had made of just under $10,000. Banks are required to report transactions over $10,000; making multiple deposits of less than $10,000 to evade that requirement is known as "structuring." 

Under this pretense, enforcement agents accused McLellan of the con and seized all $107,000 from his bank account. 

McLellan is one of many business owners who have been caught up in a controversial federal practice known as civil forfeiture. Under this policy, federal agents have been able to seize the property and bank accounts of anyone they suspect of having criminal ties. The burden of proof falls on the owner even if no charges are filed. 

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