Defense Says Government Lied About Facebook Evidence In Refuge Trial
By EDITOR • 20 HOURS AGO
Originally published on September 9, 2016 9:58 pm
Defense attorneys told U.S. District Court Judge Anna Brown on Friday that the government hadn’t been honest with her or the defense about how it handled Facebook evidence for those accused of conspiring to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge ...
Olson said on July 18, Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Gabriel told the court the Facebook search was complete and all the material was deleted, destroyed or sealed at the FBI.
But Olson said — and court documents show — that wasn’t the case until more than a month later.
... The government maintains its actions were covered by the search warrant, and despite mistakes, it should be allowed to use private Facebook messages and other information as evidence at trial ...
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