Your Bank Account Can Be Seized and You're Not Doing Anything Wrong

Here's a video I'm going to play parts of during the meeting and comment on:

IRS Threatens Prison For Depositing Cash In “Wrong” Amounts
 

Business owners get charged with structuring every year for doing something that feels completely normal: making cash deposits the way they’ve always done. The problem is that certain deposit patterns look like crime and you can automatically be charged and it can shut your business down even if you are innocent.

The scariest part is how ordinary the behavior can be, and how you might be doing it now. Restaurants, contractors, retail shops, and cash‑heavy businesses get caught in structuring cases every year simply because their deposit habits resembled avoidance. You don’t need to be laundering money to trigger a felony — you just need a pattern that fits the definition.

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About the Presenter

Shane Bohlender is the FENG Denver Chapter Chairman, and a Colorado‑licensed CPA and fractional CFO with Big Four roots at Deloitte and PwC. He specializes in small and mid‑sized businesses, helping owners navigate the financial rules that can quietly become legal landmines. His background in risk assessment and regulatory enforcement gives him a clear, practical lens on how everyday financial habits can escalate into federal scrutiny — and how to prevent it.

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Shane Bohlender

Bohlender & Co, CPAs

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