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Re:Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border by unreal37 on Friday August 21, 2026 @07:41PM (#49395103)
He is charged with obstruction. Not "erasing data". Was he intentionally trying to hinder a search that was being legally conducted?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstruction_of_justice_in_the_...

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Re:Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border by ImPostingOnHN on Saturday August 22, 2026 @12:01PM (#49401034)
> Was he intentionally trying to hinder a search that was being legally conducted?

Doesn't seem like it, no. It seems like the search had no legal basis, and so no legal search was hindered.

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