A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. government that accuses the FBI of illegally seizing the contents of 400 safe deposit boxes in Beverly Hills, California, as part of a money laundering drug operation.
Reported numbers have varied, but court records show that the government confiscated 700 boxes and has returned at least a portion of 430.
Newly unsealed court records show that the FBI and U.S. attorney’s office misled a judge who signed a warrant for the search by not stating they wanted to confiscate valuable property permanently. However, the government accused box owners of committing various felonies without producing proof, theSometimes, drug-sniffing dogs would smell traces of narcotics on cash — other times, agents decided too much was stored there.
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