ICE set up a fake university; 100s enrolled, not realizing it was a sting op

Re:ICE set up a fake university; 100s enrolled, not realizin... by danpalmer on Thursday January 31, 2019 @11:20AM (#19045859)

Is entrapment not illegal in the US?

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Re:ICE set up a fake university; 100s enrolled, not realizin... by NotANaN on Thursday January 31, 2019 @11:27AM (#19045964)

The law makes a clear distinction between entrapment and opportunity.

Setting up a "honeypot" is not entrapment.

That's not to say that this was anything other than a waste of time and resources, and a textbook example of what happens when a law enforcement agency is unleashed from regulation.

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Re:ICE set up a fake university; 100s enrolled, not realizin... by danpalmer on Friday February 01, 2019 @03:46AM (#19052631)

Thanks for the explanation, I hadn't thought about that difference, makes sense.

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