Court rules recent FBI seizures violated the U.S. Constitution
The FBI’s seizure of contents from safe deposit boxes during a raid on a Beverly Hills vault in 2021 violated the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled on Jan. 23.Agents raided U.S. Private Vaults, a business that allowed people to rent safe deposit boxes anonymously, based on the belief that criminals were using the service. The search warrant stated that agents could only open the boxes to inventory their contents and identify the owners for the return of their property.
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The FBI’s seizure of contents from safe deposit boxes during a raid on a Beverly Hills vault in 2021 violated the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled on Jan. 23.
Agents raided U.S. Private Vaults, a business that allowed people to rent safe deposit boxes anonymously, based on the belief that criminals were using the service. The search warrant stated that agents could only open the boxes to inventory their contents and identify the owners for the return of their property.
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DeleteI've read about this case. Some of the items that haven't been returned or got 'lost' by the effingbi included heirloom jewelry, rare and gold coins.
IOW: Christmas bonus' came early for the feds.
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Good. Now how many of them will be hanged? Oh, none? Will any of them at least lose their job? Hmm...still none?
ReplyDeleteSo government can abuse the shit out of us with zero consequences? Got it. Thanks.
The seizure of the contents was actually proscribed in the search warrant (they weaseled around about "inventorying the contents to make sure they could return them to the original owners", but that was just so they could get a look at the contents) they were proscribed form seizing the contents of the boxes.
ReplyDeleteEach and every agent and supervisor involved in the thefts of contents (and there are several that can be documented) and the seizure and the disobeying of the judges orders should be jailed.
The opinion “draws a line in the sand, to ensure something like this never happens again,” Rob Johnson, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice, which was representing the plaintiffs, said in a statement.
Delete“This is a good day for our country and the principle that the government’s power to search our property has limits,” added Jennifer Snitko, who was among the box renters.
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No Jennifer this is NOT a good day for our country.
How many times have we heard “…to ensure something like this never happens again…” and then barely a day goes by that we don’t hear it again?
The criminal FBI was NOT held accountable for it’s criminal activities again so they are automatically encouraged to “do something like this again”.
The person in charge should have been arrested and charged with constitution violations, then been jailed for 10 years and forfeited ALL family property.
THAT is how you “ensure something like that will never happen again”.
I deeply desire, no require, to live in an honest and just land.
deeply desire, no require, to live in an honest and just land.
DeleteIt would be interesting if it was possible to quantify the impact on society living in a society with certain people being So obviously lawless and protected from the consequences of their lawlessness ,,just How does that affect people? Sure, it's a shoulder shrug,Whatchya gonna do? response, but the psyche? How much bad behavior does that subconsciously inspire? Does it reinforce any of the
Be honest, work hard, get ahead on your own merits
Kinda ideology that built America?
I think we all require that society you want.
From thomastheglassexpert I recall seeing a funny single meme of FBI agents looking at a lone bank robber and made the comment of "what an amateur". This is exact story is that of the largest bank robbery in USA history and the FBI kept telling all "we did it because we can do it".
ReplyDeleteThe courts sure took a long time to say what everyone knew when it was reported. Gave them plenty of time to do whatever they wanted with the stuff they stole. I'm not a lawyer but I'm thinking the people involved, from the people who decided that should be done to the ones who went and did it damn well knew it was illegal. And, still not a lawyer, seems to me that changes it from
ReplyDeleteDoing their job to
Bank Robbery.
And everyone associated with it needs arrested and jailed,, because Guilty.
Property replaced immediately and if not having access to assets caused any losses, repair that, and the stress of having the government steal your stuff? Yeah, compensation is needed.
A place where Reparations makes sense.
I really don't see how an honest person can continue working for the Feds. Organized crime is the norm, and refusing to bow down may lead to them killing you on your front porch.
ReplyDeleteFeds also have porches. And families.
DeleteAnd they shop and go to school.
DeleteSo GITMO??
ReplyDeletethe contents of the safe deposit boxes will be returned to the rightfull owners in 100 years after many a trial and appeal.
ReplyDeleteMy cousin's son-in-law, Nilay Vora, is one of the attorneys that won the case.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/nilayuvora_9th-cir-opinion-snitko-v-usafbi-activity-7155631253147279360-eC-U
The FiBbIes IS a violation of the US Constitution.
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Anyone who needed a blackrobed pirates ruling to grasp this was a MAJOR crime spree is an idiot.
ReplyDeleteAnd no... nobody involved will suffer any consequences whatsoever. And most of the victims of this
crime spree will never see their property again. Most of it has been either spent or "lost"....into the pockets
of the thugs responsible for this crime.
That was my way of thinking too, Dan.
Delete"most of the victims of this crime spree will never see their property again" try NONE instead of most.
DeleteI'm betting they're going to have to sue just to get the "inventory lists" of each of the boxes never mind ever seeing their property again.
Just like when the feebs and/or state or local police confiscate someone's firearms unrelated to a crime. They end up in police gun safes while the cops tell the owner the confiscated firearms were mistakenly melted down with a bunch of firearms from the evidence room that were no longer required to be retained as evidence for a trial.
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Waitwaitwait....the FBI...(wait for it)...BROKE THE LAW!?!
ReplyDeleteStop The Presses.
Well, what else would they do?
2 years later, bwahahaha
ReplyDeletesearch for Steve Lehto US Private vaults on youtube. He has had several videos about that legal bullshit. as someone mentioned above, their warrant specifically prevented them from searching the contents of the boxes except for the sole purpose of returning the contents to their rightful owners.
ReplyDeleteWhen they started getting sued, they started returning property/money and then demanding that the suits be dismissed because 'they returned the contents'.
Every U.S. government official in this case needs to be executed.
FBI needs their budget and higher echelon severely reduced. Get rid of the traitorous political operatives, focus on real crimes.
ReplyDeleteThe FBI is in control of the only people capable of reining them in. Either citizens have to do it one agent at a time, or a critical mass of people refuse to convict at any trial the FBI presents evidence in.
DeleteThe FBI is in control of the only people capable of reining them in.
DeleteThat right there boils it down to the NeauxFokkinSchitt essence of
Regulatory Capture.