You can be as furious as you like, but the only way to act on that anger is through the courts, and poof, there goes that $5k and a whole lot more.
Yes, the video seems to be saying that if the amount was, say $10,000, the lawyer would be saying to you, "It costs about $30,000 to fight this", so just forget about the $10,000, it's GONE, and it's cheaper to NOT fight it.
And then to rub massive amounts of salt into the wound, the government agencies involves, split the
stolen loot proceeds of it.
I guess that what I would do then, is NOT have the big $cash in the first place, and instead use paypal or escrow services or checks (cheques) or something.
Maybe this helps explain the ever increasing popularity of bitcoins and similar, as they are relatively NOTHING to do with the government(s), at least at the moment, mostly.
Or until the latest NSA etc whistleblower, announces that the government has cracked all bitcoin schemes, and has decided to take possession of all its funds.
Yes, take bitcoins with you, for safe transfers of large sums of alternative $cash supplies. Ironically these rules could make more legitimate people use stuff like bitcoins, which could help indirectly fund the illegal aspects of bitcoins, such as its use in drug transactions, etc.
