One of the men was Alisher Ergashev - a named holder of the Takilant account frozen in Sweden.

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According to the Tampa Tribune, a Florida monastery recently had its bank account frozen because an 80-year-old nun did not have a Social Security number and photo ID on file with the bank.

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Who knows, maybe by the time you get to this point in my post, my own bank account will be frozen.

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If a child left care, the money in their account would be frozen and transferred into their Child Trust Fund when they became 18.

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If the law is passed, account holders will deluge the courts with lawsuits, as happened when bank deposits were frozen during the 2001 collapse.

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