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Posted on 9/21/21 at 8:56 am to stout
Broken record, but elections have consequences
Posted on 9/21/21 at 8:56 am to CharlesLSU
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www.theconservativetreehouse.com
LA Times
Which way do you think LA Times leans?
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After the FBI seized Joseph Ruiz’s life savings during a raid on a safe deposit box business in Beverly Hills, the unemployed chef went to court to retrieve his $57,000. A judge ordered the government to tell Ruiz why it was trying to confiscate the money.
It came from drug trafficking, an FBI agent responded in court papers.
Ruiz’s income was too low for him to have that much money, and his side business selling bongs made from liquor bottles suggested he was an unlicensed pot dealer, the agent wrote. The FBI also said a dog had smelled unspecified drugs on Ruiz’s cash.
The FBI was wrong. When Ruiz produced records showing the source of his money was legitimate, the government dropped its false accusation and returned his money.
This post was edited on 9/21/21 at 8:59 am
Posted on 9/21/21 at 8:58 am to stout
I can't say I've ever heard of a private safe deposit box company that isn't a bank. If you follow the link to the actual article in the LA Times, there's a picture of the place. It looks like a pawn shop that offers cash for gold, anonymous safe deposit box rentals, and check cashing. The company has been charged with money laundering.
Of course, none of this justifies what the FBI did and it's clearly a 4th amendment issue. Ridiculous that folks have to go to court to maybe get some of their most valuable assets back from the government.
On the other hand, you've got to be kind of be an idiot to store valuables in what's essentially a pawn shop.
Of course, none of this justifies what the FBI did and it's clearly a 4th amendment issue. Ridiculous that folks have to go to court to maybe get some of their most valuable assets back from the government.
On the other hand, you've got to be kind of be an idiot to store valuables in what's essentially a pawn shop.
Posted on 9/21/21 at 8:59 am to stout
That is like taking your Amazon packages from you and saying prove that your ordered them.
That is some complete BS
That is some complete BS
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:01 am to fr33manator
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These feds are saying, that money and jewelry and coins smell like weed.
In a state where weed is legal and pervasive
And that’s why they had to steal all these things
don't forget they were all locked away in safe deposit boxes. So if they didn't find weed in those boxes how the frick did they smell like it?
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:03 am to pankReb
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don't forget they were all locked away in safe deposit boxes. So if they didn't find weed in those boxes how the frick did they smell like it?
Same way they detect a “heavy odor of marijuana” even when you’ve never smoked in your vehicle.
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:03 am to stout
The FBI is a bunch of losers
And I know those figs are reading this. They love to lurk here
And I know those figs are reading this. They love to lurk here
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:03 am to fr33manator
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feds
quote:
state
Found your issue...
ETA not defending them at all. If this is all true this is one of the scummiest things ever but regardless weed is still federally illegal.
This post was edited on 9/21/21 at 9:05 am
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:05 am to stout
Theft under cover of law.
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:06 am to stout
The effects of the War on Drugs just keep on keeping on.
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:08 am to texasmason
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Growing up we just called that socialism.
Fixed
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:08 am to mmmmmbeeer
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On the other hand, you've got to be kind of be an idiot to store valuables in what's essentially a pawn shop.
I thought you liberals hated to victim blame?
Private vault companies exist and are actually routinely used by wealthy people.
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:12 am to holdem Tiger
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Believe everything you hear, huh?
When one is as easy to fact check as this one then yes I do, moron.
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:13 am to stout
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he FBI said the contents smelled like marijuana
So is "smelled like weed" the new "called me the N word"?
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:13 am to CharlesLSU
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www.theconservativetreehouse.com
.....ummmmmm.....why do I think this bunch may be a bit "skewed"?
But I bet you believe whatever CNN says
ETA: NY Post: FBI aims to keep valuables, $86M cash found in safe deposit store raid
This post was edited on 9/21/21 at 9:15 am
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:14 am to CocomoLSU
quote:the new? that's older than "called me the n word"
So is "smelled like weed" the new "called me the N word"?
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:15 am to stout
I used to think that the regular field agents were decent people and it was just their bosses that were corrupt assholes, but it's clear that that agency is rotten from the director all the way down to the secretaries.
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:20 am to stout
Dirty arse shite. Disband the effbeeeye.
Posted on 9/21/21 at 9:20 am to dagrippa
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don't recognize America as what it was when I was young. The government is more of an enemy of the people than any other time in it's history.
I was young when the ATF and FBI assassinated the wife of a man they entrapped and also fried women and children on live TV. These people have always been corrupt, incompetent, and unaccountable.
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