Shaky Finances

Nidal Hasan has a teeny bit of trouble: he's still being paid by the U.S. Army in excess of $6000 per month even as he cools his heels in the Bell County jail awaiting inquiries into the Ft. Hood shootings.

But the banks won't take his paychecks.  Bank of America closed his account, and no other bank will agree to open an account for him; greatly upsetting his lawyer, one John Galligan.

Galligan said he and his staff have tried to open accounts in Hasan's name at half a dozen banks but were turned down at each one. He was especially angry that Fort Hood National Bank also refused, he said.

Galligan said Hasan has a car payment, legal fees and obligations to family members. 

Didn't his victims have obligations as well?

 

Comments

[Lawrence Person]

I think I have the solution to Maj. Nidal's problems:

http://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=1820

[ZZMike]

Maybe they could open a Swiss bank account. Or even one of those hawala systems, where you put money in a jar here, tell your guy over there, and he gets money out of a jar there and spends it for you.

Someone should send the Major a note: You should have thought of that before you started shooting.

[Max]

Okay, those are amusing. But this is serious, guys: he has all these checks but nobody will cash them, and he has bills to pay! Has the milk of human kindness curdled in your system?

Mine, too.