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Judge: FBI's Ruse to Catch Poker Champ in Vegas Hotel Room Went Too FarBy Pete WilliamsNBC News Apr. 19, 2015 |
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 A federal judge in Las Vegas has ruled that FBI agents went too far when they shut off Internet service to a Las Vegas hotel room last summer, then posed as repairmen so they could get a peek into the room without a search warrant. FBI agents cut off Internet service to the room at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas where world champion poker player, Paul Phua, 50, was staying last July, and then claimed to be the repairmen summoned to fix it. The FBI had received a tip that Phua and others in his entourage were illegally taking bets on the World Cup. The agents wore hidden cameras inside the room and said the footage proved those inside were making illegal bets. On Friday federal Judge Andrew Gordon said the scheme violated Phua's right against unreasonable searches. Read More |
