FBI raid on safe deposit vault violated the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled.
In that raid FBI seized millions of dollars, jewelry and other personal effects regardless of any proof or evidence of crimes committed from those that safe deposit box that was raided. And in some cases, evidence seized was use to open up other investigations.
This was IMO a clear case of violation 4th Amendment.
Here are 2 links, one from far left
and one from right.
Now it’s in my opinion that FBI knew damn well search and seize was a direct violation of the 4th but went ahead and did it anyway.
Now my question is who’s going to be charged for this crime against those people?
Also why mainstream media hasn’t picked up on this? One the fringe media on both sides posted this story?
No one. “Violating the 4th Amendment” isn’t actually a crime.
Because it won’t get as many clicks as another story about Trump would.
You’re a little late to the story - the raid happened 3 years ago. It was all over the news then, and again in 2022 when the District Court ruled for the FBI.
This is the type of activity that lax civil forfeiture laws lead to. The story indicates that the FBI was planning on using civil forfeiture to keep all the items taken.
Law should be simple: No search without probable cause and a warrant. No seizure with out bringing a charge against the owner relating the property to a crime. And no forfeiture without a conviction on the related crime.
That would fall under a separate, but very real, issue of “Official Repression.” I think this case is a ripe example of official repression. I see every indication that seizure for civil forfeiture was one of the original objectives of the search.
