First they steal a Civil War treasure in the middle of the night and deny it, and now they refuse to return $86 million they took from safe deposit boxes. From the article:
Unsealed court documents showed the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office never told the judge in their warrant request that they planned to confiscate the contents of every box containing at least $5,000 in cash or belongings.
The warrant only authorized agents to seize business computers, money counters and surveillance equipment. The judge also allowed them to seize safety deposit boxes and keys, but specifically wrote that agents should only "inspect the contents of the boxes in an effort to identify their owners … so that they can claim their property," and that the warrant "does not authorize a criminal search or seizure of the contents of the safety deposit boxes."
So how did the FBI go about identifying owners? They put a sign on the door of the bank telling customers that if they wanted their property, they needed to contact the FBI.
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