http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/22/grand-jury-refusers-attorneys-ask-the-court-to-let-them-go Comments On: Grand Jury Refusers: Attorneys Ask the Court to Let Them Go by Brendan Kiley en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by metahed]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:25:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by metahed]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:19:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Brendan Kiley]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:20:05 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Unbrainwashed]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:36:34 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Unbrainwashed]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:38:52 -0800 The Stranger
I don't think that's the case here. I suspect these text messages were recovered primarily through the use of administrative subpoenas, where an FBI agent only has to demonstrate "reasonable relevance" to force the carrier to turn messages over.

Taking my suspicion a step further, I speculate that the primary reason the FBI has been calling witnesses to appear before the grand jury is to force them to furnish evidence to be used in future administrative subpoenas. A witness testifies that a given individual considers themselves an anarchist and associates with known anarchists, and boom, the FBI has its "reasonably relevant" basis to fire off administrative subpoenas to get all their text messages from the phone carrier.

But no evidence, no subpoena, no recovered texts. No wonder the FBI is pissed off at these witnesses.
Posted by Eric Arrr]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:48:00 -0800 The Stranger
https://www.wepay.com/donations/33405

that one is money going directly to non-cooperating prisoners upon their release.

you can also donate to commissary etc. at nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com
Posted by say no goddamn thing]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:40:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by David Thomas]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:35:40 -0800 The Stranger Posted by circleEH]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:30:27 -0800 The Stranger
"The charges were for illegally possessing machine guns; making false statements about weapons; knowingly receiving and possessing unregistered firearms; “corruptly” persuading another person and engaging in “misleading conduct toward another person with intent to alter and conceal an object with the intent to impair the object’s availability for use in an official proceeding”; knowingly falsifying and making “a false entry in a record, document and tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct and influence” an investigation. The conspiracy was furthered through the purchase of short barrel rifles, machine guns and shipping firearms to the King of Jordan or his entourage."

http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2013/02…

They received probation and 4 months house arrest.

And of course there's the recent case of HSBC Bank laundering money for drug lords and terrorists. They got fined.

I guess vandalism is a more serious crime in the eyes of the Feds.
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Posted by lostboy]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:46:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ScienceNerd]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:41:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by blackflags]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:00:01 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:59:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:50:08 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sandiai]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:45:00 -0800 The Stranger Posted by nicholaus]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:35:38 -0800 The Stranger
I hope they spend years behind bars, then decide to rat out their friends.
Posted by Kinison]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:30:41 -0800 The Stranger