Defendant ran a law firm indicted for immigration fraud in presenting over 200 false asylum applications falsely alleging persecution. The indictment was a detailed \u201cspeaking\u201d indictment that set out the scheme. The USMJ issuing a search warrant for the law firm\u2019s records could rely on the indictment, too. The question is nexus: Does the indictment shows probable cause to believe a crime occurred, but does it also show nexus to the place to be searched? Here it did. But, there\u2019s more: the remainder of the affidavit clearly shows probable cause, too. The search warrant authorized seizure of virtually every record in the law firm, but it was supported by the affidavit, so the search was not overbroad. United States v. Liu, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3520 (S.D. N.Y. January 10, 2014).<\/p>\n
There was probable cause for defendant\u2019s stop for a traffic offense, and there was reasonable suspicion for stopping her for interstate transportation of a minor for sex. Defendant then consented to a search of the car, and evidence of prostitution was found. United States v. Hernandez, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183203 (N.D. Ga. August 12, 2013),* adopted 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3479 (N.D. Ga. January 13, 2014).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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