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Sounds like he was already on their radar if they were able/desired to obtain a warrant to search his devices.
by ribosometronome 5y ago
Sounds like he was already on their radar if they were able/desired to obtain a warrant to search his devices.
- rossdavidh 5y ago...or even just spent the time to do it. But, not too surprising that they don't want to divulge everything that led them to him.
- joshcryer 5y agoAccording to another article they arrested / detained several other people during this bust. I am guessing an inside agent got them to meet up. Only Coelho was stupid enough to have his devices unlocked / easily scoured. Using his admin email didn't help. Who even does that? Even my 75 year old mom knew to use her trash email for signing up for crap.
- sofixa 5y agoSo they even need a warrant? I was under the impression that no US constitutional protections apply to foreigners, and when entering the country you need a visa or equivalent preauthorisation, and there you certainly agree they can do whatever they want with you.
- lexpar 5y agoThat sounds mostly right to me. I think many constitutional protections do apply in case the USA is prosecuting an individual, eg even as a non American you could take the 5th if an American court was trying to convict you. However, when you're asking to enter the country as a non US citizen your options are essentially to do whatever the border services agents ask you to do or turn around and go home.