It's more like a bitter "Fuck those guys" laugh. Lost $10k cash on the attorney retainer, ~$5k in equipment on a search warrant (phones, computers), only for the DA to say after 2 and a half years "Woops! We had the wrong guy! Sorry!" They showed up to my apartment at 6AM, I got to the door just in time before they used a fucking battering ram, they cuffed me and took me outside with a gun pointed to my head. Which I didn't know was illegal until after the whole thing ended. A Judge has to deem you a threat to the search execution for them to cuff you and keep you at gunpoint, no such thing existed on my warrant.

Still never got my shit back and they wanted me to do 8 months because I was in direct contact with someone they were investigating. Still no fucking clue what he did to this day, but I know he never went to prison, so my line of thinking is that they were upset that they had nothing on him and just started harassing everyone he knew for information. My lawyer agreed, the search warrant was some of the broadest language he'd ever seen. I don't remember the exact wording, but "Identities, current whereabouts, and record of communications of anyone who's been in contact with <person I knew> over Social Media, telecommunication services, etc." is almost exactly what one section said.

Wild fucking shit. I wouldn't trust them to give you a speedy trial unless you plea out. And keep in mind: the only reason I didn't have to take the deal was because my boss replaced my company laptop they seized (luckily he had my back, he's never trusted the FBI) and I had 10k+ emergency savings. Average person would get fucked here. You really need time and money to beat a federal charge, because if they're pissed off they will not play fair.

It's more like a bitter "Fuck those guys" laugh. Lost $10k cash on the attorney retainer, ~$5k in equipment on a search warrant (phones, computers), only for the DA to say after 2 and a half years "Woops! We had the wrong guy! Sorry!" They showed up to my apartment at 6AM, I got to the door just in time before they used a fucking battering ram, they cuffed me and took me outside with a gun pointed to my head. Which I didn't know was illegal until after the whole thing ended. A Judge has to deem you a threat to the search execution for them to cuff you and keep you at gunpoint, no such thing existed on my warrant.

Still never got my shit back and they wanted me to do 8 months because I was in direct contact with someone they were investigating. Still no fucking clue what he did to this day, but I know he never went to prison, so my line of thinking is that they were upset that they had nothing on him and just started harassing everyone he knew for information. My lawyer agreed, the search warrant was some of the broadest language he'd ever seen. I don't remember the exact wording, but "Identities, current whereabouts, and record of communications of anyone who's been in contact with <person I knew> over Social Media, telecommunication services, etc."

Wild fucking shit. I wouldn't trust them to give you a speedy trial unless you plea out. And keep in mind: the only reason I didn't have to take the deal was because my boss replaced my company laptop they seized (luckily he had my back, he's never trusted the FBI) and I had 10k+ emergency savings. Average person would get fucked here. You really need time and money to beat a federal charge, because if they're pissed off they will not play fair.

It's more like a bitter "Fuck those guys" laugh. Lost $10k cash on the attorney retainer, ~$5k in equipment on a search warrant (phones, computers), only for the DA to say after 2 and a half years "Woops! We had the wrong guy! Sorry!" They showed up to my apartment at 6AM, I got to the door just in time before they used a fucking battering ram, they cuffed me and took me outside with a gun pointed to my head. Which I didn't know was illegal until after the whole thing ended. A Judge has to deem you a threat to the search execution for them to cuff you and keep you at gunpoint, no such thing existed on my warrant.

Still never got my shit back and they wanted me to do 8 months because I was in direct contact with someone they were investigating. Still no fucking clue what he did to this day, but I know he never went to prison, so my line of thinking is that they were upset that they had nothing on him and just started harassing everyone he knew for information. My lawyer agreed, the search warrant was some of the broadest language he'd ever seen. I don't remember the exact wording, but "Identities, current whereabouts, and record of communications of anyone who's been in contact with <person I knew> over Social Media, telecommunication services, etc."

Wild fucking shit. I wouldn't trust them to give you a speedy trial unless you plea out. And keep in mind: the only reason I didn't have to take the deal was because my boss replaced my company laptop they seized (luckily he had my back, he's always thought FBI is corrupt) and I had 10k+ emergency savings. Average person would get fucked here. You really need time and money to beat a federal charge, because if they're pissed off they will not play fair.

It's more like a bitter "Fuck those guys" laugh. Lost $10k cash on the attorney retainer, ~$5k in equipment on a search warrant (phones, computers), only for the DA to say after 2 and a half years "Woops! We had the wrong guy! Sorry!" They showed up to my apartment at 6AM, I got to the door just in time before they used a fucking battering ram, they cuffed me and took me outside with a gun pointed to my head. Which I didn't know was illegal until after the whole thing ended. A Judge has to deem you a threat to the search execution for them to cuff you and keep you at gunpoint, no such thing existed on my warrant.

