Judges: U.S. Exceeded Scope of Warrant in Search of BH Safety Deposit Boxes [View all]

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Judges: U.S. Exceeded Scope of Warrant in Search of BH Safety Deposit Boxes

by Contributing Editor
January 23, 2024

A federal appeals court in Pasadena Tuesday reversed dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that the FBI’s search and seizure of property from a Beverly Hills safe deposit box company was unconstitutional.

The contents of about 700 safe deposit boxes at U.S. Private Vaults were “inventoried” by the FBI during a raid on March 22, 2021, according to the opinion by a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Although the company subsequently pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and was fined $1.1 million in June 2022, none of the box holders was accused of any crimes.

Box renters — including owners of Cartier bracelets, Rolex watches, firearms, gold bullion and cash — filed suit for the return of their property, alleging violations of their Fourth Amendment protection from unreasonable search and seizure and their Fifth Amendment protection from having private property taken without compensation.

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Read more: https://mynewsla.com/crime/2024/01/23/judges-u-s-exceeded-scope-of-warrant-in-search-of-bh-safety-deposit-boxes/

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Related: Appeals Court: FBI's Safe-Deposit Box Seizures Violated Fourth Amendment (Reason.com)