First published by Money Metals Exchange here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2024/01/31/9th-circuit-fbi-illegally-raided-hundreds-of-safe-deposit-boxes-002963
<p><img src='https://www.moneymetals.com/uploads/content/9th-circuit-fbi-illegally-raided-hundreds-of-safe-deposit-boxes-social.jpg'/></p>The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the FBI acted unlawfully in March 2021, when it raided hundreds of renters&#039; safe-deposit boxes in Beverly Hills, conducted criminal searches of them all, and attempted to permanently keep everything in the boxes worth more than $5,000—all without charging any box renter with a crime.