Still never got my shit back and they wanted me to do 8 months because I was in direct contact with someone they were investigating. Still no fucking clue what he did to this day, but I know he never went to prison, so my line of thinking is that they were upset that they had nothing on him and just started harassing everyone he knew for information. My lawyer agreed, the search warrant was some of the broadest language he'd ever seen. I don't remember the exact wording, but "Identities, current whereabouts, and record of communications of anyone who's been in contact with <person I knew> over Social Media, telecommunication services, etc."

Wild fucking shit. I wouldn't trust them to give you a speedy trial unless you plea out. And keep in mind: the only reason I didn't have to take the deal was because my boss replaced my company laptop they seized (luckily he had my back, he turned MAGA in 2016 after seeing what the FBI tried to pull) and I had 10k+ emergency savings. Average person would get fucked here. You really need time and money to beat a federal charge, because if they're pissed off they will not play fair.

It's more like a bitter "Fuck those guys" laugh. Lost $10k cash on the attorney retainer, ~$5k in equipment on a search warrant (phones, computers), only for the DA to say after 2 and a half years "Woops! We had the wrong guy! Sorry!" They showed up to my apartment at 6AM, I got to the door just in time before they used a fucking battering ram, they cuffed me and took me outside with a gun pointed to my head. Which I didn't know was illegal until after the whole thing ended. A Judge has to deem you a threat to the search execution for them to cuff you and keep you at gunpoint, no such thing existed on my warrant.

Still never got my shit back and they wanted me to do 8 months because I was in direct contact with someone they were investigating. Still no fucking clue what he did to this day, but I know he never went to prison, so my line of thinking is that they were upset that they had nothing on him and just started harassing everyone he knew for information. My lawyer agreed, the search warrant was some of the broadest language he'd ever seen. I don't remember the exact wording, but "Identities, current whereabouts, and record of communications of anyone who's been in contact with <person I knew> over Social Media, telecommunication services, etc."

Wild fucking shit. I wouldn't trust them to give you a speedy trial unless you plea out. And keep in mind: the only reason I didn't have to take the deal was because my boss replaced my company laptop they seized (luckily he had my back, he turned MAGA in 2016 after seeing what the FBI tried to pull) and I had 10k+ emergency savings. Average person would get fucked here.

It's more like a bitter "Fuck those guys" laugh. Lost $10k cash on the attorney retainer, ~$5k in equipment on a search warrant (phones, computers), only for the DA to say after 2 and a half years "Woops! We had the wrong guy! Sorry!" They showed up to my apartment at 6AM, I got to the door just in time before they used a fucking battering ram, they cuffed me and took me outside with a gun pointed to my head. Which I didn't know was illegal until after the whole thing ended. A Judge has to deem you a threat to the search execution for them to cuff you and keep you at gunpoint, no such thing existed on my warrant.

Still never got my shit back and they wanted me to do 8 months because I was in direct contact with someone they were investigating. Still no fucking clue what he did to this day, but I know he never went to prison, so my line of thinking is that they were upset that they had nothing on him and just started harassing everyone he knew for information. My lawyer agreed, the search warrant was some of the broadest language he'd ever seen. I don't remember the exact wording, but "Identities, current whereabouts, and record of communications of anyone who's been in contact with <person I knew> over Social Media, telecommunication services, etc."

Wild fucking shit. I wouldn't trust them to give you a speedy trial unless you plea out.

It's more like a bitter "Fuck those guys" laugh. Lost $10k cash on the attorney retainer, ~$5k in equipment on a search warrant (phones, computers), only for the DA to say after 2 and a half years "Woops! We had the wrong guy! Sorry!" They showed up to my apartment at 6AM, I got to the door just in time before they used a fucking battering ram, they cuffed me and took me outside with a gun pointed to my head. Which I didn't know was illegal until after the whole thing ended. A Judge has to deem you a threat to the search execution for them to cuff you and keep you at gunpoint, no such thing existed on my warrant.

Still never got my shit back and they wanted me to do 8 months because I was in direct contact with someone they were investigating. Still no fucking clue what he did to this day, but I know he never went to prison, so my line of thinking is that they were upset that had nothing on him and just started harassing everyone he knew for information. My lawyer agreed, the search warrant was some of the broadest language he'd ever seen. I don't remember the exact wording, but "Identities, current whereabouts, and record of communications of anyone who's been in contact with <person I knew> over Social Media, telecommunication services, etc."

Wild fucking shit. I wouldn't trust them to give you a speedy trial unless you plea out.