Iraqi student and family arrested while depositing check

[MineralMan]

2. Apparently, if you have a foreign-sounding name, normal

financial transactions are cause for arrest. On the other hand, when I was handed a check for almost $300,000 after selling my house in California, I walked across the street in my little town and deposited it in my bank account without incident. Nobody asked me any questions about it. They just took the check, gave me a receipt for the deposit, and I went home to open a bottle of champagne.

But, then, I'm a white guy with a common English (Scottish) last name, so I couldn't possibly be doing anything wrong.