PayPal doesn't keep money it freezes for risk checks. If they determine fraud, then the money is returned to the sender (usually by force, as the reason it was held was due to a chargeback or bank reversal). If there was no fraud, then it's paid out after a 6 month hold.
I don't recall, but in all my other merchant agreements, it's stated in writing that funds held in reserve will be held in a non-interest-bearing account.
If they were truly concerned about that something fraudulent was going on they would not allow people to deposit money in either.