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Re:FBI Monitored Aretha Franklin for Years, File Shows by shiftpgdn on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @02:44PM (#33181238)
I have personally been threatened by FBI agents with threats of being charged for "making false statements" to compel me to divulge information on an investigation. I believe it may be a common tool in their playbook based on how quickly they utilized it.
Re:FBI Monitored Aretha Franklin for Years, File Shows by RetpolineDrama on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @03:04PM (#33181527)
Holy cow, that sounds terrifying. How did you handle it? Had you already made statements prior to the threat that (in hindsight) were bait/designed to trap you?
Re:FBI Monitored Aretha Franklin for Years, File Shows by notch656a on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @04:27PM (#33182610)
Feds are shifty bastards. I had one come to my house. When I refused to speak, and I started shutting the door, they stuck their hand in so they could claim assault if I shut it. Fortunately I was using my hand to close it, rather than slamming it as I normally do, and I was able to stop it before it hit their hand. We stared at each other in silence for a solid minute and they left. Fucking weird.
Re:FBI Monitored Aretha Franklin for Years, File Shows by metadat on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @07:52PM (#33185364)
That is creepy as hell, sounds like you had an encounter with Agent Smith from The Matrix, except for reals.