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Questions... what does he mean by 'smurfs' ?


Ok I don't get the scene where the guy brings the suitcase full of money into the office, and says something like "we found this on him, full of a large number of low denomination bills", and the FBI guy replies "smurfs?".

What does he mean by smurfs?

Secondly, I was wondering if Annette Benning knew that Denzel knew that she was sleeping with the terrorist? He never revealed it, but surely she would know that he knew?

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Not sure what you mean by "smurfs." I'd have to watch it again. As for the sex question, he doesn't come right out and say it, but he insults her in a way that implies he knows.

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Dude, you're kidding right? I just died when I saw your post (guiltily...). Just look at them...!

p.s.
Free advice - don't ask this question in RL or in public.

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In banking, smurfing refers to splitting of a large financial transaction into multiple smaller transactions, each of which is below a minimum limit (such as $10,000) above which banks must report any financial transaction, precisely for the purpose of evading scrutiny by regulators or law enforcement. Someone who smurfs is a smurf in this context. Usually hired by drug runners and usually more than one to move an large amount of cash to launder it.

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+1

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