Daily Archives: May 1, 2024

M.D.Pa.: Def was neither shipper nor recipient of USPS parcel, so he had no standing in it

Defendant was neither the shipper nor recipient of a USPS parcel with drugs in it, opened six weeks after it was unclaimed. He had no standing in it. United States v. Bell, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78182 (M.D. Pa. Apr. … Continue reading

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WI: Obtaining def’s DNA by ruse wasn’t an illegal search

The state got defendant to lick an envelope and hand it over as part of a ruse. His DNA matched to a cold case. That was not an unreasonable search. State v. Vannieuwenhoven, 2024 Wisc. App. LEXIS 349 (Apr. 30, … Continue reading

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WaPo: Apple, Google and Venmo fight new U.S. plan to monitor payment apps

WaPo: Apple, Google and Venmo fight new U.S. plan to monitor payment apps by Tony Romm (“The U.S. government is weighing whether to treat Apple, Google and PayPal-owned Venmo more like banks — and regularly inspect some of their operations … Continue reading

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