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  • FBI and US Attorney’s Office misled judge who OK’d warrant for $86M safety deposit raid in Beverly Hills: report

    09/26/2022 9:05:46 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 18 replies
    New York Post ^ | 09/25/2022 | Melissa Klein
    The FBI and US Attorney’s Office misled a judge who issued a warrant for a controversial raid on a Beverly Hills safety deposit company that uncovered $86 million in cash and millions more other assets, according to a new report.A senior FBI agent recently testified that central to the plan, and not disclosed to the judge, was the permanent confiscation of the contents of every box that contained at least $5,000 in cash or goods, the Los Angeles Times reported.The alleged disclosure failure came out in FBI documents and agent depositions in a class-action lawsuit by box holders at U.S....
  • Woman works to reunite teddy bear filled with ashes to rightful family

    12/29/2018 1:39:46 PM PST · by bgill · 41 replies
    ktrk ^ | Dec. 28, 2018 | Nick Natario
    A white elephant gift exchange has led a Houston woman to play a real-life version to reunite a family with the gift she received... The words "Neptune Society" are on its foot. A quick online search revealed it wasn't any ordinary bear. "I read that and then I started to feel, and it's almost like little pebbles or rocks," Desai said. After discovering what was hidden inside, the bear's tag made sense. "I hope I can bring you comfort in whatever life brings your way," Desai read. It then clicked. Desai realized the bear was filled with someone's remains.
  • Dog ashes held hostage, authorities say (Bay Area alert)

    09/05/2002 10:18:10 PM PDT · by vikingchick · 9 replies · 219+ views
    sfgate.com ^ | Thursday, September 5, 2002 | Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer
    <p>A San Mateo man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to collect a $1,500 ransom for the return of the cremated remains of a dog belonging to a Foster City family, authorities said today.</p> <p>Kenneth So, 23, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of residential burglary and attempted extortion in San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City and remained in jail today in lieu of $50,000 bail.</p>