Posted on 02/05/2015 8:08:24 PM PST by Dallas59
A Nevada court has ruled FBI agents can dress up as ISP repairmen to blag their way into a suspect's home without a search warrant – but must tell the courts about it when they do.
The ruling stems from a case brought by the Feds against Malaysian poker player Wei Seng Phua and his son, whom the agency accused of running an illegal betting syndicate from a luxury Las Vegas villa during last year's FIFA World Cup.
The duo hired the house in the grounds of Caesars Palace casino on the famous Strip, and asked for large-screen monitors, laptops, and extra internet broadband lines to be installed for the duration of their stay. This raised suspicion among the staff, and the FBI were called in.
The Feds couldn't get a search warrant based on the information they had, so hatched a cunning plan to get inside the property. With the hotel's connivance, they cut internet access to the villa, then posed as repairmen to supposedly fix the problem and get a look inside.
To do this, the two-man team enlisted an ISP's technical support worker, who told them the lingo to use to sound convincing, and what equipment to check.
(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.co.uk ...
Imagine Obama’s thugs doing this
When they see FR...I’ll be put into Guantanamo!
So now we have to strip search techs? Hahahaha. Love it.
These guys are gonna walk.
Ping!!!!!!
| A Nevada court has ruled FBI agents can dress up as ISP repairmen to blag their way into a suspect's home without a search warrant – but must tell the courts about it when they do. |
…and how is this different from Watergate?
Because Oh, we told the court… That makes it ok!
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Or because they're dressed as ISP repairmen instead of plumbers?
Or because it's a private residence, not a political venue?
Stupid Nevada!
Stupid FBI!
CWII Spark Ping — Someone is going to be pushed too far.
DO NOT LET THEM IN!!!
What’s a blag?
This was what led to it.
http://wqad.com/2014/10/30/undercover-sting-fbi-agents-posed-as-internet-repairmen/
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Ping.
we won’t all fit..
but those of us that do. will have good company.
Sounds like American Hustle to me.
Thanks, O W S
Nobody needs to “fix your broadband”.
Whether you use phone, cable, or satellite, it ain’t all that complicated.
1-wires to box - check
2-box test - pass/fail (if fail, get new box)
3-box to puter - check connect and puter app and performance
I’m not a puter wizard and haven’t had any home service calls in the last 25 years.
A scheme to deceive
Thanks. First time I’ve heard that.
Sounds like some ploys we used to infiltrate missile bases during security tests when I was in the Army.
Aside from that, my sense tells me this is a violation of the 4th.
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