>That made me think.... what if instead of finding a search warrant, the FBI shows up at your door and tells your roommate "we want to search this place, here's

>That made me think.... what if instead of finding a search warrant, the FBI shows up at your door and tells your roommate "we want to search this place, here's 50 dollars". That's actually legal. The catch is they can only search the areas of the home the roommate "controls", meaning anything they find in a shared space like the bathroom or kitchen is legal, but your roommate can't consent to a search of your bedroom if that's understood to be your space. I think it gets dicey if you left the bedroom door open and they can see evidence of a crime from the hallway. If your wife or live-in girlfriend consents to a search the entire place is fair game, though if your wife is willing to sell you out for fifty bucks you have more than one set of problems.